What is the smallest town in France by area?

Castelmoron-d'Albret (Gironde) is the smallest town in France by area, covering just 0.04 km².

What are the 10 smallest towns in France by area?

In order: Castelmoron-d'Albret (0.04 km²), Vaudherland (0.09 km²), Lannoy (0.18 km²), Mallièvre (0.20 km²), La Ferrière-sur-Risle (0.24 km²), Sainte-Marie (0.28 km²), Bourg-le-Roi (0.36 km²), Mont-Louis (0.39 km²), Le Catelet (0.41 km²), and Riverie (0.42 km²).

What is the largest town in France by area?

Maripasoula (French Guiana) is the largest town in France by area, covering 18,360 km². See The largest towns in France by area.

How many towns in France are ranked?

All of them: the 34,858 towns in 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.

Smallest Towns in France by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 34,858 towns in France. At the other end of the ranking, Maripasoula (French Guiana) comes last with 18,360 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: smallest towns by area in France

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Castelmoron-d'Albret	Gironde (33)	0.04	51
2	Vaudherland	Val-d'Oise (95)	0.09	105
3	Lannoy	Nord (59)	0.18	1,820
4	Mallièvre	Vendée (85)	0.20	260
5	La Ferrière-sur-Risle	Eure (27)	0.24	194
6	Sainte-Marie	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.28	58
7	Bourg-le-Roi	Sarthe (72)	0.36	335
8	Mont-Louis	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	0.39	154
9	Le Catelet	Aisne (02)	0.41	192
10	Riverie	Rhône (69)	0.42	298
11	La Roche-Bernard	Morbihan (56)	0.43	762
12	Moncontour	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	0.48	754
13	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande	Gironde (33)	0.51	2,518
14 tied	Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône	Ain (01)	0.53	1,825
14 tied	Monpazier	Dordogne (24)	0.53	447
14 tied	Sassis	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.53	74
14 tied	Thuy	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.53	19
18 tied	Bécherel	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	0.57	693
18 tied	Vieux-Port	Eure (27)	0.57	49
20 tied	Saint-Jean-de-Losne	Côte-d'Or (21)	0.58	998
20 tied	Mont-Dauphin	Hautes-Alpes (05)	0.58	166
20 tied	Fays-la-Chapelle	Aube (10)	0.58	120
23 tied	Barfleur	Manche (50)	0.60	552
23 tied	Île-de-Sein	Finistère (29)	0.60	270
25 tied	Saint-Thiébault	Haute-Marne (52)	0.61	262
25 tied	Neufvillage	Moselle (57)	0.61	49
27	Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe	Orne (61)	0.62	672
28	Schirrhoffen	Bas-Rhin (67)	0.63	843
29	La Loge	Pas-de-Calais (62)	0.68	227
30	Le Pré-Saint-Gervais	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	0.70	17,049
31 tied	Sainte-Ruffine	Moselle (57)	0.71	636
31 tied	Couptrain	Mayenne (53)	0.71	104
33	Margency	Val-d'Oise (95)	0.72	3,049
34	Les Noës-près-Troyes	Aube (10)	0.73	3,297
35 tied	Île-Molène	Finistère (29)	0.75	184
35 tied	Lugagnan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.75	173
37	Chêne-Sec	Jura (39)	0.76	39
38 tied	Saint-Pantaléon	Vaucluse (84)	0.78	224
38 tied	Piazzali	Haute-Corse (2B)	0.78	19
40	Château-Verdun	Ariège (09)	0.79	41
41	Estarvielle	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.82	30
42	Trébons-de-Luchon	Haute-Garonne (31)	0.83	9
43	Bourg-sous-Châtelet	Territoire de Belfort (90)	0.84	118
44	Locquénolé	Finistère (29)	0.85	821
45	Castéra-Lanusse	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.86	47
46 tied	Saint-Haon-le-Châtel	Loire (42)	0.87	641
46 tied	Les Cabannes	Ariège (09)	0.87	326
48 tied	Bâgé-le-Châtel	Ain (01)	0.88	1,032
48 tied	Vougeot	Côte-d'Or (21)	0.88	155
48 tied	Lhez	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.88	77
51 tied	Bressieux	Isère (38)	0.89	98
51 tied	Blarians	Doubs (25)	0.89	58
53	Le Plessis-Luzarches	Val-d'Oise (95)	0.90	156
54	Urs	Ariège (09)	0.91	28
55 tied	Saint-Mandé	Val-de-Marne (94)	0.92	21,228
55 tied	Le Neufour	Meuse (55)	0.92	54
57 tied	Le Wast	Pas-de-Calais (62)	0.93	207
57 tied	Lagrange	Territoire de Belfort (90)	0.93	149
59 tied	Beauregard	Ain (01)	0.94	883
59 tied	Janville	Oise (60)	0.94	652
61 tied	Beaulieu-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	0.95	3,909
61 tied	Mesnil-la-Comtesse	Aube (10)	0.95	58
63 tied	Magenta	Marne (51)	0.97	1,690
63 tied	Créchets	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.97	46
65 tied	Montrésor	Indre-et-Loire (37)	0.98	314
65 tied	Arrodets	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.98	24
67 tied	Mauzun	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	0.99	145
67 tied	Pailhac	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	0.99	88
69	Gembrie	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1.00	93
70	Beaurain	Nord (59)	1.01	240
71 tied	Pontrieux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.02	1,025
71 tied	Bonloc	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.02	383
71 tied	Verdèse	Haute-Corse (2B)	1.02	42
74	Les Roches-de-Condrieu	Isère (38)	1.03	2,088
75	Raucourt-au-Bois	Nord (59)	1.04	151
76 tied	Forest-sur-Marque	Nord (59)	1.05	1,688
76 tied	Adast	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1.05	302
78 tied	Port-Louis	Morbihan (56)	1.07	2,704
78 tied	Montignac	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1.07	138
80 tied	Frugerès-les-Mines	Haute-Loire (43)	1.08	562
80 tied	Le Vernois	Jura (39)	1.08	301
80 tied	Gonez	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1.08	29
80 tied	Sor	Ariège (09)	1.08	29
84 tied	Séchin	Doubs (25)	1.09	118
84 tied	Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle	Somme (80)	1.09	82
84 tied	Costa	Haute-Corse (2B)	1.09	49
84 tied	Vuillery	Aisne (02)	1.09	46
88 tied	Aiguilhe	Haute-Loire (43)	1.10	1,547
88 tied	Combleux	Loiret (45)	1.10	562
88 tied	Bézouotte	Côte-d'Or (21)	1.10	214
91	Ablon-sur-Seine	Val-de-Marne (94)	1.11	6,025
92	Villenave-près-Marsac	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1.12	112
93 tied	Pont-l'Évêque	Oise (60)	1.13	656
93 tied	Laneuveville-derrière-Foug	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1.13	155
95	Péronne-en-Mélantois	Nord (59)	1.14	1,044
96 tied	Rombly	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.15	54
96 tied	Recologne	Haute-Saône (70)	1.15	31
98 tied	Guisy	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.16	283
98 tied	Noyelles-lès-Humières	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.16	57
100 tied	Éleu-dit-Leauwette	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.17	2,837

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

The smallest towns in France by area

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