Largest city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department: the 2026 ranking
The 591 towns of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department (54) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department is Nancy, with 104,988 inhabitants (ranked 42nd in France by population). The largest town by area is Val de Briey (39 km²). Nancy is also the most densely populated town, with 6,995 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Leménil-Mitry has only 2 inhabitants.
The Meurthe-et-Moselle department has 743,353 inhabitants over 5,246 km², a density of 142 inhabitants per km², close to the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 13.1% of the population of Grand Est, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Lorraine): see the ranking of the largest cities in Grand Est.
The 20 largest cities in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 104,988 | 15 | 6,995 | 42nd |
| 2 | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 30,204 | 9.5 | 3,193 | 292nd |
| 3 | Lunéville | 18,538 | 16 | 1,135 | 533rd |
| 4 | Toul | 15,955 | 31 | 522 | 627th |
| 5 | Longwy | 15,930 | 5.3 | 2,983 | 628th |
| 6 | Villers-lès-Nancy | 15,045 | 10.0 | 1,512 | 668th |
| 7 | Laxou | 14,948 | 16 | 938 | 674th |
| 8 | Pont-à-Mousson | 14,470 | 22 | 670 | 696th |
| 9 | Maxéville | 10,204 | 5.6 | 1,812 | 1,035th |
| 10 | Villerupt | 10,188 | 6.6 | 1,553 | 1,038th |
| 11 | Saint-Max | 9,989 | 1.9 | 5,399 | 1,060th |
| 12 | Jarville-la-Malgrange | 9,567 | 2.4 | 3,937 | 1,117th |
| 13 | Dombasle-sur-Meurthe | 9,566 | 11 | 853 | 1,118th |
| 14 | Mont-Saint-Martin | 9,456 | 8.8 | 1,075 | 1,132nd |
| 15 | Tomblaine | 9,382 | 5.6 | 1,690 | 1,142nd |
| 16 | Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,850 | 5.8 | 1,539 | 1,213th |
| 17 | Val de Briey | 8,373 | 39 | 215 | 1,300th |
| 18 | Jarny | 8,215 | 16 | 527 | 1,326th |
| 19 | Malzéville | 8,097 | 7.5 | 1,075 | 1,346th |
| 20 | Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | 7,424 | 8.2 | 902 | 1,480th |
Largest towns by area in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val de Briey | 8,373 | 39 | 215 | 2,215th |
| 2 | Toul | 15,955 | 31 | 522 | 3,769th |
| 3 | Longuyon | 5,205 | 30 | 175 | 3,992nd |
| 4 | Favières | 584 | 30 | 20 | 4,058th |
| 5 | Rosières-aux-Salines | 2,844 | 27 | 106 | 4,829th |
| 6 | Foug | 2,641 | 25 | 104 | 5,353rd |
| 7 | Liverdun | 5,646 | 25 | 224 | 5,455th |
| 8 | Gondreville | 2,685 | 25 | 107 | 5,530th |
| 9 | Bois-de-Haye | 2,391 | 25 | 97 | 5,671st |
| 10 | Champigneulles | 6,615 | 24 | 276 | 5,955th |
Most densely populated towns in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 104,988 | 15 | 6,995 | 83rd |
| 2 | Saint-Max | 9,989 | 1.9 | 5,399 | 128th |
| 3 | Jarville-la-Malgrange | 9,567 | 2.4 | 3,937 | 202nd |
| 4 | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 30,204 | 9.5 | 3,193 | 269th |
| 5 | Longwy | 15,930 | 5.3 | 2,983 | 291st |
| 6 | Jœuf | 6,431 | 3.2 | 2,022 | 443rd |
| 7 | Maxéville | 10,204 | 5.6 | 1,812 | 500th |
| 8 | Tomblaine | 9,382 | 5.6 | 1,690 | 548th |
| 9 | Villerupt | 10,188 | 6.6 | 1,553 | 594th |
| 10 | Essey-lès-Nancy | 8,850 | 5.8 | 1,539 | 603rd |
