Largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes department: the 2026 ranking
The 163 towns of the Alpes-Maritimes department (06) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes department is Nice, with 360,710 inhabitants (ranked 5th in France by population). The largest town by area is Tende (177 km²). The most densely populated is Le Cannet, with 5,486 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Les Mujouls has only 37 inhabitants.
The Alpes-Maritimes department has 1,142,503 inhabitants over 4,299 km², a density of 266 inhabitants per km², 2.4 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 21.6% of the population of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The 20 largest cities in the Alpes-Maritimes department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nice | 360,710 | 72 | 5,015 | 5th |
| 2 | Antibes | 78,612 | 26 | 2,969 | 65th |
| 3 | Cannes | 75,105 | 20 | 3,828 | 71st |
| 4 | Cagnes-sur-Mer | 53,819 | 18 | 2,998 | 120th |
| 5 | Grasse | 51,830 | 44 | 1,166 | 129th |
| 6 | Le Cannet | 42,297 | 7.7 | 5,486 | 186th |
| 7 | Saint-Laurent-du-Var | 32,366 | 10 | 3,201 | 261st |
| 8 | Menton | 31,012 | 14 | 2,207 | 279th |
| 9 | Vallauris | 29,509 | 13 | 2,263 | 299th |
| 10 | Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 21,845 | 31 | 696 | 436th |
| 11 | Vence | 20,253 | 39 | 516 | 486th |
| 12 | Mougins | 20,142 | 26 | 786 | 490th |
| 13 | Villeneuve-Loubet | 17,758 | 20 | 906 | 563rd |
| 14 | Carros | 13,935 | 15 | 922 | 726th |
| 15 | Valbonne | 12,669 | 19 | 668 | 804th |
| 16 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | 12,164 | 9.3 | 1,304 | 834th |
| 17 | Beausoleil | 12,055 | 2.8 | 4,321 | 840th |
| 18 | Mouans-Sartoux | 11,231 | 14 | 831 | 915th |
| 19 | Biot | 10,845 | 16 | 698 | 957th |
| 20 | La Trinité | 10,667 | 15 | 716 | 976th |
Largest towns by area in the Alpes-Maritimes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tende | 1,821 | 177 | 10 | 59th |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 1,441 | 174 | 8 | 61st |
| 3 | Isola | 651 | 98 | 7 | 242nd |
| 4 | Saint-Martin-Vésubie | 1,348 | 97 | 14 | 251st |
| 5 | Valdeblore | 1,125 | 94 | 12 | 272nd |
| 6 | La Brigue | 777 | 92 | 8 | 289th |
| 7 | Guillaumes | 594 | 87 | 7 | 329th |
| 8 | Saorge | 438 | 87 | 5 | 330th |
| 9 | Entraunes | 125 | 81 | 2 | 388th |
| 10 | Breil-sur-Roya | 2,422 | 81 | 30 | 393rd |
Most densely populated towns in the Alpes-Maritimes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Cannet | 42,297 | 7.7 | 5,486 | 123rd |
| 2 | Nice | 360,710 | 72 | 5,015 | 140th |
| 3 | Beausoleil | 12,055 | 2.8 | 4,321 | 179th |
| 4 | Beaulieu-sur-Mer | 3,909 | 1.0 | 4,115 | 191st |
| 5 | Cannes | 75,105 | 20 | 3,828 | 210th |
| 6 | Saint-Laurent-du-Var | 32,366 | 10 | 3,201 | 268th |
| 7 | Cagnes-sur-Mer | 53,819 | 18 | 2,998 | 288th |
| 8 | Antibes | 78,612 | 26 | 2,969 | 293rd |
| 9 | Vallauris | 29,509 | 13 | 2,263 | 402nd |
| 10 | Cap-d'Ail | 4,571 | 2.0 | 2,241 | 405th |
All towns in the Alpes-Maritimes department (163)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aiglun (104)
- Amirat (45)
- Andon (671)
- Antibes (78,612)
- Ascros (175)
- Aspremont (2,390)
- Auribeau-sur-Siagne (3,474)
- Auvare (53)
- Bairols (105)
- Beaulieu-sur-Mer (3,909)
- Beausoleil (12,055)
- Belvédère (617)
- Bendejun (978)
- Berre-les-Alpes (1,325)
- Beuil (495)
- Bézaudun-les-Alpes (260)
- Biot (10,845)
- Blausasc (1,683)
- Bonson (747)
- Bouyon (567)
- Breil-sur-Roya (2,422)
- Briançonnet (169)
