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The most common town names in France

1,440 names are shared by several communes, 3,670 communes in all. The most common name, Sainte-Colombe, is shared by 12 communes, ahead of Saint-Sauveur (11) and Beaulieu (10).

1,440 names3,670 communes

Two communes with the same name share exactly the same official name. Names are ranked by the number of communes that bear them; each link leads to the profile of the commune, identified by its department.

Names shared by several communes

Rank Name Departments
1 Sainte-Colombe12 communes Hautes-Alpes, Charente-Maritime, Doubs, Gironde, Ille-et-Vilaine, Landes, Lot, Manche, Rhône, Seine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne
2 Saint-Sauveur11 communes Hautes-Alpes, Côte-d'Or, Dordogne, Finistère, Haute-Garonne, Gironde, Isère, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Oise, Haute-Saône, Somme
3 tied Beaulieu10 communes Ardèche, Cantal, Côte-d'Or, Hérault, Indre, Isère, Haute-Loire, Nièvre, Orne, Puy-de-Dôme
3 tied Saint-Aubin10 communes Aisne, Aube, Côte-d'Or, Indre, Jura, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Essonne
5 tied Le Pin9 communes Allier, Calvados, Charente-Maritime, Gard, Jura, Loire-Atlantique, Seine-et-Marne, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn-et-Garonne
5 tied Saint-Marcel9 communes Ain, Ardennes, Eure, Indre, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Morbihan, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie
5 tied Saint-Michel9 communes Aisne, Ariège, Charente, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Loiret, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Tarn-et-Garonne
5 tied Sainte-Marie9 communes Ardennes, Cantal, Doubs, Gers, Ille-et-Vilaine, Nièvre, Hautes-Pyrénées, Martinique, Réunion
9 tied Beaumont8 communes Ardèche, Corrèze, Gers, Haute-Loire, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Savoie, Yonne
9 tied Saint-Clément8 communes Aisne, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Corrèze, Gard, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yonne
9 tied Saint-Georges8 communes Cantal, Charente, Gers, Lot-et-Garonne, Moselle, Pas-de-Calais, Tarn-et-Garonne, French Guiana
9 tied Saint-Hilaire8 communes Allier, Aude, Doubs, Haute-Garonne, Haute-Loire, Lot, Puy-de-Dôme, Essonne
9 tied Saint-Hippolyte8 communes Aveyron, Cantal, Charente-Maritime, Doubs, Gironde, Indre-et-Loire, Pyrénées-Orientales, Haut-Rhin
9 tied Saint-Loup8 communes Allier, Charente-Maritime, Creuse, Jura, Loir-et-Cher, Manche, Marne, Tarn-et-Garonne
9 tied Saint-Médard8 communes Charente, Charente-Maritime, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Indre, Lot, Moselle, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
9 tied Saint-Paul8 communes Corrèze, Gironde, Oise, Orne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Vienne, Vosges, Réunion
9 tied Saint-Pierre8 communes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Cantal, Haute-Garonne, Jura, Marne, Bas-Rhin, Martinique, Réunion
9 tied Saint-Rémy8 communes Ain, Aveyron, Calvados, Corrèze, Côte-d'Or, Dordogne, Saône-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres
9 tied Verrières8 communes Ardennes, Aube, Aveyron, Charente, Marne, Orne, Puy-de-Dôme, Vienne
20 tied Belmont7 communes Doubs, Gers, Isère, Jura, Haute-Marne, Bas-Rhin, Haute-Saône
20 tied Brion7 communes Ain, Indre, Isère, Lozère, Saône-et-Loire, Vienne, Yonne
20 tied Bussières7 communes Côte-d'Or, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne
20 tied Caumont7 communes Aisne, Ariège, Eure, Gers, Gironde, Pas-de-Calais, Tarn-et-Garonne
20 tied Fleury7 communes Aisne, Aude, Manche, Moselle, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme
20 tied Mons7 communes Charente, Charente-Maritime, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Hérault, Puy-de-Dôme, Var