All towns in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department (591)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Abaucourt (335)
- Abbéville-lès-Conflans (244)
- Aboncourt (96)
- Affléville (175)
- Affracourt (114)
- Agincourt (429)
- Aingeray (538)
- Allain (496)
- Allamont (158)
- Allamps (511)
- Allondrelle-la-Malmaison (645)
- Amance (368)
- Amenoncourt (89)
- Ancerviller (252)
- Anderny (260)
- Andilly (282)
- Angomont (75)
- Anoux (274)
- Ansauville (77)
- Anthelupt (449)
- Armaucourt (240)
- Arnaville (566)
- Arracourt (259)
- Arraye-et-Han (372)
- Art-sur-Meurthe (1,888)
- Athienville (165)
- Atton (912)
- Auboué (2,668)
- Audun-le-Roman (2,532)
- Autrepierre (76)
- Autreville-sur-Moselle (267)
- Autrey (196)
- Avillers (141)
- Avrainville (220)
- Avricourt (382)
- Avril (1,255)
- Azelot (420)
- Azerailles (792)
- Baccarat (4,143)
- Badonviller (1,529)
- Bagneux (133)
- Bainville-aux-Miroirs (310)
- Bainville-sur-Madon (1,458)
- Barbas (206)
- Barbonville (439)
- Barisey-au-Plain (398)
- Barisey-la-Côte (279)
- Baslieux (541)
- Bathelémont (69)
- Batilly (1,341)
- Battigny (141)
- Bauzemont (157)
- Bayon (1,580)
- Bayonville-sur-Mad (335)
- Bazailles (154)
- Beaumont (71)
- Béchamps (80)
- Belleau (777)
- Belleville (1,526)
- Bénaménil (599)
- Benney (648)
- Bernécourt (180)
- Bertrambois (324)
- Bertrichamps (1,095)
- Bettainvillers (380)
- Beuveille (797)
- Beuvezin (92)
- Beuvillers (567)
- Bey-sur-Seille (198)
- Bezange-la-Grande (170)
- Bezaumont (258)
- Bicqueley (939)
- Bienville-la-Petite (36)
- Bionville (113)
- Blainville-sur-l'Eau (3,941)
- Blâmont (1,050)
- Blémerey (56)
- Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson (4,685)
- Blénod-lès-Toul (1,030)
- Bois-de-Haye (2,391)
- Boismont (420)
- Boncourt (180)
- Bonviller (186)
- Borville (83)
- Boucq (367)
- Bouillonville (146)
- Bouvron (202)
- Bouxières-aux-Chênes (1,439)
- Bouxières-aux-Dames (4,145)
- Bouxières-sous-Froidmont (432)
- Bouzanville (65)
- Brainville (170)
- Bralleville (175)
- Bratte (49)
- Bréhain-la-Ville (471)
- Bréménil (94)
- Brémoncourt (170)
- Brin-sur-Seille (772)
- Brouville (118)
- Bruley (627)
- Bruville (221)
- Buissoncourt (263)
- Bulligny (548)
- Bures (65)
- Buriville (70)
- Burthecourt-aux-Chênes (152)
- Ceintrey (908)
- Cerville (541)
- Chaligny (2,765)
- Chambley-Bussières (738)
- Champenoux (1,584)
- Champey-sur-Moselle (322)
- Champigneulles (6,615)
- Chanteheux (2,145)
- Chaouilley (114)
- Charency-Vezin (638)
- Charey (89)
- Charmes-la-Côte (323)
- Charmois (206)
- Chaudeney-sur-Moselle (745)
- Chavigny (1,703)
- Chazelles-sur-Albe (53)
- Chenevières (474)
- Chenicourt (212)
- Chenières (624)
- Choloy-Ménillot (708)
- Cirey-sur-Vezouze (1,583)
- Clayeures (177)
- Clémery (500)
- Clérey-sur-Brenon (58)
- Coincourt (129)
- Colmey (250)
- Colombey-les-Belles (1,440)
- Conflans-en-Jarnisy (2,429)
- Cons-la-Grandville (536)
- Cosnes-et-Romain (2,879)
- Courbesseaux (401)
- Courcelles (85)
- Coyviller (159)
- Crantenoy (150)
- Crépey (394)
- Crévéchamps (347)
- Crévic (951)
- Crézilles (296)
- Crion (114)
- Croismare (631)
- Crusnes (1,584)
- Custines (3,114)
- Cutry (1,059)
