Most Densely Populated City in France: The 2026 Ranking
French communes ranked by population density (inhabitants per km²), based on INSEE legal population figures and IGN land areas.
The most densely populated commune in France is Levallois-Perret
(Hauts-de-Seine), with 28,473 inhabitants per km².
The top spots go to communes in the inner suburbs of Paris (the petite couronne): small in area, they are home to as many people as provincial cities that cover far more ground.
Paris ranks only 7th, with 20,108 inhabitants per km², because its territory includes the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes. The average population density of France is 110 inhabitants per km².
The 100 Most Densely Populated Communes in France
| # |
Town |
Department | Population |
km² |
per km² |
France rank |
| 1 |
Levallois-Perret |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 68,620 |
2.4 |
28,473 |
1st |
| 2 |
Vincennes |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 48,644 |
1.9 |
25,468 |
2nd |
| 3 |
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 17,049 |
0.7 |
24,356 |
3rd |
| 4 |
Saint-Mandé |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 21,228 |
0.9 |
23,074 |
4th |
| 5 |
Montrouge |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 46,579 |
2.1 |
22,502 |
5th |
| 6 |
Clichy |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 64,658 |
3.1 |
20,993 |
6th |
| 7 |
Paris |
Paris (75) | 2,119,412 |
105 |
20,108 |
7th |
| 8 |
Courbevoie |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 83,480 |
4.2 |
20,019 |
8th |
| 9 |
Asnières-sur-Seine |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 94,562 |
4.8 |
19,619 |
9th |
| 10 |
Boulogne-Billancourt |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 120,206 |
6.2 |
19,482 |
10th |
| 11 |
Les Lilas |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 23,968 |
1.3 |
19,022 |
11th |
| 12 |
Vanves |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 28,858 |
1.6 |
18,499 |
12th |
| 13 |
La Garenne-Colombes |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 30,460 |
1.8 |
17,112 |
13th |
| 14 |
Gentilly |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 20,062 |
1.2 |
17,002 |
14th |
| 15 |
Bagnolet |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 43,234 |
2.6 |
16,823 |
15th |
| 16 |
Neuilly-sur-Seine |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 60,515 |
3.7 |
16,224 |
16th |
| 17 |
Issy-les-Moulineaux |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 68,449 |
4.3 |
16,106 |
17th |
| 18 |
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 24,206 |
1.5 |
15,718 |
18th |
| 19 |
Charenton-le-Pont |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 29,019 |
1.9 |
15,686 |
19th |
| 20 |
Aubervilliers |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 88,529 |
5.8 |
15,370 |
20th |
| 21 |
Bois-Colombes |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 29,250 |
1.9 |
15,234 |
21st |
| 22 |
Malakoff |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 30,774 |
2.1 |
14,867 |
22nd |
| 23 |
Puteaux |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 44,242 |
3.2 |
13,869 |
23rd |
| 24 |
Suresnes |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 49,494 |
3.8 |
13,059 |
24th |
| 25 |
Châtillon |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 36,958 |
2.9 |
12,657 |
25th |
| 26 |
Montreuil |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 112,549 |
8.9 |
12,618 |
26th |
| 27 |
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 53,747 |
4.3 |
12,470 |
27th |
| 28 |
Alfortville |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 45,702 |
3.7 |
12,453 |
28th |
| 29 |
Pantin |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 62,083 |
5.0 |
12,392 |
29th |
| 30 |
Colombes |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 91,663 |
7.8 |
11,737 |
30th |
| 31 |
Nogent-sur-Marne |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 32,701 |
2.8 |
11,679 |
31st |
| 32 |
Épinay-sur-Seine |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 52,944 |
4.6 |
11,585 |
32nd |
| 33 |
Cachan |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 31,434 |
2.7 |
11,472 |
33rd |
| 34 |
Bourg-la-Reine |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 21,318 |
1.9 |
11,461 |
34th |
| 35 |
Villeurbanne |
Rhône (69) | 164,747 |
15 |
11,346 |
35th |
| 36 |
Villejuif |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 60,473 |
5.3 |
11,325 |
36th |
| 37 |
Lyon |
Rhône (69) | 525,314 |
48 |
10,974 |
37th |
| 38 |
Romainville |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 37,224 |
3.4 |