20 tied Montaut7 communes Ariège, Dordogne, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
20 tied Saint-Christophe7 communes Charente, Charente-Maritime, Creuse, Eure-et-Loir, Savoie, Tarn, Vienne
20 tied Saint-Laurent7 communes Ardennes, Cher, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Haute-Savoie
20 tied Saint-Léger7 communes Alpes-Maritimes, Charente-Maritime, Lot-et-Garonne, Mayenne, Pas-de-Calais, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne
20 tied Saint-Saturnin7 communes Cantal, Charente, Cher, Lozère, Marne, Puy-de-Dôme, Sarthe
20 tied Saint-Sulpice7 communes Ain, Lot, Nièvre, Oise, Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Saône, Savoie
20 tied Sainte-Gemme7 communes Charente-Maritime, Gers, Gironde, Indre, Marne, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn
33 tied Apremont6 communes Ain, Ardennes, Oise, Haute-Saône, Savoie, Vendée
33 tied Bagneux6 communes Aisne, Allier, Indre, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hauts-de-Seine
33 tied Francheville6 communes Côte-d'Or, Jura, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Orne, Rhône
33 tied Mazerolles6 communes Charente, Charente-Maritime, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Vienne
33 tied Saint-Aignan6 communes Ardennes, Gironde, Loir-et-Cher, Morbihan, Sarthe, Tarn-et-Garonne
33 tied Saint-André6 communes Haute-Garonne, Gers, Pyrénées-Orientales, Savoie, Tarn, Réunion
33 tied Saint-Barthélemy6 communes Isère, Landes, Manche, Morbihan, Haute-Saône, Seine-et-Marne
33 tied Saint-Brice6 communes Charente, Gironde, Manche, Mayenne, Orne, Seine-et-Marne
33 tied Saint-Félix6 communes Allier, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Lot, Oise, Haute-Savoie
33 tied Saint-Gilles6 communes Gard, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Manche, Marne, Saône-et-Loire
33 tied Saint-Julien6 communes Côte-d'Or, Côtes-d'Armor, Hérault, Rhône, Var, Vosges
33 tied Saint-Just6 communes Ain, Cher, Dordogne, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine, Puy-de-Dôme
33 tied Saint-Martial6 communes Ardèche, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Gard, Gironde
33 tied Saint-Symphorien6 communes Cher, Eure, Gironde, Ille-et-Vilaine, Sarthe, Deux-Sèvres
33 tied Sainte-Croix6 communes Ain, Aisne, Aveyron, Dordogne, Drôme, Tarn
33 tied Sainte-Radegonde6 communes Aveyron, Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Gers, Gironde, Saône-et-Loire
33 tied Varennes6 communes Dordogne, Haute-Garonne, Indre-et-Loire, Somme, Tarn-et-Garonne, Yonne
33 tied Villeneuve6 communes Ain, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Ariège, Aveyron, Gironde, Puy-de-Dôme
51 tied Beaufort5 communes Haute-Garonne, Hérault, Isère, Nord, Savoie
51 tied Brie5 communes Aisne, Ariège, Charente, Ille-et-Vilaine, Somme
51 tied Celles5 communes Ariège, Cantal, Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Hérault
51 tied Charmes5 communes Aisne, Allier, Côte-d'Or, Haute-Marne, Vosges
51 tied Châteauneuf5 communes Côte-d'Or, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, Vendée
51 tied Chaumont5 communes Cher, Haute-Marne, Orne, Haute-Savoie, Yonne
51 tied Colombier5 communes Allier, Côte-d'Or, Dordogne, Loire, Haute-Saône
51 tied Colombiers5 communes Charente-Maritime, Cher, Hérault, Orne, Vienne
51 tied Courcelles5 communes Charente-Maritime, Doubs, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Nièvre, Territoire de Belfort
51 tied Faverolles5 communes Aisne, Eure-et-Loir, Haute-Marne, Orne, Somme
51 tied Ferrières5 communes Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Oise, Hautes-Pyrénées, Somme
51 tied Hauteville5 communes Aisne, Ardennes, Marne, Pas-de-Calais, Savoie
51 tied Jonquières5 communes Aude, Hérault, Oise, Tarn, Vaucluse
51 tied La Boissière5 communes Calvados, Eure, Hérault, Jura, Mayenne
51 tied La Rochette5 communes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Ardèche, Charente, Seine-et-Marne
