What is the largest town in Occitanie by area?

Gavarnie-Gèdre (Hautes-Pyrénées) is the largest town in Occitanie by area, covering 227 km².

What are the 10 largest towns in Occitanie by area?

In order: Gavarnie-Gèdre (227 km²), Sévérac d'Aveyron (209 km²), Narbonne (173 km²), Millau (168 km²), Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère (167 km²), Mont Lozère et Goulet (166 km²), Auzat (163 km²), Nîmes (162 km²), Massegros Causses Gorges (159 km²), and Cauterets (157 km²).

What is the smallest town in Occitanie by area?

Sainte-Marie (Hautes-Pyrénées) is the smallest town in Occitanie by area, covering just 0.28 km². See The smallest towns in Occitanie by area.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

All of them: the 4,446 towns in Occitanie 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 Occitanie by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 4,446 towns in Occitanie. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Sainte-Marie (Hautes-Pyrénées) comes last with 0.28 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 Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Gavarnie-Gèdre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	227	346
2	Sévérac d'Aveyron	Aveyron (12)	209	4,146
3	Narbonne	Aude (11)	173	58,669
4	Millau	Aveyron (12)	168	22,678
5	Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère	Lozère (48)	167	564
6	Mont Lozère et Goulet	Lozère (48)	166	1,125
7	Auzat	Ariège (09)	163	567
8	Nîmes	Gard (30)	162	154,017
9	Massegros Causses Gorges	Lozère (48)	159	963
10	Cauterets	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	157	856
11	Aston	Ariège (09)	154	201
12	Saint-Gilles	Gard (30)	154	14,859
13	Peyre en Aubrac	Lozère (48)	153	2,407
14	Argences en Aubrac	Aveyron (12)	152	1,624
15	Monts-de-Randon	Lozère (48)	147	1,233
16	Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	145	1,112
17	Gorges du Tarn Causses	Lozère (48)	144	914
18	Sousceyrac-en-Quercy	Lot (46)	140	1,361
19	Montauban	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	135	64,523
20	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	126	7,375
21	Toulouse	Haute-Garonne (31)	118	519,940
22	Saint-Affrique	Aveyron (12)	111	8,485
23	Montredon-Labessonnié	Tarn (81)	111	2,117
24	Vauvert	Gard (30)	110	11,766
25	Nant	Aveyron (12)	109	1,041
26	Aragnouet	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	108	294
27	Conques-en-Rouergue	Aveyron (12)	106	1,586
28	Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	105	1,982
29	Meyrueis	Lozère (48)	105	884
30	La Canourgue	Lozère (48)	104	2,168
31	Fontrieu	Tarn (81)	103	979
32	Arrens-Marsous	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	101	714
33	Ustou	Ariège (09)	98.3	287
34	Castres	Tarn (81)	98.2	43,800
35	Caylus	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	97.5	1,477
36	Condom	Gers (32)	97.4	6,650
37	Béziers	Hérault (34)	95.5	82,629
38	Campan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	95.4	1,268
39	Val-d'Aigoual	Gard (30)	94.8	1,439
40	Salles-Curan	Aveyron (12)	93.9	1,070
41	Murat-sur-Vèbre	Tarn (81)	93.9	848
42	Cornus	Aveyron (12)	92.7	520
43	Lacaune	Tarn (81)	91.4	2,521
44	Saint-Lary-Soulan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	91.0	854
45	Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac	Aveyron (12)	90.2	2,174
46	Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze	Gard (30)	89.8	3,723
47	Castelnau-de-Montmiral	Tarn (81)	88.8	1,081
48	Hures-la-Parade	Lozère (48)	88.6	248
49	Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	87.9	572
50	La Salvetat-sur-Agout	Hérault (34)	87.6	1,117
51	Seix	Ariège (09)	86.8	772
52	Lisle-sur-Tarn	Tarn (81)	86.6	5,038
53	Beaucaire	Gard (30)	86.5	15,883
54	Moissac	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	86.0	13,697
55	Anglès	Tarn (81)	85.6	525
56	Lectoure	Gers (32)	84.9	3,983
57	Castelnau-Montratier	Lot (46)	84.8	1,881
58	Terre-de-Bancalié	Tarn (81)	84.1	1,760
59	Le Bas Ségala	Aveyron (12)	82.3	1,638
60	Puylaurens	Tarn (81)	81.8	3,332
61	Mérens-les-Vals	Ariège (09)	80.1	169
62	Vézins-de-Lévézou	Aveyron (12)	79.0	675
63	Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac	Aveyron (12)	78.7	522
64	Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc	Lot (46)	78.2	1,867
65	Salles-la-Source	Aveyron (12)	78.0	2,405
66	Castelsarrasin	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	76.8	14,579
67	Montaigu-de-Quercy	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	76.4	1,310
68	Paulinet	Tarn (81)	73.8	510
69	Auch	Gers (32)	72.5	23,451
70	Mazamet	Tarn (81)	72.1	10,501
71	Mosset	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	71.9	329
72	Estaing	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	71.5	98
73	Salses-le-Château	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	71.3	4,004
74	Chanac	Lozère (48)	71.1	1,446
75	Orlu	Ariège (09)	70.8	160
76	Cœur de Causse	Lot (46)	70.8	903
77	L'Isle-Jourdain	Gers (32)	70.5	9,806
78	Eauze	Gers (32)	69.9	4,176
79	Bozouls	Aveyron (12)	69.7	3,087
80	Vebron	Lozère (48)	69.7	226
81	Arzenc-de-Randon	Lozère (48)	69.2	194
82	Saint-Maurice-Navacelles	Hérault (34)	68.6	190
83	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	68.1	123,136
84	Ségur	Aveyron (12)	67.1	547
85	Rabastens	Tarn (81)	66.3	6,006
86	Grandrieu	Lozère (48)	65.4	758
87	Villeneuve	Aveyron (12)	65.3	2,003
88	Porta	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	65.2	95
89	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	65.1	47,153
90	Cahors	Lot (46)	64.7	20,887
91	Fontpédrouse	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	64.4	126
92	Penne	Tarn (81)	64.0	611
93	Lunas-les-Châteaux	Hérault (34)	63.7	849
94	Nasbinals	Lozère (48)	63.3	597
95	Laguiole	Aveyron (12)	63.1	1,228
96	Montréal	Gers (32)	63.1	1,191
97	Lavaur	Tarn (81)	62.8	11,290
98	Prévenchères	Lozère (48)	62.8	272
99	Avène	Hérault (34)	62.7	299
100	Lanuéjols	Gard (30)	62.4	368

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 Occitanie by area

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