What is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area?

Riverie (Rhône) is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area, covering just 0.42 km².

What are the 10 smallest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area?

In order: Riverie (0.42 km²), Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône (0.53 km²), Saint-Haon-le-Châtel (0.87 km²), Bâgé-le-Châtel (0.88 km²), Bressieux (0.89 km²), Beauregard (0.94 km²), Mauzun (0.99 km²), Les Roches-de-Condrieu (1.03 km²), Frugerès-les-Mines (1.08 km²), and Aiguilhe (1.10 km²).

What is the largest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area?

Val-Cenis (Savoie) is the largest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area, covering 408 km². See The largest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area.

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

All of them: the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. At the other end of the ranking, Val-Cenis (Savoie) comes last with 408 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Riverie	Rhône (69)	0.42	298
2	Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône	Ain (01)	0.53	1,825
3	Saint-Haon-le-Châtel	Loire (42)	0.87	641
4	Bâgé-le-Châtel	Ain (01)	0.88	1,032
5	Bressieux	Isère (38)	0.89	98
6	Beauregard	Ain (01)	0.94	883
7	Mauzun	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	0.99	145
8	Les Roches-de-Condrieu	Isère (38)	1.03	2,088
9	Frugerès-les-Mines	Haute-Loire (43)	1.08	562
10	Aiguilhe	Haute-Loire (43)	1.10	1,547
11	Ambonil	Drôme (26)	1.23	111
12	Ambilly	Haute-Savoie (74)	1.25	6,419
13	Rochetaillée-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	1.29	1,593
14	Thoissey	Ain (01)	1.34	1,634
15	Lupé	Loire (42)	1.47	324
16 tied	Belmont-d'Azergues	Rhône (69)	1.51	729
16 tied	Saint-Bonnet-lès-Allier	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1.51	419
18	Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière	Rhône (69)	1.54	1,337
19	Ancône	Drôme (26)	1.59	1,368
20	Sainte-Colombe	Rhône (69)	1.60	2,068
21	Conjux	Savoie (73)	1.70	222
22 tied	Frontenex	Savoie (73)	1.71	1,958
22 tied	Arbin	Savoie (73)	1.71	850
24	Rotherens	Savoie (73)	1.74	382
25	Le Montet	Allier (03)	1.77	473
26	Cognet	Isère (38)	1.80	35
27 tied	La Mulatière	Rhône (69)	1.82	6,605
27 tied	Nernier	Haute-Savoie (74)	1.82	435
29	Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin	Savoie (73)	1.83	2,155
30	Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	Loire (42)	1.87	1,482
31	Sauverny	Ain (01)	1.89	1,052
32	Notre-Dame-du-Cruet	Savoie (73)	1.90	229
33	Manas	Drôme (26)	1.91	190
34	Dargoire	Loire (42)	1.92	528
35	Pont-de-Veyle	Ain (01)	1.94	1,683
36 tied	Sathonay-Camp	Rhône (69)	1.96	7,082
36 tied	Montchaboud	Isère (38)	1.96	362
38	Viricelles	Loire (42)	2.00	459
39	Moiré	Rhône (69)	2.03	250
40	Vongnes	Ain (01)	2.05	77
41	Beauvoir-en-Royans	Isère (38)	2.10	97
42	Poëzat	Allier (03)	2.12	156
43	Yssac-la-Tourette	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.14	406
44	Gimeaux	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.19	391
45	Le Monteil	Haute-Loire (43)	2.22	709
46	Détrier	Savoie (73)	2.25	441
47	Lalevade-d'Ardèche	Ardèche (07)	2.27	1,134
48 tied	Fontaines-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	2.32	7,049
48 tied	Valignat	Allier (03)	2.32	65
50	Davayat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.33	676
51	Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux	Ardèche (07)	2.36	272
52	Seyssel	Ain (01)	2.40	1,035
53	Journans	Ain (01)	2.43	395
54	Hauteville	Savoie (73)	2.45	364
55	Jacob-Bellecombette	Savoie (73)	2.47	4,563
56 tied	Barby	Savoie (73)	2.48	3,854
56 tied	Chadrac	Haute-Loire (43)	2.48	2,619
56 tied	Chagnon	Loire (42)	2.48	543
59 tied	Venthon	Savoie (73)	2.50	625
59 tied	Colombier-le-Cardinal	Ardèche (07)	2.50	341
61	Pont-de-Chéruy	Isère (38)	2.51	6,354
62	Châtelus	Loire (42)	2.53	148
63	Saint-Blaise	Haute-Savoie (74)	2.55	392
64	Poisat	Isère (38)	2.56	2,207
65 tied	Albigny-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	2.57	3,103
65 tied	Saint-Jean-des-Vignes	Rhône (69)	2.57	497
65 tied	La Chapelle-Saint-Martin	Savoie (73)	2.57	152
68	Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	2.59	6,368
69 tied	Saint-Denis-en-Bugey	Ain (01)	2.61	2,275
69 tied	Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey	Savoie (73)	2.61	137
71	Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	2.62	1,292
72	Brides-les-Bains	Savoie (73)	2.63	455
73	Corent	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.68	812
74	Saint-André-de-Bâgé	Ain (01)	2.70	859
75 tied	Juvigny	Haute-Savoie (74)	2.71	654
75 tied	Ponsas	Drôme (26)	2.71	528
77	Fontaines-Saint-Martin	Rhône (69)	2.74	3,162
78	Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas	Ardèche (07)	2.76	944
79 tied	Tresserve	Savoie (73)	2.77	3,007
79 tied	Bey	Ain (01)	2.77	293
79 tied	Pelonne	Drôme (26)	2.77	24
82	Bresson	Isère (38)	2.78	675
83 tied	Escorailles	Cantal (15)	2.79	83
83 tied	Flaxieu	Ain (01)	2.79	73
85	La Forie	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.81	326
86	La Flachère	Isère (38)	2.85	459
87 tied	Pont-en-Royans	Isère (38)	2.90	829
87 tied	Césarches	Savoie (73)	2.90	456
87 tied	Ponsonnas	Isère (38)	2.90	296
90	Fleurieu-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	2.91	1,623
91	Sousville	Isère (38)	2.93	143
92 tied	La Sône	Isère (38)	2.95	642
92 tied	Vassel	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	2.95	297
94	Villy-le-Pelloux	Haute-Savoie (74)	2.97	1,084
95	Musièges	Haute-Savoie (74)	2.98	428
96	Domarin	Isère (38)	2.99	1,683
97	Émeringes	Rhône (69)	3.01	281
98	Curis-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	3.03	1,223
99 tied	Sainte-Marie-d'Alloix	Isère (38)	3.04	498
99 tied	La Croix-de-la-Rochette	Savoie (73)	3.04	388

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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area

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