List of cities in France
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Most of Frances major cities
List of all the major cities in France (population 75,000+)
| Commune |
Department |
Region |
Pop. 1999 census |
Rank |
| Paris |
Paris |
Île-de-France |
2,125,246 |
1 |
| Marseille |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
798,430 |
2 |
| Lyon |
Rhône |
Rhône-Alpes |
445,452 |
3 |
| Toulouse |
Haute-Garonne |
Midi-Pyrénées |
390,350 |
4 |
| Nice |
Alpes-Maritimes |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
342,738 |
5 |
| Nantes |
Loire-Atlantique |
Pays de la Loire |
270,251 |
6 |
| Strasbourg |
Bas-Rhin |
Alsace |
264,115 |
7 |
| Montpellier |
Hérault |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
225,392 |
8 |
| Bordeaux |
Gironde |
Aquitaine |
215,363 |
9 |
| Lille[²] |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
212,597 |
10 |
| Rennes |
Ille-et-Vilaine |
Brittany |
206,229 |
11 |
| Le Havre |
Seine-Maritime |
Haute-Normandie |
190,905 |
12 |
| Reims |
Marne |
Champagne-Ardenne |
187,206 |
13 |
| Saint-Étienne |
Loire |
Rhône-Alpes |
180,210 |
14 |
| Toulon |
Var |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
160,639 |
15 |
| Grenoble |
Isère |
Rhône-Alpes |
153,317 |
16 |
| Angers |
Maine-et-Loire |
Pays de la Loire |
151,279 |
17 |
| Dijon |
Côte-d'Or |
Bourgogne |
149,867 |
18 |
| Brest |
Finistère |
Brittany |
149,634 |
19 |
| Le Mans |
Sarthe |
Pays de la Loire |
146,105 |
20 |
| Clermont-Ferrand |
Puy-de-Dôme |
Auvergne |
137,140 |
21 |
| Amiens |
Somme |
Picardie |
135,501 |
22 |
| Aix-en-Provence |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
134,222 |
23 |
| Limoges |
Haute-Vienne |
Limousin |
133,968 |
24 |
| Nîmes |
Gard |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
133,424 |
25 |
| Tours |
Indre-et-Loire |
Centre |
132,820 |
26 |
| Saint-Denis |
Réunion |
Réunion |
131,557 |
27 |
| Villeurbanne |
Rhône |
Rhône-Alpes |
124,215 |
28 |
| Metz |
Moselle |
Lorraine |
123,776 |
29 |
| Besançon |
Doubs |
Free County |
117,733 |
30 |
| Caen |
Calvados |
Basse-Normandie |
113,987 |
31 |
| Orléans |
Loiret |
Centre |
113,126 |
32 |
| Mulhouse |
Haut-Rhin |
Alsace |
110,359 |
33 |
| Rouen |
Seine-Maritime |
Haute-Normandie |
106,592 |
34 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
106,367 |
35 |
| Perpignan |
Pyrénées-Orientales |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
105,115 |
36 |
| Nancy |
Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Lorraine |
103,605 |
37 |
| Roubaix |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
96,984 |
38 |
| Fort-de-France |
Martinique |
Martinique |
94,049 |
39 |
| Argenteuil |
Val-d'Oise |
Île-de-France |
93,961 |
40 |
| Tourcoing |
Nord |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
93,540 |
41 |
| Montreuil |
Seine-Saint-Denis |
Île-de-France |
90,674 |
42 |
| Saint-Paul |
Réunion |
Réunion |
87,712 |
43 |
| Avignon |
Vaucluse |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
85,935 |
44 |
| Saint-Denis |
Seine-Saint-Denis |
Île-de-France |
85,832 |
45 |
| Versailles |
Yvelines |
Île-de-France |
85,726 |
46 |
| Nanterre |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
84,281 |
47 |
| Poitiers |
Vienne |
Poitou-Charentes |
83,448 |
48 |
| Créteil |
Val-de-Marne |
Île-de-France |
82,154 |
49 |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois |
Seine-Saint-Denis |
Île-de-France |
80,021 |
50 |
| Vitry-sur-Seine |
Val-de-Marne |
Île-de-France |
78,908 |
51 |
| Pau |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Aquitaine |
78,732 |
52 |
| Calais |
Pas-de-Calais |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
77,333 |
53 |
| Colombes |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
76,757 |
54 |
| La Rochelle |
Charente-Maritime |
Poitou-Charentes |
76,584 |
55 |
| Asnières-sur-Seine |
Hauts-de-Seine |
Île-de-France |
75,837 |
56 |
