What is the largest town in Hauts-de-France by area?

Locquignol (Nord) is the largest town in Hauts-de-France by area, covering 97.6 km².

What are the 10 largest towns in Hauts-de-France by area?

In order: Locquignol (97.6 km²), Crécy-en-Ponthieu (56.6 km²), Sissonne (53.5 km²), Compiègne (53.1 km²), Hornoy-le-Bourg (51.2 km²), Amiens (49.5 km²), Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache (48.4 km²), Morbecque (44.3 km²), Dunkerque (43.9 km²), and Bailleul (43.4 km²).

What is the smallest town in Hauts-de-France by area?

Lannoy (Nord) is the smallest town in Hauts-de-France by area, covering just 0.18 km². See the smallest towns in Hauts-de-France by area.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

All of them: the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France 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 Hauts-de-France by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Lannoy (Nord) comes last with 0.18 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 Hauts-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Locquignol	Nord (59)	97.6	306
2	Crécy-en-Ponthieu	Somme (80)	56.6	1,397
3	Sissonne	Aisne (02)	53.5	2,147
4	Compiègne	Oise (60)	53.1	41,774
5	Hornoy-le-Bourg	Somme (80)	51.2	1,646
6	Amiens	Somme (80)	49.5	139,183
7	Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache	Aisne (02)	48.4	2,495
8	Morbecque	Nord (59)	44.3	2,629
9	Dunkerque	Nord (59)	43.9	87,442
10	Bailleul	Nord (59)	43.4	14,960
11	Saint-Michel	Aisne (02)	42.2	3,235
12	Laon	Aisne (02)	42.0	24,809
13	Villers-Cotterêts	Aisne (02)	41.7	10,885
14	Vallées en Champagne	Aisne (02)	41.2	611
15	Dhuys et Morin-en-Brie	Aisne (02)	40.0	837
16	Trélon	Nord (59)	39.2	2,661
17	Bourbourg	Nord (59)	38.5	6,977
18	Les Septvallons	Aisne (02)	38.1	1,246
19	Quend	Somme (80)	37.8	1,305
20	Ghyvelde	Nord (59)	35.9	4,193
21	Loon-Plage	Nord (59)	35.7	6,021
22	Lille	Nord (59)	34.8	240,109
23	Hescamps	Somme (80)	34.6	536
24	Oye-Plage	Pas-de-Calais (62)	33.9	5,873
25	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Nord (59)	33.8	16,239
26	Hirson	Aisne (02)	33.8	8,595
27	Calais	Pas-de-Calais (62)	33.5	68,246
28	Doullens	Somme (80)	33.4	5,938
29	Aire-sur-la-Lys	Pas-de-Calais (62)	33.4	9,856
30 tied	Beauvais	Oise (60)	33.3	56,934
30 tied	Raismes	Nord (59)	33.3	12,253
32	Fontaine-Chaalis	Oise (60)	33.1	340
33	Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont	Somme (80)	32.9	309
34	Bohain-en-Vermandois	Aisne (02)	31.7	5,671
35	Marck	Pas-de-Calais (62)	31.6	10,616
36	Nizy-le-Comte	Aisne (02)	31.5	228
37	Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	Nord (59)	30.4	8,468
38 tied	Steenvoorde	Nord (59)	29.8	4,401
38 tied	Juvincourt-et-Damary	Aisne (02)	29.8	610
40	Saint-Gobain	Aisne (02)	29.7	2,320
41	Vignacourt	Somme (80)	29.1	2,295
42	Rue	Somme (80)	29.1	3,087
43	Coulonges-Cohan	Aisne (02)	28.8	452
44	Essômes-sur-Marne	Aisne (02)	28.6	2,756
45	La Neuville-en-Hez	Oise (60)	28.4	978
46	Amifontaine	Aisne (02)	27.9	398
47	Warhem	Nord (59)	27.8	2,058
48	Crépy	Aisne (02)	27.7	1,843
49	Lucheux	Somme (80)	27.7	525
50	Steenwerck	Nord (59)	27.5	3,505
51	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Nord (59)	27.5	63,462
52	Wormhout	Nord (59)	27.4	5,676
53	Auneuil	Oise (60)	27.3	2,934
54	Le Cateau-Cambrésis	Nord (59)	27.2	6,906
55	Bonnières	Pas-de-Calais (62)	27.2	669
56	Auxi-le-Château	Pas-de-Calais (62)	27.1	2,578
57	Merville	Nord (59)	27.0	9,908
58	Ribemont	Aisne (02)	26.9	1,965
59	Lillers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	26.9	10,302
60	Ô-de-Selle	Somme (80)	26.7	1,160
61	Baincthun	Pas-de-Calais (62)	26.7	1,361
62	Lafresguimont-Saint-Martin	Somme (80)	26.5	562
63 tied	La Flamengrie	Aisne (02)	26.4	1,118
63 tied	Arcy-Sainte-Restitue	Aisne (02)	26.4	400
65 tied	Abbeville	Somme (80)	26.4	22,793
65 tied	Guînes	Pas-de-Calais (62)	26.4	5,554
67	Cartignies	Nord (59)	26.4	1,235
68	Cayeux-sur-Mer	Somme (80)	26.3	2,346
69	Hazebrouck	Nord (59)	26.2	22,331
70	Vieux-Berquin	Nord (59)	26.0	2,672
71	Morienval	Oise (60)	25.7	1,057
72	La Malmaison	Aisne (02)	25.6	412
73	Éperlecques	Pas-de-Calais (62)	25.6	3,790
74	Tavaux-et-Pontséricourt	Aisne (02)	25.4	555
75	Boves	Somme (80)	25.4	3,286
76	Ailly-sur-Noye	Somme (80)	25.4	2,685
77	Saint-Jean-aux-Bois	Oise (60)	25.2	350
78	Étrœungt	Nord (59)	25.1	1,247
79	Samoussy	Aisne (02)	25.0	394
80	Villeneuve-sur-Aisne	Aisne (02)	25.0	2,824
81	Airaines	Somme (80)	24.9	2,232
82	Coyolles	Aisne (02)	24.6	374
83	Senlis	Oise (60)	24.1	15,711
84	Nogent-l'Artaud	Aisne (02)	24.0	2,159
85	La Ferté-Chevresis	Aisne (02)	23.9	535
86	Bornel	Oise (60)	23.7	4,899
87	Conty	Somme (80)	23.7	1,717
88	Lappion	Aisne (02)	23.7	289
89	Aubenton	Aisne (02)	23.7	664
90	Hondschoote	Nord (59)	23.7	4,062
91	Montaigu	Aisne (02)	23.5	784
92	Moreuil	Somme (80)	23.4	3,974
93	Pitgam	Nord (59)	23.4	1,024
94	Origny-Sainte-Benoite	Aisne (02)	23.3	1,597
95 tied	Gouvieux	Oise (60)	23.3	9,286
95 tied	Solesmes	Nord (59)	23.3	4,252
97	Prisches	Nord (59)	23.1	1,016
98	Fourmies	Nord (59)	23.0	11,644
99	Méru	Oise (60)	22.8	14,049
100	Thiembronne	Pas-de-Calais (62)	22.8	826

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 Hauts-de-France by area

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