Largest Cities in France

45 cities with population over 100,000

France has 45 cities with a population over 100,000. The largest city is Paris with 2,138,551 people. The capital city is Paris.

Country Population

66.4M

Major Cities

Largest City

Paris

Capital

Paris

Top 10 Cities

Paris

2.1M

Marseille

877,215

Lyon

520,774

Toulouse

511,684

Nice

342,669

Nantes

325,070

Marne La Vallée

318,325

Strasbourg

274,845

Bordeaux

265,328

Montpellier

248,252

Cities in France ranked by population
#	City	Population	% of Country
1	ParisCapital	2,138,551	3.22%
2	Marseille	877,215	1.32%
3	Lyon	520,774	0.78%
4	Toulouse	511,684	0.77%
5	Nice	342,669	0.52%
6	Nantes	325,070	0.49%
7	Marne La Vallée	318,325	0.48%
8	Strasbourg	274,845	0.41%
9	Bordeaux	265,328	0.40%
10	Montpellier	248,252	0.37%
11	Lille	238,695	0.36%
12	Rennes	227,830	0.34%
13	Reims	196,565	0.30%
14	Le Havre	185,972	0.28%
15	Cergy-Pontoise	183,430	0.28%
16	Paris 13e Arrondissement	177,833	0.27%
17	Saint-Étienne	176,280	0.27%
18	Toulon	168,701	0.25%
19	Angers	168,279	0.25%
20	Dijon	159,941	0.24%
21	Grenoble	158,552	0.24%
22	Nîmes	148,236	0.22%
23	Clermont-Ferrand	147,865	0.22%
24	Aix-en-Provence	146,821	0.22%
25	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	146,598	0.22%
26	Brest	144,899	0.22%
27	Le Mans	144,515	0.22%
28	Paris 11e Arrondissement	144,292	0.22%
29	Amiens	143,086	0.22%
30	Tours	141,621	0.21%
31	Limoges	141,176	0.21%
32	Paris 12e Arrondissement	140,311	0.21%
33	Villeurbanne	131,445	0.20%
34	Besançon	128,426	0.19%
35	Metz	123,914	0.19%
36	Orléans	116,344	0.18%
37	Rouen	116,331	0.18%
38	Mulhouse	111,430	0.17%
39	Montreuil	111,240	0.17%
40	Perpignan	110,706	0.17%
41	Caen	110,624	0.17%
42	Boulogne-Billancourt	108,782	0.16%
43	Nancy	105,058	0.16%
44	Lyon 03	102,725	0.15%
45	Argenteuil	101,475	0.15%