51 tied La Trinité5 communes Alpes-Maritimes, Eure, Manche, Savoie, Martinique
51 tied Lagarde5 communes Ariège, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Moselle, Hautes-Pyrénées
51 tied Longueville5 communes Calvados, Lot-et-Garonne, Manche, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-et-Marne
51 tied Maizières5 communes Calvados, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Pas-de-Calais, Haute-Saône
51 tied Marigny5 communes Allier, Jura, Marne, Saône-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres
51 tied Montgaillard5 communes Aude, Landes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne
51 tied Montigny5 communes Calvados, Cher, Loiret, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Seine-Maritime
51 tied Ormes5 communes Aube, Eure, Loiret, Marne, Saône-et-Loire
51 tied Périgny5 communes Allier, Calvados, Charente-Maritime, Loir-et-Cher, Val-de-Marne
51 tied Prades5 communes Ardèche, Ariège, Haute-Loire, Pyrénées-Orientales, Tarn
51 tied Saint-Avit5 communes Charente, Drôme, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn
51 tied Saint-Didier5 communes Côte-d'Or, Ille-et-Vilaine, Jura, Nièvre, Vaucluse
51 tied Saint-Germain5 communes Ardèche, Aube, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Haute-Saône, Vienne
51 tied Saint-Gervais5 communes Gard, Gironde, Isère, Vendée, Val-d'Oise
51 tied Saint-Léonard5 communes Gers, Marne, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime, Vosges
51 tied Saint-Mard5 communes Aisne, Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Seine-et-Marne, Somme
51 tied Saint-Martin-des-Champs5 communes Cher, Finistère, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Yonne
51 tied Saint-Maur5 communes Cher, Gers, Indre, Jura, Oise
51 tied Saint-Maurice5 communes Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme, Bas-Rhin, Val-de-Marne
51 tied Sainte-Anne5 communes Doubs, Gers, Loir-et-Cher, Guadeloupe, Martinique
51 tied Sainte-Eulalie5 communes Ardèche, Aude, Cantal, Gironde, Lozère
51 tied Sainte-Geneviève5 communes Aisne, Manche, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Oise, Seine-Maritime
51 tied Sainte-Hélène5 communes Gironde, Lozère, Morbihan, Saône-et-Loire, Vosges
51 tied Salles5 communes Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn
51 tied Sauveterre5 communes Gard, Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne
51 tied Savigny5 communes Manche, Haute-Marne, Rhône, Haute-Savoie, Vosges
51 tied Thil5 communes Ain, Aube, Haute-Garonne, Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle
93 tied Aigremont4 communes Gard, Haute-Marne, Yvelines, Yonne
93 tied Aigues-Vives4 communes Ariège, Aude, Gard, Hérault
93 tied Andilly4 communes Charente-Maritime, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Haute-Savoie, Val-d'Oise
93 tied Artigues4 communes Ariège, Aude, Hautes-Pyrénées, Var
93 tied Aubigny4 communes Allier, Calvados, Deux-Sèvres, Somme
93 tied Bannes4 communes Lot, Marne, Haute-Marne, Mayenne
93 tied Baron4 communes Gard, Gironde, Oise, Saône-et-Loire
93 tied Beaupuy4 communes Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne

Source: INSEE, Official Geographic Code (official names of communes). Data sources.

FAQ

Town names: FAQ

What is the most common town name in France?

Sainte-Colombe, shared by 12 communes: Hautes-Alpes, Charente-Maritime, Doubs, Gironde, Ille-et-Vilaine, Landes, Lot, Manche, Rhône, Seine-Maritime, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne.

How many town names are shared by several communes?

1,440 names, shared by 3,670 communes.

How can you tell two towns with the same name apart?

By their department, or by their INSEE code, which is unique to each commune. Postcodes are not enough: several communes often share the same one.

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