10,821 |
38th |
| 39 |
Ivry-sur-Seine |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 65,263 |
6.1 |
10,699 |
39th |
| 40 |
Maisons-Alfort |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 57,144 |
5.4 |
10,681 |
40th |
| 41 |
Bagneux |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 44,744 |
4.2 |
10,679 |
41st |
| 42 |
Saint-Maurice |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 14,554 |
1.4 |
10,178 |
42nd |
| 43 |
Lannoy |
Nord (59) | 1,820 |
0.2 |
10,111 |
43rd |
| 44 |
Fontenay-sous-Bois |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 54,209 |
5.6 |
9,715 |
44th |
| 45 |
Fontenay-aux-Roses |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 24,252 |
2.5 |
9,662 |
45th |
| 46 |
Arcueil |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 22,306 |
2.3 |
9,573 |
46th |
| 47 |
Saint-Denis |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 149,936 |
16 |
9,508 |
47th |
| 48 |
Drancy |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 72,583 |
7.8 |
9,353 |
48th |
| 49 |
Bondy |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 50,762 |
5.5 |
9,280 |
49th |
| 50 |
Noisy-le-Sec |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 45,634 |
5.0 |
9,054 |
50th |
| 51 |
Joinville-le-Pont |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 20,675 |
2.3 |
8,989 |
51st |
| 52 |
Le Perreux-sur-Marne |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 35,566 |
4.0 |
8,981 |
52nd |
| 53 |
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 25,875 |
2.9 |
8,861 |
53rd |
| 54 |
Saint-Gratien |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 21,427 |
2.4 |
8,854 |
54th |
| 55 |
Bezons |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 36,551 |
4.2 |
8,786 |
55th |
| 56 |
Grenoble |
Isère (38) | 158,303 |
18 |
8,732 |
56th |
| 57 |
Juvisy-sur-Orge |
Essonne (91) | 19,375 |
2.2 |
8,650 |
57th |
| 58 |
Choisy-le-Roi |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 46,126 |
5.4 |
8,495 |
58th |
| 59 |
Le Plessis-Robinson |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 29,016 |
3.4 |
8,459 |
59th |
| 60 |
Bobigny |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 57,035 |
6.8 |
8,425 |
60th |
| 61 |
Fresnes |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 29,644 |
3.6 |
8,327 |
61st |
| 62 |
Créteil |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 93,813 |
11 |
8,186 |
62nd |
| 63 |
Villeneuve-la-Garenne |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 26,094 |
3.2 |
8,154 |
63rd |
| 64 |
Vitry-sur-Seine |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 94,393 |
12 |
8,089 |
64th |
| 65 |
Nanterre |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 98,383 |
12 |
8,071 |
65th |
| 66 |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 31,394 |
3.9 |
8,050 |
66th |
| 67 |
Rosny-sous-Bois |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 47,368 |
5.9 |
8,015 |
67th |
| 68 |
Le Blanc-Mesnil |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 62,547 |
8.1 |
7,770 |
68th |
| 69 |
La Madeleine |
Nord (59) | 22,006 |
2.8 |
7,749 |
69th |
| 70 |
Houilles |
Yvelines (78) | 34,268 |
4.4 |
7,735 |
70th |
| 71 |
Stains |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 41,471 |
5.4 |
7,694 |
71st |
| 72 |
Villiers-sur-Marne |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 33,313 |
4.3 |
7,694 |
72nd |
| 73 |
Le Bourget |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 15,970 |
2.1 |
7,678 |
73rd |
| 74 |
Garges-lès-Gonesse |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 41,893 |
5.5 |
7,659 |
74th |
| 75 |
Annemasse |
Haute-Savoie (74) | 37,978 |
5.0 |
7,626 |
75th |
| 76 |
Roubaix |
Nord (59) | 98,701 |
13 |
7,460 |
76th |
| 77 |
Clichy-sous-Bois |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 29,421 |
4.0 |
7,448 |
77th |
| 78 |
Villemomble |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 29,969 |
4.0 |
7,418 |
78th |
| 79 |
Mons-en-Barœul |
Nord (59) | 21,244 |
2.9 |
7,376 |
79th |
| 80 |
Sevran |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 52,682 |
7.3 |
7,237 |
80th |
| 81 |
Ermont |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 29,691 |
4.2 |
7,137 |
81st |
| 82 |
Sarcelles |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 59,385 |
8.5 |
7,028 |
82nd |
| 83 |
Nancy |
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) | 104,988 |
15 |
6,995 |
83rd |
| 84 |
Champigny-sur-Marne |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 78,400 |
11 |
6,938 |
84th |
| 85 |
Lille |
Nord (59) | 240,109 |
35 |
6,894 |
85th |
| 86 |
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés |
