Largest city in the Bouches-du-Rhône department: the 2026 ranking

The 119 towns of the Bouches-du-Rhône department (13) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Bouches-du-Rhône department is Marseille, with 892,391 inhabitants (ranked 2^nd in France by population). The largest town by area is Arles (759 km²). Marseille is also the most densely populated town, with 3,709 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon has only 126 inhabitants.

The Bouches-du-Rhône department has 2,112,170 inhabitants over 5,087 km², a density of 415 inhabitants per km², 3.8 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 39.9% 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 Bouches-du-Rhône department by population

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Marseille	892,391	241	3,709	2^nd
2	Aix-en-Provence	152,854	186	821	22^nd
3	Arles	52,515	759	69	127^th
4	Martigues	48,807	71	683	139^th
5	Aubagne	47,920	55	873	144^th
6	Istres	44,953	114	395	165^th
7	Salon-de-Provence	44,736	70	636	167^th
8	La Ciotat	38,868	31	1,235	206^th
9	Vitrolles	37,134	37	1,015	221^st
10	Marignane	33,957	23	1,466	248^th
11	Miramas	26,576	26	1,032	346^th
12	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	22,791	34	677	409^th
13	Gardanne	21,934	27	812	432^nd
14	Allauch	21,657	50	431	442^nd
15	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	18,582	32	587	530^th
16	Châteaurenard	16,804	35	481	593^rd
17	Fos-sur-Mer	16,074	92	174	619^th
18	Port-de-Bouc	15,955	11	1,392	626^th
19	Bouc-Bel-Air	15,679	22	721	641^st
20	Tarascon	15,526	74	210	647^th

Largest towns by area in the Bouches-du-Rhône department

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Arles	52,515	759	69	17^th
2	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	2,457	375	7	21^st
3	Marseille	892,391	241	3,709	28^th
4	Saint-Martin-de-Crau	14,443	215	67	34^th
5	Aix-en-Provence	152,854	186	821	49^th
6	Istres	44,953	114	395	177^th
7	Fos-sur-Mer	16,074	92	174	285^th
8	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence	9,773	89	110	306^th
9	Jouques	4,628	80	58	406^th
10	Tarascon	15,526	74	210	475^th

Most densely populated towns in the Bouches-du-Rhône department

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Marseille	892,391	241	3,709	221^st
2	Carnoux-en-Provence	6,952	3.5	2,015	448^th
3	La Penne-sur-Huveaune	6,656	3.6	1,870	486^th
4	Marignane	33,957	23	1,466	637^th
5	Saint-Victoret	6,758	4.7	1,429	654^th
6	La Destrousse	4,179	2.9	1,426	655^th
7	Port-de-Bouc	15,955	11	1,392	676^th
8	Plan-de-Cuques	11,726	8.5	1,376	682^nd
9	La Ciotat	38,868	31	1,235	771^st
10	Gignac-la-Nerthe	10,432	8.6	1,207	792^nd

All towns in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (119)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Aix-en-Provence (152,854)
Allauch (21,657)
Alleins (2,919)
Arles (52,515)
Aubagne (47,920)
Aureille (1,566)
Auriol (13,239)
Aurons (567)
Barbentane (4,406)
Beaurecueil (626)
Belcodène (2,046)
Berre-l'Étang (13,912)
Bouc-Bel-Air (15,679)
Boulbon (1,567)
Cabannes (4,652)
Cabriès (10,610)
Cadolive (2,279)
Carnoux-en-Provence (6,952)
Carry-le-Rouet (5,839)
Cassis (6,760)
Ceyreste (4,973)
Charleval (2,687)
Châteauneuf-le-Rouge (2,434)
Châteauneuf-les-Martigues (18,582)
Châteaurenard (16,804)
Cornillon-Confoux (1,699)
Coudoux (3,905)
Cuges-les-Pins (6,300)
Éguilles (8,642)
Ensuès-la-Redonne (5,855)
Eygalières (1,805)
Eyguières (7,254)
Eyragues (4,421)
Fontvieille (3,673)
Fos-sur-Mer (16,074)
Fuveau (10,564)
Gardanne (21,934)
Gémenos (6,712)
Gignac-la-Nerthe (10,432)
Grans (5,579)
Graveson (4,767)
Gréasque (4,640)
Istres (44,953)
Jouques (4,628)
La Barben (894)
La Bouilladisse (6,644)
La Ciotat (38,868)
La Destrousse (4,179)
La Fare-les-Oliviers (9,152)
La Penne-sur-Huveaune (6,656)
La Roque-d'Anthéron (5,614)
Lamanon (2,134)
Lambesc (10,272)
Lançon-Provence (10,048)
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (6,046)
Le Rove (5,297)
Le Tholonet (2,448)
Les Baux-de-Provence (267)
Les Pennes-Mirabeau (22,791)
Maillane (2,825)
Mallemort (6,319)
Marignane (33,957)
Marseille (892,391)
Martigues (48,807)
Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles (573)
Maussane-les-Alpilles (2,392)
Meyrargues (3,911)
Meyreuil (6,837)
Mimet (4,336)
Miramas (26,576)
Mollégès (2,694)
Mouriès (3,587)
Noves (6,150)
Orgon (2,794)
Paradou (2,217)
Pélissanne (11,319)
Peynier (3,814)
Peypin (5,870)
Peyrolles-en-Provence (5,486)
Plan-d'Orgon (3,622)
Plan-de-Cuques (11,726)
Port-de-Bouc (15,955)
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (8,646)
Puyloubier (1,903)
Rognac (12,686)
Rognes (4,801)
Rognonas (4,318)
Roquefort-la-Bédoule (5,859)
Roquevaire (9,037)
Rousset (5,541)
Saint-Andiol (3,404)
Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon (126)
Saint-Cannat (6,199)
Saint-Chamas (8,805)
Saint-Estève-Janson (368)
Saint-Étienne-du-Grès (2,532)
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde (1,345)
Saint-Martin-de-Crau (14,443)
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts (6,291)
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance (897)
Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues (233)
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (9,773)
Saint-Savournin (3,467)
Saint-Victoret (6,758)
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (2,457)
Salon-de-Provence (44,736)
Sausset-les-Pins (7,690)
Sénas (7,025)
Septèmes-les-Vallons (12,049)
Simiane-Collongue (5,904)
Tarascon (15,526)
Trets (11,139)
Vauvenargues (1,080)
Velaux (9,090)
Venelles (8,581)
Ventabren (5,985)
Vernègues (2,206)
Verquières (786)
Vitrolles (37,134)

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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.