Cities in France with Over 20,000 Inhabitants: 2026 List (Page 2)

Continued: the cities ranked 101^st to 200^th, out of 495.

The list of cities in France with 20,000 or more inhabitants

Rank	City	Department	Population	Area (km²)
101	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	59,856	17
102	Sarcelles	Val-d'Oise (95)	59,385	8.5
103	Saint-André	Réunion (974)	59,351	53
104	Clamart	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	59,112	8.8
105	Narbonne	Aude (11)	58,669	173
106	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	57,745	32
107	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	57,683	88
108	Meaux	Seine-et-Marne (77)	57,360	15
109	Maisons-Alfort	Val-de-Marne (94)	57,144	5.4
110	Bobigny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	57,035	6.8
111	Beauvais	Oise (60)	56,934	33
112	Hyères	Var (83)	56,763	132
113	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	56,363	87
114	Saint-Louis	Réunion (974)	55,653	99
115	Bayonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	55,590	22
116	Chelles	Seine-et-Marne (77)	54,900	16
117	Corbeil-Essonnes	Essonne (91)	54,730	11
118	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	French Guiana (973)	54,718	4,830
119	Fontenay-sous-Bois	Val-de-Marne (94)	54,209	5.6
120	Saint-Quentin	Aisne (02)	53,963	23
121	Cagnes-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	53,819	18
122	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	53,747	4.3
123	Vaulx-en-Velin	Rhône (69)	53,281	21
124	Sartrouville	Yvelines (78)	53,154	8.5
125	Épinay-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	52,944	4.6
126	Albi	Tarn (81)	52,783	44
127	Sevran	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	52,682	7.3
128	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	52,515	759
129	Massy	Essonne (91)	52,023	9.4
130	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	51,830	44
131	Laval	Mayenne (53)	51,719	34
132	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	51,681	30
133	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe (971)	51,441	81
134	Gennevilliers	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	51,177	12
135	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	50,924	86
136	Bondy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	50,762	5.5
137	Évreux	Eure (27)	50,601	26
138	Saint-Priest	Rhône (69)	49,498	30
139	Suresnes	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	49,494	3.8
140	Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	48,807	71
141	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	48,742	37
142	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	48,675	37
143	Vincennes	Val-de-Marne (94)	48,644	1.9
144	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	48,330	49
145	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	47,920	55
146	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Yvelines (78)	47,628	52
147	Livry-Gargan	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	47,453	7.4
148	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	47,374	19
149	Rosny-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	47,368	5.9
150	Talence	Gironde (33)	47,340	8.4
151	La Courneuve	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	47,285	7.5
152	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	47,153	65
153	Meudon	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	46,959	9.9
154	Belfort	Territoire de Belfort (90)	46,662	17
155	Alès	Gard (30)	46,632	23
156	Montrouge	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	46,579	2.1
157	Chalon-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	46,481	15
158	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	46,473	31
159	Melun	Seine-et-Marne (77)	46,211	8.0
160	Choisy-le-Roi	Val-de-Marne (94)	46,126	5.4
161	Sète	Hérault (34)	45,901	24
162	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	45,736	22
163	Alfortville	Val-de-Marne (94)	45,702	3.7
164	Noisy-le-Sec	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	45,634	5.0
165	Tarbes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	45,361	15
166	Istres	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	44,953	114
167	Bagneux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	44,744	4.2
168	Salon-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	44,736	70
169	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	44,536	26
170	Anglet	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	44,406	27
171	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	44,286	14
172	Puteaux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	44,242	3.2
173	Caluire-et-Cuire	Rhône (69)	44,139	10
174	Valenciennes	Nord (59)	43,966	14
175	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ain (01)	43,961	24
176	Châlons-en-Champagne	Marne (51)	43,914	26
177	Castres	Tarn (81)	43,800	98
178	Arras	Pas-de-Calais (62)	43,765	12
179	Mantes-la-Jolie	Yvelines (78)	43,683	9.4
180	Angoulême	Charente (16)	43,454	22
181	Thionville	Moselle (57)	43,398	50
182	Bron	Rhône (69)	43,369	10
183	Bagnolet	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	43,234	2.6
184	Villenave-d'Ornon	Gironde (33)	42,858	21
185	Gap	Hautes-Alpes (05)	42,685	110
186	Gagny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	42,524	6.8
187	Le Cannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	42,297	7.7
188	Garges-lès-Gonesse	Val-d'Oise (95)	41,893	5.5
189	Compiègne	Oise (60)	41,774	53
190	Montélimar	Drôme (26)	41,752	47
191	Draguignan	Var (83)	41,617	54
192	Villepinte	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	41,579	10
193	Stains	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	41,471	5.4
194	Colomiers	Haute-Garonne (31)	41,337	21
195	Poissy	Yvelines (78)	41,274	13
196	Douai	Nord (59)	41,108	17
197	Wattrelos	Nord (59)	41,013	13
198	Marcq-en-Barœul	Nord (59)	40,930	14
199	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	40,924	8.4
200	Neuilly-sur-Marne	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	39,891	6.9

Source: INSEE, official population figures (total population) in force on January 1, 2026; areas: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Paris, Lyon and Marseille each count as one commune. Data sources.

Cities in France with 20,000 or more inhabitants in 2026 (101 to 200)

The list of cities in France with 20,000 or more inhabitants