- Cabris (1,501)
- Cagnes-sur-Mer (53,819)
- Caille (447)
- Cannes (75,105)
- Cantaron (1,282)
- Cap-d'Ail (4,571)
- Carros (13,935)
- Castagniers (1,681)
- Castellar (1,012)
- Castillon (429)
- Caussols (340)
- Châteauneuf-d'Entraunes (62)
- Châteauneuf-Grasse (3,901)
- Châteauneuf-Villevieille (1,007)
- Cipières (398)
- Clans (712)
- Coaraze (832)
- Collongues (84)
- Colomars (3,439)
- Conségudes (103)
- Contes (7,993)
- Courmes (110)
- Coursegoules (575)
- Cuébris (131)
- Daluis (148)
- Drap (5,502)
- Duranus (152)
- Entraunes (125)
- Escragnolles (637)
- Èze (2,180)
- Falicon (2,232)
- Fontan (314)
- Gars (65)
- Gattières (4,403)
- Gilette (1,645)
- Gorbio (1,631)
- Gourdon (376)
- Grasse (51,830)
- Gréolières (637)
- Guillaumes (594)
- Ilonse (133)
- Isola (651)
- L'Escarène (2,598)
- La Bollène-Vésubie (671)
- La Brigue (777)
- La Colle-sur-Loup (8,349)
- La Croix-sur-Roudoule (97)
- La Gaude (7,384)
- La Penne (259)
- La Roque-en-Provence (68)
- La Roquette-sur-Siagne (5,770)
- La Roquette-sur-Var (925)
- La Tour (546)
- La Trinité (10,667)
- La Turbie (3,113)
- Lantosque (1,207)
- Le Bar-sur-Loup (3,035)
- Le Broc (1,468)
- Le Cannet (42,297)
- Le Mas (99)
- Le Rouret (4,314)
- Le Tignet (3,272)
- Les Ferres (96)
- Les Mujouls (37)
- Levens (5,431)
- Lieuche (50)
- Lucéram (1,246)
- Malaussène (333)
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule (21,845)
- Marie (111)
- Massoins (139)
- Menton (31,012)
- Mouans-Sartoux (11,231)
- Mougins (20,142)
- Moulinet (269)
- Nice (360,710)
- Opio (2,598)
- Pégomas (8,342)
- Peille (2,145)
- Peillon (1,424)
- Péone (1,102)
- Peymeinade (8,713)
- Pierlas (100)
- Pierrefeu (341)
- Puget-Rostang (118)
- Puget-Théniers (1,872)
- Revest-les-Roches (240)
- Rigaud (167)
- Rimplas (158)
- Roquebillière (1,874)
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (12,164)
- Roquefort-les-Pins (7,485)
- Roquestéron (562)
- Roubion (113)
- Roure (119)
- Saint-André-de-la-Roche (5,937)
- Saint-Antonin (88)
- Saint-Auban (197)
- Saint-Blaise (1,408)
- Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne (4,149)
- Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage (98)
- Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (1,441)
- Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (1,542)
- Saint-Jeannet (4,550)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var (32,366)
- Saint-Léger (61)
- Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes (144)
- Saint-Martin-du-Var (3,465)
- Saint-Martin-Vésubie (1,348)
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence (3,272)
- Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée (361)
- Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey (3,748)
- Sainte-Agnès (1,397)
- Sallagriffon (47)
- Saorge (438)
- Sauze (69)
- Séranon (554)
- Sigale (209)
- Sospel (3,879)
- Spéracèdes (1,276)
- Tende (1,821)
- Théoule-sur-Mer (1,496)
- Thiéry (92)
- Toudon (360)
- Touët-de-l'Escarène (301)
- Touët-sur-Var (757)
- Tourette-du-Château (148)
- Tournefort (148)
- Tourrette-Levens (4,658)
- Tourrettes-sur-Loup (4,269)
- Utelle (811)
- Valbonne (12,669)
- Valdeblore (1,125)
- Valderoure (544)
- Vallauris (29,509)
- Venanson (198)
- Vence (20,253)
- Villars-sur-Var (786)
- Villefranche-sur-Mer (5,042)
- Villeneuve-d'Entraunes (84)
- Villeneuve-Loubet (17,758)
Other departments in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) Hautes-Alpes (05) Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Var (83) Vaucluse (84) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.