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The largest towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area

Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) is the largest town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area, covering 759 km². Next come Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône, 375 km²) and Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône, 241 km²).

946 towns ranked

Arles, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stArles 759km² Bouches-du-Rhône
  2. 2ndSaintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 375km² Bouches-du-Rhône
  3. 3rdMarseille 241km² Bouches-du-Rhône

Photos: © Steffen Heilfort, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers all 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Mont-Dauphin (Hautes-Alpes) 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank Town Department Area Proportional bar Population
1 Arles Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 759 52,515
2 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 375 2,457
3 Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 241 892,391
4 Saint-Martin-de-Crau Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 215 14,443
5 Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 206 221
6 Névache Hautes-Alpes (05) 192 381
7 Dévoluy Hautes-Alpes (05) 186 948
8 Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 186 152,854
9 Tende Alpes-Maritimes (06) 177 1,821
10 Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Alpes-Maritimes (06) 174 1,441
11 Prads-Haute-Bléone Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 166 176
12 Abriès-Ristolas Hautes-Alpes (05) 159 378
13 Vallouise-Pelvoux Hautes-Alpes (05) 145 1,175
14 Uvernet-Fours Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 135 511
15 Signes Var (83) 133 3,169
16 Hyères Var (83) 132 56,763
17 Valensole Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 128 3,199
18 Méolans-Revel Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 128 328
19 La Grave Hautes-Alpes (05) 127 487
20 Bayons Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 126 201
21 Castellane Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 118 1,503
22 Digne-les-Bains Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 117 18,764
23 Allos Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 117 819
24 Aiguines Var (83) 114 281
25 Istres Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 114 44,953
26 Collobrières Var (83) 113 1,939
27 Sault Vaucluse (84) 111 1,371
28 Gap Hautes-Alpes (05) 110 42,685
29 Cervières Hautes-Alpes (05) 110 206
30 Val d'Oronaye Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 109 88
31 Thorame-Haute Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 108 251
32 La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar Hautes-Alpes (05) 108 121
33 Jausiers Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 108 1,171
34 Roquebrune-sur-Argens Var (83) 106 15,660
35 Fréjus Var (83) 102 60,503
36 Champoléon Hautes-Alpes (05) 98.5 149
37 Orcières Hautes-Alpes (05) 98.3 657
38 Isola Alpes-Maritimes (06) 98.0 651
39 Le Monêtier-les-Bains Hautes-Alpes (05) 97.9 947
40 Thorame-Basse Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 97.7 212
41 Bormes-les-Mimosas Var (83) 97.3 8,637
42 Saint-Martin-Vésubie Alpes-Maritimes (06) 97.1 1,348
43 Rians Var (83) 96.9 4,306
44 Ceillac Hautes-Alpes (05) 96.1 270
45 Valdeblore Alpes-Maritimes (06) 94.2 1,125
46 Châteauroux-les-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (05) 92.8 1,269
47 Fos-sur-Mer Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 92.3 16,074
48 Vars Hautes-Alpes (05) 92.2 600
49 La Brigue Alpes-Maritimes (06) 91.8 777
50 Bédoin Vaucluse (84) 91.0 3,185
51 Saint-Raphaël Var (83) 89.6 37,704
52 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 89.1 9,773
53 Seillans Var (83) 88.7 2,985
54 Freissinières Hautes-Alpes (05) 88.2 190
55 Moustiers-Sainte-Marie Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 88.0 686
56 Guillaumes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 87.0 594
57 Saorge Alpes-Maritimes (06) 86.8 438
58 Seyne Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 84.3 1,402
59 Ampus Var (83) 82.8 935
60 Colmars Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 81.8 591
61 Sainte-Maxime Var (83) 81.6 14,260
62 Entraunes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 81.5 125
63 Breil-sur-Roya Alpes-Maritimes (06) 81.3 2,422
64 La Palud-sur-Verdon Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 81.3 350
65 Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage Alpes-Maritimes (06) 81.0 98
66 Jouques Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 80.4 4,628
67 La Londe-les-Maures Var (83) 79.3 10,707
68 Villar-d'Arêne Hautes-Alpes (05) 77.5 310
69 La Garde-Freinet Var (83) 76.6 1,905
70 Mons Var (83) 76.6 923
71 Saint-Julien Var (83) 75.9 2,502
72 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Vaucluse (84) 75.8 3,078
73 Beuil Alpes-Maritimes (06) 75.7 495
74 Belvédère Alpes-Maritimes (06) 75.4 617
75 Les Orres Hautes-Alpes (05) 74.8 522
76 Orange Vaucluse (84) 74.2 30,314
77 Tarascon Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 74.0 15,526
78 Vidauban Var (83) 73.9 12,763
79 Le Cannet-des-Maures Var (83) 73.6 5,211
80 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 73.4 8,646
81 Arvieux Hautes-Alpes (05) 72.6 348
82 Nice Alpes-Maritimes (06) 71.9 360,710
83 Martigues Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 71.4 48,807
84 Réallon Hautes-Alpes (05) 71.4 243
85 Brignoles Var (83) 70.5 18,173
86 Trets Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 70.3 11,139
87 Salon-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 70.3 44,736
88 Senez Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 70.3 158
89 Gréoux-les-Bains Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 69.5 3,122
90 Lançon-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 68.9 10,048
91 Eyguières Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 68.8 7,254
92 Val Buëch-Méouge Hautes-Alpes (05) 68.5 1,381
93 La Verdière Var (83) 68.2 1,691
94 Utelle Alpes-Maritimes (06) 68.0 811
95 Simiane-la-Rotonde Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 67.9 621
96 Château-Ville-Vieille Hautes-Alpes (05) 66.9 314
97 Le Muy Var (83) 66.6 10,338
98 Le Lauzet-Ubaye Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 66.3 232
99 Pertuis Vaucluse (84) 66.2 19,817
100 Tourves Var (83) 65.6 5,287

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

FAQ

Largest towns by area in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

What is the largest town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area?

Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) is the largest town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area, covering 759 km².

What are the 10 largest towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area?

In order: Arles (759 km²), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (375 km²), Marseille (241 km²), Saint-Martin-de-Crau (215 km²), Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (206 km²), Névache (192 km²), Dévoluy (186 km²), Aix-en-Provence (186 km²), Tende (177 km²), and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (174 km²).

What is the smallest town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area?

Mont-Dauphin (Hautes-Alpes) is the smallest town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area, covering just 0.58 km². See the smallest towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

All of them: the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 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.

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