- Damelevières (3,123)
- Dampvitoux (58)
- Deneuvre (469)
- Deuxville (412)
- Diarville (476)
- Dieulouard (4,618)
- Dolcourt (151)
- Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (9,566)
- Domèvre-en-Haye (420)
- Domèvre-sur-Vezouze (320)
- Domgermain (1,145)
- Domjevin (269)
- Dommarie-Eulmont (78)
- Dommartemont (576)
- Dommartin-la-Chaussée (29)
- Dommartin-lès-Toul (2,048)
- Dommartin-sous-Amance (321)
- Domprix (97)
- Domptail-en-l'Air (70)
- Doncourt-lès-Conflans (1,133)
- Doncourt-lès-Longuyon (303)
- Drouville (194)
- Écrouves (4,535)
- Einvaux (342)
- Einville-au-Jard (1,075)
- Emberménil (236)
- Épiez-sur-Chiers (197)
- Éply (296)
- Erbéviller-sur-Amezule (69)
- Errouville (691)
- Essey-et-Maizerais (343)
- Essey-la-Côte (77)
- Essey-lès-Nancy (8,850)
- Étreval (60)
- Eulmont (1,137)
- Euvezin (107)
- Faulx (1,384)
- Favières (584)
- Fécocourt (106)
- Fenneviller (110)
- Ferrières (366)
- Fey-en-Haye (59)
- Fillières (541)
- Flainval (162)
- Flavigny-sur-Moselle (1,750)
- Fléville-devant-Nancy (2,197)
- Fléville-Lixières (303)
- Flin (403)
- Flirey (159)
- Fontenoy-la-Joûte (312)
- Fontenoy-sur-Moselle (375)
- Forcelles-Saint-Gorgon (171)
- Forcelles-sous-Gugney (85)
- Foug (2,641)
- Fraimbois (356)
- Fraisnes-en-Saintois (89)
- Francheville (303)
- Franconville (63)
- Fréménil (224)
- Frémonville (214)
- Fresnois-la-Montagne (429)
- Friauville (368)
- Frolois (726)
- Frouard (6,510)
- Froville (122)
- Gélacourt (194)
- Gélaucourt (50)
- Gellenoncourt (81)
- Gémonville (74)
- Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont (255)
- Gerbéviller (1,336)
- Germiny (189)
- Germonville (133)
- Gézoncourt (187)
- Gibeaumeix (180)
- Giraumont (1,398)
- Giriviller (75)
- Glonville (391)
- Gogney (58)
- Gondrecourt-Aix (188)
- Gondreville (2,685)
- Gondrexon (33)
- Gorcy (3,021)
- Goviller (424)
- Grand-Failly (361)
- Grimonviller (117)
- Gripport (272)
- Griscourt (138)
- Grosrouvres (53)
- Gugney (69)
- Gye (285)
- Hablainville (221)
- Hagéville (114)
- Haigneville (57)
- Halloville (67)
- Hammeville (198)
- Hamonville (97)
- Han-devant-Pierrepont (146)
- Hannonville-Suzémont (266)
- Haraucourt (734)
- Harbouey (137)
- Haroué (516)
- Hatrize (850)
- Haucourt-Moulaine (3,552)
- Haudonville (83)
- Haussonville (330)
- Heillecourt (5,495)
- Hénaménil (149)
- Herbéviller (217)
- Hériménil (907)
- Herserange (4,218)
- Hoéville (203)
- Homécourt (6,295)
- Houdelmont (363)
- Houdemont (2,105)
- Houdreville (410)
- Housséville (143)
- Hudiviller (320)
- Hussigny-Godbrange (3,988)
- Igney (111)
- Jaillon (475)
- Jarny (8,215)
- Jarville-la-Malgrange (9,567)
- Jaulny (222)
- Jeandelaincourt (791)
- Jeandelize (376)
- Jevoncourt (107)
- Jezainville (1,061)
- Jolivet (899)
- Joppécourt (153)
- Jouaville (280)
- Joudreville (1,121)
- Juvrecourt (36)
- Jœuf (6,431)
- Labry (1,583)
- Lachapelle (260)
- Lagney (509)
- Laître-sous-Amance (366)
- Laix (214)
- Lalœuf (311)
- Lamath (184)
- Landécourt (87)
- Landremont (135)
- Landres (1,110)
- Laneuvelotte (433)
- Laneuveville-aux-Bois (304)
- Laneuveville-derrière-Foug (155)
- Laneuveville-devant-Bayon (235)
- Laneuveville-devant-Nancy (6,696)
- Lanfroicourt (137)