Val-de-Marne (94) | 77,413 |
11 |
6,881 |
86th |
| 87 |
Antony |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 65,037 |
9.6 |
6,803 |
87th |
| 88 |
Clamart |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 59,112 |
8.8 |
6,740 |
88th |
| 89 |
Garches |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 18,117 |
2.7 |
6,735 |
89th |
| 90 |
Le Raincy |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 14,920 |
2.2 |
6,661 |
90th |
| 91 |
Tourcoing |
Nord (59) | 99,346 |
15 |
6,540 |
91st |
| 92 |
Enghien-les-Bains |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 11,549 |
1.8 |
6,525 |
92nd |
| 93 |
Neuilly-Plaisance |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 22,063 |
3.4 |
6,451 |
93rd |
| 94 |
Livry-Gargan |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 47,453 |
7.4 |
6,430 |
94th |
| 95 |
La Courneuve |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 47,285 |
7.5 |
6,288 |
95th |
| 96 |
Sartrouville |
Yvelines (78) | 53,154 |
8.5 |
6,283 |
96th |
| 97 |
Gagny |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 42,524 |
6.8 |
6,226 |
97th |
| 98 |
Deuil-la-Barre |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 23,287 |
3.8 |
6,193 |
98th |
| 99 |
Argenteuil |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 106,546 |
17 |
6,187 |
99th |
| 100 |
Chatou |
Yvelines (78) | 31,112 |
5.1 |
6,124 |
100th |
The Most Densely Populated Large Cities (Over 100,000 Inhabitants)
| # |
Town |
Department | Population |
km² |
per km² |
France rank |
| 1 |
Paris |
Paris (75) | 2,119,412 |
105 |
20,108 |
7th |
| 2 |
Boulogne-Billancourt |
Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 120,206 |
6.2 |
19,482 |
10th |
| 3 |
Montreuil |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 112,549 |
8.9 |
12,618 |
26th |
| 4 |
Villeurbanne |
Rhône (69) | 164,747 |
15 |
11,346 |
35th |
| 5 |
Lyon |
Rhône (69) | 525,314 |
48 |
10,974 |
37th |
| 6 |
Saint-Denis |
Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | 149,936 |
16 |
9,508 |
47th |
| 7 |
Grenoble |
Isère (38) | 158,303 |
18 |
8,732 |
56th |
| 8 |
Nancy |
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) | 104,988 |
15 |
6,995 |
83rd |
| 9 |
Lille |
Nord (59) | 240,109 |
35 |
6,894 |
85th |
| 10 |
Argenteuil |
Val-d'Oise (95) | 106,546 |
17 |
6,187 |
99th |
| 11 |
Rouen |
Seine-Maritime (76) | 119,165 |
21 |
5,574 |
117th |
| 12 |
Montpellier |
Hérault (34) | 313,712 |
57 |
5,515 |
121st |
| 13 |
Bordeaux |
Gironde (33) | 271,552 |
49 |
5,501 |
122nd |
| 14 |
Nantes |
Loire-Atlantique (44) | 332,515 |
65 |
5,101 |
137th |
| 15 |
Nice |
Alpes-Maritimes (06) | 360,710 |
72 |
5,015 |
140th |
| 16 |
Mulhouse |
Haut-Rhin (68) | 106,083 |
22 |
4,783 |
153rd |
| 17 |
Rennes |
Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | 234,950 |
50 |
4,663 |
158th |
| 18 |
Toulouse |
Haute-Garonne (31) | 519,940 |
118 |
4,395 |
170th |
| 19 |
Caen |
Calvados (14) | 111,546 |
26 |
4,340 |
176th |
| 20 |
Orléans |
Loiret (45) | 118,788 |
27 |
4,323 |
178th |
The 20 Least Densely Populated Inhabited Communes in France
| # |
Town |
Department | Population |
km² |
per km² |
France rank |
| 1 |
Saint-Élie |
French Guiana (973) | 159 |
5,680 |
0 |
34,852nd |
| 2 |
Saül |
French Guiana (973) | 283 |
4,475 |
0 |
34,851st |
| 3 |
Ouanary |
French Guiana (973) | 151 |
1,080 |
0 |
34,850th |
| 4 |
Régina |
French Guiana (973) | 1,786 |
12,130 |
0 |
34,849th |
| 5 |
Rochefourchat |
Drôme (26) | 2 |
13 |
0 |
34,848th |
| 6 |
Majastres |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) | 5 |
30 |
0 |
34,847th |
| 7 |
Vérignon |
Var (83) | 8 |
37 |
0 |
34,845th |
| 8 |
Camopi |
French Guiana (973) | 2,197 |
10,030 |
0 |
34,846th |
| 9 |
Turquestein-Blancrupt |
Moselle (57) | 11 |
30 |
0 |
34,844th |
| 10 |
Rouvroy-Ripont |
Marne (51) | 5 |
12 |
0 |
34,843rd |
| 11 |
Ornes |
Meuse (55) | 9 |
19 |
0 |
34,842nd |
| 12 |
La Bâtie-des-Fonds |
Drôme (26) | 6 |
12 |
1 |
34,841st |
| 13 |
Maripasoula |
French Guiana (973) | 9,717 |
18,360 |
1 |
34,840th |
| 14 |
Saint-Martin-lès-Seyne |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) | 7 |
12 |
1 |
34,839th |
| 15 |
Lercoul |
Ariège (09) | 11 |
19 |
1 |
34,837th |
| 16 |
Leménil-Mitry |
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) | 2 |
3.4 |
1 |
34,838th |
| 17 |
Iracoubo |
French Guiana (973) | 1,675 |
2,762 |
1 |
34,836th |
| 18 |
Aucelon |
Drôme (26) | 17 |
26 |
1 |
34,835th |
| 19 |
Ferrère |
Hautes-Pyrénées (65) | 40 |
58 |
1 |
34,834th |
| 20 |
Aulan |
Drôme (26) | 8 |
11 |
1 |
34,833rd |
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); areas: IGN / Observatoire des territoires.