What is the largest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area?

Charny Orée de Puisaye (Yonne) is the largest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area, covering 230 km².

What are the 10 largest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area?

In order: Charny Orée de Puisaye (230 km²), Champlitte (129 km²), Villiers-le-Duc (84.3 km²), Issy-l'Évêque (71.1 km²), Saint-Claude (70.2 km²), Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe (67.5 km²), Saint-Fargeau (67.2 km²), Besançon (65.1 km²), Donzy (63.2 km²), and Autun (61.5 km²).

What is the smallest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area?

Saint-Jean-de-Losne (Côte-d'Or) is the smallest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area, covering just 0.58 km². See the smallest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

All of them: the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté appear in this ranking.

Where do the area figures come from?

They are the official area of each commune, in square kilometers, published by IGN (the French national mapping agency) and distributed by the Observatoire des territoires.

Largest Towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Jean-de-Losne (Côte-d'Or) comes last with 0.58 km².

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: largest towns by area in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Charny Orée de Puisaye	Yonne (89)	230	4,967
2	Champlitte	Haute-Saône (70)	129	1,614
3	Villiers-le-Duc	Côte-d'Or (21)	84.3	109
4	Issy-l'Évêque	Saône-et-Loire (71)	71.1	702
5	Saint-Claude	Jura (39)	70.2	8,594
6	Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe	Yonne (89)	67.5	1,105
7	Saint-Fargeau	Yonne (89)	67.2	1,464
8	Besançon	Doubs (25)	65.1	121,627
9	Donzy	Nièvre (58)	63.2	1,542
10	Autun	Saône-et-Loire (71)	61.5	14,175
11	Perceneige	Yonne (89)	61.0	962
12	Cronat	Saône-et-Loire (71)	60.6	513
13	Ouroux-en-Morvan	Nièvre (58)	60.6	611
14	Arleuf	Nièvre (58)	59.8	644
15	Cruzy-le-Châtel	Yonne (89)	59.5	227
16	Entrains-sur-Nohain	Nièvre (58)	58.7	745
17	Tonnerre	Yonne (89)	58.3	4,421
18	Longchaumois	Jura (39)	57.6	1,170
19	Bussy-en-Othe	Yonne (89)	56.5	707
20	Bourbon-Lancy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	55.7	4,755
21	Le Rousset-Marizy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	55.5	611
22	Lavau	Yonne (89)	55.1	394
23	Lucenay-lès-Aix	Nièvre (58)	55.1	956
24	Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert	Haute-Saône (70)	55.0	3,888
25	Brassy	Nièvre (58)	54.2	633
26	Cervon	Nièvre (58)	54.1	600
27	Mignovillard	Jura (39)	53.8	925
28	Vermenton	Yonne (89)	53.3	1,332
29	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	Nièvre (58)	53.3	9,949
30	Champignelles	Yonne (89)	53.3	930
31	Servance-Miellin	Haute-Saône (70)	52.6	765
32	Mézilles	Yonne (89)	52.4	525
33	Les Premiers Sapins	Doubs (25)	52.2	1,649
34	Anost	Saône-et-Loire (71)	51.9	706
35	Lormes	Nièvre (58)	51.7	1,277
36	Poligny	Jura (39)	51.5	4,351
37	Cossaye	Nièvre (58)	51.2	665
38	Val-d'Usiers	Doubs (25)	50.9	2,183
39	La Roche-en-Brenil	Côte-d'Or (21)	50.9	925
40	Villapourçon	Nièvre (58)	50.4	419
41	Montholon	Yonne (89)	50.1	2,792
42	Auxerre	Yonne (89)	50.0	36,245
43	Neuvy-Grandchamp	Saône-et-Loire (71)	49.6	763
44	Thorigny-sur-Oreuse	Yonne (89)	49.2	1,423
45	Saint-Parize-le-Châtel	Nièvre (58)	49.1	1,257
46	Romenay	Saône-et-Loire (71)	48.9	1,771
47	Alligny-en-Morvan	Nièvre (58)	48.9	607
48	Guillon-Terre-Plaine	Yonne (89)	48.5	718
49	Decize	Nièvre (58)	48.2	5,103
50	Rigny-sur-Arroux	Saône-et-Loire (71)	48.2	625
51	Salives	Côte-d'Or (21)	47.9	189
52	Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier	Nièvre (58)	47.7	1,848
53	Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis	Nièvre (58)	47.6	511
54	Limanton	Nièvre (58)	46.9	244
55	Azy-le-Vif	Nièvre (58)	46.9	192
56	Joigny	Yonne (89)	46.7	9,306
57	La Grande-Verrière	Saône-et-Loire (71)	46.5	554
58	Pays-de-Montbenoît	Doubs (25)	46.5	1,964
59	Selongey	Côte-d'Or (21)	46.4	2,429
60	Montbard	Côte-d'Or (21)	46.4	4,773
61	Champvert	Nièvre (58)	46.1	752
62	Quarré-les-Tombes	Yonne (89)	46.1	639
63	Grury	Saône-et-Loire (71)	46.0	498
64	Prémery	Nièvre (58)	45.6	1,754
65	Cercy-la-Tour	Nièvre (58)	45.6	1,675
66	Crux-la-Ville	Nièvre (58)	45.6	407
67	Arbois	Jura (39)	45.4	3,306
68	Aunay-en-Bazois	Nièvre (58)	45.2	238
69	Dun-les-Places	Nièvre (58)	45.1	360
70	Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes	Saône-et-Loire (71)	45.1	1,131
71	Étais-la-Sauvin	Yonne (89)	44.8	643
72	Levier	Doubs (25)	44.3	2,643
73	Montsauche-les-Settons	Nièvre (58)	44.3	489
74	Joux-la-Ville	Yonne (89)	43.8	1,185
75	Toulon-sur-Arroux	Saône-et-Loire (71)	43.7	1,457
76	Venizy	Yonne (89)	43.7	850
77	Planchez	Nièvre (58)	43.7	323
78	Massangis	Yonne (89)	43.4	339
79	Nolay	Nièvre (58)	43.0	359
80	Moux-en-Morvan	Nièvre (58)	42.5	543
81	Dixmont	Yonne (89)	42.2	901
82	Chantenay-Saint-Imbert	Nièvre (58)	41.7	1,095
83	Luzy	Nièvre (58)	41.7	2,044
84	Morbier	Jura (39)	41.6	2,519
85	Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye	Nièvre (58)	41.5	1,237
86	Saint-Privé	Yonne (89)	41.4	524
87	Pontarlier	Doubs (25)	41.4	18,956
88	Varzy	Nièvre (58)	41.2	1,263
89	Larochemillay	Nièvre (58)	41.2	232
90	Saint-Vincent-Bragny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	41.0	1,016
91	Étalans	Doubs (25)	40.9	1,691
92	Moulins-Engilbert	Nièvre (58)	40.8	1,364
93	Auxonne	Côte-d'Or (21)	40.7	7,668
94	Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	40.4	164,963
95	Laignes	Côte-d'Or (21)	40.0	678
96	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	Yonne (89)	40.0	5,212
97	Blanzy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	40.0	6,094
98	Septmoncel les Molunes	Jura (39)	39.9	837
99	Chapelle-des-Bois	Doubs (25)	39.7	274
100	Charmoy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	39.5	284

Source: IGN / Observatoire des territoires (areas); official area of each commune, in km². Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The largest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté by area

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