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2026 list · population

Cities in France with 20,000 or more inhabitants in 2026 (201 to 300)

France has 495 cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants, according to the official population figures in force in 2026, from Paris (Paris, 2,119,412 inhabitants) to Macouria (French Guiana, 20,050).

495 cities27,775,637 inhabitants

Continued: the cities ranked 201st to 300th, out of 495.

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

Rank City Department Population Proportional bar Area (km²)
201 Le Lamentin Martinique (972) 39,780 62
202 Saint-Joseph Réunion (974) 39,763 179
203 Pontault-Combault Seine-et-Marne (77) 39,332 14
204 Chartres Eure-et-Loir (28) 39,318 17
205 Saint-Benoît Réunion (974) 38,967 230
206 Thonon-les-Bains Haute-Savoie (74) 38,946 16
207 La Ciotat Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 38,868 31
208 Joué-lès-Tours Indre-et-Loire (37) 38,836 32
209 Tremblay-en-France Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 38,519 22
210 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite Rhône (69) 38,495 8.9
211 Annemasse Haute-Savoie (74) 37,978 5.0
212 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Isère (38) 37,921 9.3
213 Franconville Val-d'Oise (95) 37,896 6.2
214 Savigny-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 37,876 7.0
215 Palaiseau Essonne (91) 37,773 12
216 Échirolles Isère (38) 37,710 7.9
217 Saint-Raphaël Var (83) 37,704 90
218 Six-Fours-les-Plages Var (83) 37,643 27
219 Sainte-Marie Réunion (974) 37,527 87
220 Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Yvelines (78) 37,426 9.9
221 Romainville Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 37,224 3.4
222 Vitrolles Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 37,134 37
223 Meyzieu Rhône (69) 37,006 23
224 La Possession Réunion (974) 37,005 118
225 Châtillon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 36,958 2.9
226 tied Athis-Mons Essonne (91) 36,899 8.6
226 tied Haguenau Bas-Rhin (67) 36,899 183
228 Matoury French Guiana (973) 36,694 137
229 Saint-Leu Réunion (974) 36,687 118
230 Villefranche-sur-Saône Rhône (69) 36,563 9.5
231 Bezons Val-d'Oise (95) 36,551 4.2
232 Creil Oise (60) 36,533 11
233 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne (94) 36,319 8.8
234 Châtenay-Malabry Hauts-de-Seine (92) 36,275 6.4
235 Auxerre Yonne (89) 36,245 50
236 Roanne Loire (42) 36,067 16
237 Saint-Chamond Loire (42) 36,065 55
238 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 35,885 27
239 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Essonne (91) 35,744 9.3
240 Le Perreux-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 35,566 4.0
241 Schiltigheim Bas-Rhin (67) 34,922 7.6
242 Les Mureaux Yvelines (78) 34,793 12
243 Trappes Yvelines (78) 34,788 13
244 Houilles Yvelines (78) 34,268 4.4
245 Le Port Réunion (974) 34,212 17
246 Romans-sur-Isère Drôme (26) 34,176 33
247 Montluçon Allier (03) 34,107 21
248 Nevers Nièvre (58) 34,018 17
249 Marignane Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 33,957 23
250 Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 33,656 11
251 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles Gironde (33) 33,398 85
252 Épinal Vosges (88) 33,395 59
253 Villiers-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 33,313 4.3
254 Thiais Val-de-Marne (94) 33,141 6.4
255 Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 33,122 12
256 Mont-de-Marsan Landes (40) 32,981 37
257 Montigny-le-Bretonneux Yvelines (78) 32,969 12
258 Aix-les-Bains Savoie (73) 32,944 13
259 Koungou Mayotte (976) 32,752 28
260 Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 32,701 2.8
261 Pontoise Val-d'Oise (95) 32,475 7.2
262 Carpentras Vaucluse (84) 32,388 38
263 Saint-Laurent-du-Var Alpes-Maritimes (06) 32,366 10
264 Bègles Gironde (33) 32,221 10.0
265 Vienne Isère (38) 32,216 23
266 Plaisir Yvelines (78) 32,147 19
267 Dreux Eure-et-Loir (28) 32,045 24
268 Herblay-sur-Seine Val-d'Oise (95) 32,044 13
269 Cambrai Nord (59) 31,738 18
270 Rillieux-la-Pape Rhône (69) 31,691 14
271 Châtellerault Vienne (86) 31,656 52
272 Vigneux-sur-Seine Essonne (91) 31,607 8.8
273 Cachan Val-de-Marne (94) 31,434 2.7
274 Savigny-le-Temple Seine-et-Marne (77) 31,431 12
275 Goussainville Val-d'Oise (95) 31,413 12
276 L'Haÿ-les-Roses Val-de-Marne (94) 31,394 3.9
277 Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt Yvelines (78) 31,339 7.0
278 Baie-Mahault Guadeloupe (971) 31,335 46
279 Ris-Orangis Essonne (91) 31,332 8.7
280 Chatou Yvelines (78) 31,112 5.1
281 tied Menton Alpes-Maritimes (06) 31,012 14
281 tied Viry-Châtillon Essonne (91) 31,012 6.1
283 tied Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine (92) 30,774 2.1
283 tied Tournefeuille Haute-Garonne (31) 30,774 18
285 Bourgoin-Jallieu Isère (38) 30,773 24
286 Périgueux Dordogne (24) 30,496 9.8
287 La Garenne-Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 30,460 1.8
288 Liévin Pas-de-Calais (62) 30,398 13
289 Agde Hérault (34) 30,340 51
290 Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine (92) 30,332 7.6
291 Draveil Essonne (91) 30,323 16
292 Orange Vaucluse (84) 30,314 74
293 Guyancourt Yvelines (78) 30,226 13
294 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 30,204 9.5
295 Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise (95) 30,195 7.3
296 Décines-Charpieu Rhône (69) 30,064 17
297 Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 29,969 4.0
298 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 29,760 18
299 Ermont Val-d'Oise (95) 29,691 4.2
300 Fresnes Val-de-Marne (94) 29,644 3.6

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.

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