- Lantéfontaine (746)
- Laronxe (367)
- Laxou (14,948)
- Lay-Saint-Christophe (2,402)
- Lay-Saint-Remy (346)
- Lebeuville (150)
- Leintrey (152)
- Lemainville (414)
- Leménil-Mitry (2)
- Lenoncourt (600)
- Les Baroches (328)
- Lesménils (511)
- Létricourt (227)
- Lexy (3,966)
- Leyr (917)
- Limey-Remenauville (320)
- Lironville (136)
- Liverdun (5,646)
- Loisy (332)
- Longlaville (2,400)
- Longuyon (5,205)
- Longwy (15,930)
- Lorey (94)
- Loromontzey (85)
- Lubey (223)
- Lucey (638)
- Ludres (5,920)
- Lunéville (18,538)
- Lupcourt (438)
- Magnières (291)
- Maidières (1,510)
- Mailly-sur-Seille (259)
- Mairy-Mainville (560)
- Maixe (413)
- Maizières (938)
- Malavillers (126)
- Malleloy (1,021)
- Malzéville (8,097)
- Mamey (340)
- Mandres-aux-Quatre-Tours (212)
- Mangonville (217)
- Manoncourt-en-Vermois (352)
- Manoncourt-en-Woëvre (260)
- Manonville (229)
- Manonviller (173)
- Marainviller (716)
- Marbache (1,686)
- Maron (852)
- Mars-la-Tour (889)
- Marthemont (52)
- Martincourt (90)
- Mattexey (65)
- Maxéville (10,204)
- Mazerulles (286)
- Méhoncourt (245)
- Ménil-la-Tour (350)
- Mercy-le-Bas (1,288)
- Mercy-le-Haut (288)
- Méréville (1,310)
- Merviller (336)
- Messein (2,000)
- Mexy (2,363)
- Mignéville (173)
- Millery (607)
- Minorville (231)
- Moineville (1,135)
- Moivrons (537)
- Moncel-lès-Lunéville (621)
- Moncel-sur-Seille (555)
- Mont-Bonvillers (980)
- Mont-l'Étroit (96)
- Mont-le-Vignoble (432)
- Mont-Saint-Martin (9,456)
- Mont-sur-Meurthe (1,148)
- Montauville (1,114)
- Montenoy (399)
- Montigny (147)
- Montigny-sur-Chiers (497)
- Montreux (50)
- Morfontaine (1,095)
- Moriviller (96)
- Morville-sur-Seille (169)
- Mouacourt (72)
- Mouaville (106)
- Mousson (103)
- Moutiers (1,613)
- Moutrot (335)
- Moyen (524)
- Murville (244)
- Nancy (104,988)
- Neufmaisons (220)
- Neuves-Maisons (6,572)
- Neuviller-lès-Badonviller (95)
- Neuviller-sur-Moselle (252)
- Nomeny (1,164)
- Nonhigny (143)
- Norroy-le-Sec (439)
- Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson (1,183)
- Noviant-aux-Prés (221)
- Ochey (519)
- Ogéviller (285)
- Ognéville (89)
- Olley (226)
- Omelmont (195)
- Onville (508)
- Ormes-et-Ville (224)
- Othe (37)
- Ozerailles (147)
- Pagney-derrière-Barine (657)
- Pagny-sur-Moselle (3,979)
- Pannes (176)
- Parey-Saint-Césaire (254)
- Parroy (185)
- Parux (71)
- Petit-Failly (100)
- Petitmont (310)
- Pettonville (66)
- Pexonne (336)
- Phlin (42)
- Piennes (2,461)
- Pierre-la-Treiche (479)
- Pierre-Percée (90)
- Pierrepont (834)
- Pierreville (300)
- Pompey (4,830)
- Pont-à-Mousson (14,470)
- Pont-Saint-Vincent (1,813)
- Port-sur-Seille (238)
- Praye (272)
- Prény (381)
- Preutin-Higny (164)
- Pulligny (1,176)
- Pulney (54)
- Pulnoy (5,162)
- Puxe (107)
- Puxieux (224)
- Quevilloncourt (97)
- Raon-lès-Leau (41)
- Raucourt (239)
- Raville-sur-Sânon (109)
- Réchicourt-la-Petite (64)
- Réclonville (70)
- Rehainviller (1,071)
- Reherrey (146)
- Réhon (3,937)
- Reillon (75)
- Rembercourt-sur-Mad (166)
- Remenoville (161)
- Réméréville (656)
- Remoncourt (39)
- Repaix (108)
- Richardménil (2,412)
- Rogéville (161)
- Romain (69)
- Rosières-aux-Salines (2,844)
- Rosières-en-Haye (261)
- Rouves (100)
- Roville-devant-Bayon (751)
