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2026 list · population

Cities in France with 20,000 or more inhabitants in 2026 (401 to 495)

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 401st to 495th, out of 495.

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

Rank City Department Population Proportional bar Area (km²)
401 Le Moule Guadeloupe (971) 23,249 83
402 Vélizy-Villacoublay Yvelines (78) 23,206 8.9
403 Villeneuve-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 23,095 81
404 Gif-sur-Yvette Essonne (91) 23,077 12
405 Saint-Louis Haut-Rhin (68) 23,072 17
406 Dax Landes (40) 22,972 20
407 Torcy Seine-et-Marne (77) 22,941 6.0
408 Oyonnax Ain (01) 22,923 36
409 Loos Nord (59) 22,850 7.0
410 Abbeville Somme (80) 22,793 26
411 Les Pennes-Mirabeau Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 22,791 34
412 Millau Aveyron (12) 22,678 168
413 Épernay Marne (51) 22,628 23
414 tied Chemillé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 22,615 324
414 tied Gujan-Mestras Gironde (33) 22,615 54
416 Sèvres Hauts-de-Seine (92) 22,599 3.9
417 Montigny-lès-Cormeilles Val-d'Oise (95) 22,555 4.1
418 Mantes-la-Ville Yvelines (78) 22,504 6.1
419 Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 22,477 4.4
420 Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne (77) 22,467 9.1
421 Voiron Isère (38) 22,415 22
422 Achères Yvelines (78) 22,367 9.4
423 Hazebrouck Nord (59) 22,331 26
424 Arcueil Val-de-Marne (94) 22,306 2.3
425 Fontaine Isère (38) 22,237 6.7
426 Nogent-sur-Oise Oise (60) 22,177 7.5
427 Longjumeau Essonne (91) 22,131 4.8
428 Montigny-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 22,065 6.7
429 Neuilly-Plaisance Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 22,063 3.4
430 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Rhône (69) 22,045 6.8
431 Fleury-les-Aubrais Loiret (45) 22,020 10
432 La Madeleine Nord (59) 22,006 2.8
433 Montmorency Val-d'Oise (95) 21,993 5.4
434 Gardanne Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 21,934 27
435 Saint-Michel-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 21,901 5.3
436 Chaumont Haute-Marne (52) 21,889 55
437 Morsang-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 21,850 4.4
438 Mandelieu-la-Napoule Alpes-Maritimes (06) 21,845 31
439 Saint-Cyr-l'École Yvelines (78) 21,838 5.0
440 Montaigu-Vendée Vendée (85) 21,789 117
441 Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 21,772 16
442 Lagny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne (77) 21,673 5.7
443 Saint-Genis-Laval Rhône (69) 21,661 13
444 Allauch Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 21,657 50
445 Le Robert Martinique (972) 21,651 47
446 Concarneau Finistère (29) 21,635 41
447 Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 21,509 43
448 Givors Rhône (69) 21,503 17
449 Plaisance-du-Touch Haute-Garonne (31) 21,443 27
450 Saint-Gratien Val-d'Oise (95) 21,427 2.4
451 Ozoir-la-Ferrière Seine-et-Marne (77) 21,422 16
452 Bourg-la-Reine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 21,318 1.9
453 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 21,281 33
454 Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 21,244 2.9
455 Le Plessis-Trévise Val-de-Marne (94) 21,237 4.3
456 Saint-Mandé Val-de-Marne (94) 21,228 0.9
457 Sceaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 21,203 3.6
458 Villeneuve-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 21,062 8.4
459 Lannion Côtes-d'Armor (22) 21,041 44
460 Bressuire Deux-Sèvres (79) 21,034 181
461 Coudekerque-Branche Nord (59) 21,033 9.1
462 Wasquehal Nord (59) 21,005 6.9
463 Beaune Côte-d'Or (21) 20,999 31
464 Lingolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 20,987 5.7
465 Carrières-sous-Poissy Yvelines (78) 20,950 7.2
466 Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 20,946 10
467 Cugnaux Haute-Garonne (31) 20,927 13
468 Chaville Hauts-de-Seine (92) 20,904 3.6
469 La Celle-Saint-Cloud Yvelines (78) 20,900 5.8
470 Cahors Lot (46) 20,887 65
471 Halluin Nord (59) 20,864 13
472 Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 20,862 32
473 Maurepas Yvelines (78) 20,844 8.3
474 Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 20,799 18
475 Croix Nord (59) 20,790 4.4
476 Denain Nord (59) 20,777 12
477 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse (84) 20,755 45
478 Forbach Moselle (57) 20,721 16
479 Joinville-le-Pont Val-de-Marne (94) 20,675 2.3
480 Mont-Saint-Aignan Seine-Maritime (76) 20,598 7.9
481 Sarreguemines Moselle (57) 20,549 30
482 Chilly-Mazarin Essonne (91) 20,539 5.6
483 Mitry-Mory Seine-et-Marne (77) 20,525 30
484 Albertville Savoie (73) 20,463 18
485 Grande-Synthe Nord (59) 20,411 21
486 Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme (26) 20,405 20
487 Cournon-d'Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme (63) 20,341 19
488 Vence Alpes-Maritimes (06) 20,253 39
489 Bruges Gironde (33) 20,233 14
490 Saint-Lô Manche (50) 20,213 23
491 Lisieux Calvados (14) 20,196 13
492 Mougins Alpes-Maritimes (06) 20,142 26
493 Bruz Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 20,113 30
494 Gentilly Val-de-Marne (94) 20,062 1.2
495 Macouria French Guiana (973) 20,050 378

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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