The World - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area (for specific metro area data, see our ranking by metro area). Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank  City  Country Population 
9,804. Rosny-sous-Bois  France 41,627
9,801. Saint-Priest  France 41,641
9,678. Gennevilliers  France 42,294
9,662. Alès  France 42,410
9,627. Talence  France 42,579
9,598. Gap  France 42,715
9,590. Caluire-et-Cuire  France 42,763
9,577. Wattrelos  France 42,826
9,490. Le Cannet  France 43,353
9,396. Chartres  France 43,838
9,368. Nevers  France 43,988
9,324. Compiègne  France 44,243
9,320. Mantes-la-Jolie  France 44,263
9,304. Thionville  France 44,311
9,294. Istres  France 44,373
9,290. Bayonne  France 44,396
9,250. Meudon  France 44,652
9,245. Suresnes  France 44,697
9,220. Valenciennes  France 44,821
9,216. Aubagne  France 44,844
9,189. Montluçon  France 44,960
9,188. Bobigny  France 44,962
9,129. Bourg-en-Bresse  France 45,340
9,063. Martigues  France 45,749
9,036. Vincennes  France 45,923
9,004. Épinay-sur-Seine  France 46,145
8,953. Douai  France 46,531
8,902. Saint-Herblain  France 46,898
8,899. Cagnes-sur-Mer  France 46,923
8,895. Chelles  France 46,947
8,879. Boulogne-sur-Mer  France 47,013
8,875. Arras  France 47,052
8,841. Chalon-sur-Saône  France 47,251
8,833. Castres  France 47,275
8,817. Sevran  France 47,334
8,771. Grasse  France 47,581
8,677. Villejuif  France 48,048
8,671. Le Blanc-Mesnil  France 48,077
8,637. Bondy  France 48,268
8,489. Annecy  France 49,232
8,457. Angoulême  France 49,468
8,441. Carcassonne  France 49,600
8,305. Hyères  France 50,487
8,304. Laval  France 50,489
8,267. Saint-Malo  France 50,676
8,255. Narbonne  France 50,776
8,194. Châlons-en-Champagne  France 51,257
8,175. Clamart  France 51,400
8,106. Évry  France 51,900
8,079. Fontenay-sous-Bois  France 52,075
8,077. Tarbes  France 52,106
8,042. Albi  France 52,409
8,040. Charleville-Mézières  France 52,415
8,037. Montauban  France 52,434
7,984. Saint-Brieuc  France 52,774
7,966. Pantin  France 52,922
7,947. Fréjus  France 53,098
7,930. Cholet  France 53,160
7,912. Châteauroux  France 53,301
7,894. Beauvais  France 53,393
7,890. Arles  France 53,431
7,888. Brive-la-Gaillarde  France 53,466
7,870. Blois  France 53,660
7,847. Meaux  France 53,811
7,835. Maisons-Alfort  France 53,964
7,831. Sartrouville  France 53,980
7,826. Vannes  France 54,020
7,791. Ajaccio  France 54,364
7,763. Belfort  France 54,562
7,750. Niort  France 54,660
7,648. Saint-Quentin  France 55,407
7,361. Clichy  France 57,467
7,343. Cergy  France 57,576
7,342. Vénissieux  France 57,584
7,321. Évreux  France 57,795
7,311. Ivry-sur-Seine  France 57,897
7,302. Pessac  France 57,944
7,299. Sarcelles  France 57,979
7,282. Lorient  France 58,112
7,235. Cayenne  France 58,492
7,118. La Roche-sur-Yon  France 59,410
7,068. Antony  France 59,845
6,959. Troyes  France 60,785
6,897. Neuilly-sur-Seine  France 61,300
6,879. Issy-les-Moulineaux  France 61,447
6,853. Chambéry  France 61,640
6,777. Levallois-Perret  France 62,178
6,757. La Seyne-sur-Mer  France 62,330
6,749. Villeneuve-d'Ascq  France 62,400
6,742. Noisy-le-Grand  France 62,420
6,735. Drancy  France 62,488
6,594. Quimper  France 63,849
6,590. Valence  France 63,864
6,430. Colmar  France 65,405
6,261. Saint-Nazaire  France 67,054
6,163. Bourges  France 67,987
6,000. Mérignac  France 69,791
5,980. Cannes  France 70,011
5,890. Aubervilliers  France 70,914
5,855. Dunkerque  France 71,287