France - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank CityCountryPopulation
58. Calais France 74,433
57. Saint-Maur-des-Fossés France 75,402
56. Antibes France 76,393
55. Rueil-Malmaison France 76,616
54. Champigny-sur-Marne France 76,726
53. La Rochelle France 76,810
52. Aulnay-sous-Bois France 80,615
51. Vitry-sur-Seine France 81,001
50. Colombes France 82,300
49. Pau France 82,697
48. Créteil France 84,833
47. Courbevoie France 85,158
46. Versailles France 85,416
45. Poitiers France 85,960
44. Nanterre France 86,719
43. Asnières-sur-Seine France 86,742
42. Avignon France 89,769
41. Montreuil France 90,652
40. Tourcoing France 91,574
39. Roubaix France 95,721
38. Saint-Denis France 96,128
37. Argenteuil France 101,475
36. Nancy France 105,334
35. Boulogne-Billancourt France 108,782
34. Caen France 110,624
33. Perpignan France 110,706
32. Mulhouse France 111,430
31. Rouen France 112,787
30. Metz France 123,914
29. Orléans France 124,149
28. Besançon France 128,426
27. Villeurbanne France 131,445
26. Clermont-Ferrand France 138,681
25. Limoges France 141,176
24. Tours France 141,621
23. Amiens France 143,086
22. Le Mans France 144,515
21. Brest France 144,899
20. Aix-en-Provence France 146,821
19. Nîmes France 148,236
18. Dijon France 149,782
17. Grenoble France 158,552
16. Angers France 168,279
15. Toulon France 168,701
14. Saint-Étienne France 176,280
13. Le Havre France 185,972
12. Reims France 196,565
11. Rennes France 209,375
10. Lille France 228,328
9. Bordeaux France 231,844
8. Montpellier France 248,252
7. Strasbourg France 274,845
6. Nantes France 277,269
5. Nice France 338,620
4. Toulouse France 433,055
3. Lyon France 472,317
2. Marseille France 794,811
1. Paris France 2,138,551