- Royaumeix (391)
- Rozelieures (187)
- Saffais (106)
- Saint-Ail (473)
- Saint-Baussant (60)
- Saint-Boingt (77)
- Saint-Clément (857)
- Saint-Firmin (294)
- Saint-Germain (161)
- Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (419)
- Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze (165)
- Saint-Marcel (152)
- Saint-Mard (105)
- Saint-Martin (54)
- Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges (106)
- Saint-Max (9,989)
- Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (7,424)
- Saint-Pancré (316)
- Saint-Remimont (329)
- Saint-Rémy-aux-Bois (67)
- Saint-Sauveur (43)
- Saint-Supplet (153)
- Sainte-Geneviève (187)
- Sainte-Pôle (184)
- Saizerais (1,469)
- Sancy (367)
- Sanzey (144)
- Saulnes (2,294)
- Saulxerotte (105)
- Saulxures-lès-Nancy (4,405)
- Saulxures-lès-Vannes (384)
- Saxon-Sion (49)
- Seichamps (5,223)
- Seicheprey (107)
- Selaincourt (197)
- Seranville (105)
- Serres (257)
- Serrouville (693)
- Sexey-aux-Forges (725)
- Sionviller (104)
- Sivry (241)
- Sommerviller (1,019)
- Sornéville (360)
- Sponville (110)
- Tanconville (108)
- Tantonville (669)
- Tellancourt (647)
- Thélod (254)
- They-sous-Vaudemont (17)
- Thézey-Saint-Martin (203)
- Thiaucourt-Regniéville (1,126)
- Thiaville-sur-Meurthe (604)
- Thiébauménil (390)
- Thil (2,036)
- Thorey-Lyautey (121)
- Thuilley-aux-Groseilles (448)
- Thumeréville (105)
- Tiercelet (643)
- Tomblaine (9,382)
- Tonnoy (660)
- Toul (15,955)
- Tramont-Émy (28)
- Tramont-Lassus (91)
- Tramont-Saint-André (62)
- Tremblecourt (156)
- Trieux (2,792)
- Trondes (542)
- Tronville (206)
- Tucquegnieux (2,467)
- Ugny (725)
- Uruffe (368)
- Vacqueville (234)
- Val de Briey (8,373)
- Val-et-Châtillon (556)
- Valhey (160)
- Valleroy (2,407)
- Vallois (124)
- Vandelainville (144)
- Vandeléville (213)
- Vandières (945)
- Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (30,204)
- Vannes-le-Châtel (515)
- Varangéville (3,574)
- Vathiménil (323)
- Vaucourt (65)
- Vaudémont (71)
- Vaudeville (169)
- Vaudigny (84)
- Vaxainville (87)
- Vého (115)
- Velaine-sous-Amance (289)
- Velle-sur-Moselle (329)
- Veney (50)
- Vennezey (40)
- Verdenal (121)
- Vézelise (1,365)
- Viéville-en-Haye (142)
- Vigneulles (239)
- Vilcey-sur-Trey (146)
- Villacourt (367)
- Ville-au-Montois (253)
- Ville-au-Val (179)
- Ville-en-Vermois (605)
- Ville-Houdlémont (791)
- Ville-sur-Yron (302)
- Villecey-sur-Mad (344)
- Villers-en-Haye (157)
- Villers-la-Chèvre (601)
- Villers-la-Montagne (1,601)
- Villers-le-Rond (110)
- Villers-lès-Moivrons (145)
- Villers-lès-Nancy (15,045)
- Villers-sous-Prény (334)
- Villerupt (10,188)
- Villette (192)
- Villey-le-Sec (427)
- Villey-Saint-Étienne (1,042)
- Virecourt (500)
- Viterne (749)
- Vitrey (199)
- Vitrimont (388)
- Vittonville (126)
- Viviers-sur-Chiers (664)
- Voinémont (341)
- Vroncourt (276)
- Waville (443)
- Xammes (177)
- Xermaménil (553)
- Xeuilley (968)
- Xirocourt (465)
- Xivry-Circourt (270)
- Xonville (113)
- Xousse (117)
- Xures (94)
Other departments in Grand Est
Ardennes (08) Aube (10) Marne (51) Haute-Marne (52) Meuse (55) Moselle (57) Bas-Rhin (67) Haut-Rhin (68) Vosges (88) 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.