What is the smallest town in Normandy by area?

La Ferrière-sur-Risle (Eure) is the smallest town in Normandy by area, covering just 0.24 km².

What are the 10 smallest towns in Normandy by area?

In order: La Ferrière-sur-Risle (0.24 km²), Vieux-Port (0.57 km²), Barfleur (0.60 km²), Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe (0.62 km²), Saint-Ouen-de-Pontcheuil (1.17 km²), Plumetot (1.23 km²), Sallenelles (1.25 km²), La Bouille (1.27 km²), Vieux-Bourg (1.30 km²), and Le Mesnil-Durdent (1.32 km²).

What is the largest town in Normandy by area?

Souleuvre en Bocage (Calvados) is the largest town in Normandy by area, covering 187 km². See The largest towns in Normandy by area.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

All of them: the 2,644 towns in Normandy 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 Normandy by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 2,644 towns in Normandy. At the other end of the ranking, Souleuvre en Bocage (Calvados) comes last with 187 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 Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	La Ferrière-sur-Risle	Eure (27)	0.24	194
2	Vieux-Port	Eure (27)	0.57	49
3	Barfleur	Manche (50)	0.60	552
4	Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe	Orne (61)	0.62	672
5	Saint-Ouen-de-Pontcheuil	Eure (27)	1.17	105
6	Plumetot	Calvados (14)	1.23	201
7	Sallenelles	Calvados (14)	1.25	291
8	La Bouille	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.27	716
9	Vieux-Bourg	Calvados (14)	1.30	106
10	Le Mesnil-Durdent	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.32	20
11	Arromanches-les-Bains	Calvados (14)	1.37	419
12	Le Bec-Thomas	Eure (27)	1.40	198
13	Épron	Calvados (14)	1.42	2,119
14	Aulnay-sur-Iton	Eure (27)	1.53	726
15	Vidai	Orne (61)	1.55	74
16 tied	Les Thilliers-en-Vexin	Eure (27)	1.57	494
16 tied	Saint-Meslin-du-Bosc	Eure (27)	1.57	315
18	Lestanville	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.63	91
19 tied	La Pyle	Eure (27)	1.69	153
19 tied	Voiscreville	Eure (27)	1.69	120
19 tied	Neuville-en-Beaumont	Manche (50)	1.69	27
22 tied	Tourville-sur-Odon	Calvados (14)	1.70	1,168
22 tied	Notre-Dame-d'Épine	Eure (27)	1.70	68
24	Bellême	Orne (61)	1.71	1,471
25	Saint-Germain-des-Angles	Eure (27)	1.81	176
26	Boutteville	Manche (50)	1.82	58
27	Cricquebœuf	Calvados (14)	1.85	257
28	Écretteville-sur-Mer	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.89	142
29	Colmesnil-Manneville	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.91	109
30	Les Places	Eure (27)	1.93	75
31 tied	Pontaubault	Manche (50)	1.94	593
31 tied	La Luzerne	Manche (50)	1.94	88
33	Saint-Germain-de-Pasquier	Eure (27)	1.99	122
34	Cuverville	Calvados (14)	2.01	2,297
35	La Boissière	Calvados (14)	2.02	194
36	Vézillon	Eure (27)	2.04	246
37	Hectomare	Eure (27)	2.05	224
38	La Trinité-du-Mont	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.06	969
39	Yport	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.07	663
40 tied	Criquebeuf-en-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.08	411
40 tied	Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	2.08	248
42	Repentigny	Calvados (14)	2.13	106
43	Yquelon	Manche (50)	2.14	1,274
44 tied	Anctoville-sur-Boscq	Manche (50)	2.15	456
44 tied	Taillepied	Manche (50)	2.15	19
46	Hautot-sur-Seine	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.16	403
47 tied	Bierville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.22	320
47 tied	Biville-la-Rivière	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.22	105
49 tied	Le Neufbourg	Manche (50)	2.25	410
49 tied	Auguaise	Orne (61)	2.25	198
51 tied	Sainte-Adresse	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.26	7,186
51 tied	Launay	Eure (27)	2.26	182
53	Reigneville-Bocage	Manche (50)	2.27	34
54	Champ-Dolent	Eure (27)	2.28	64
55	Baupte	Manche (50)	2.29	445
56	Pierrefiques	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.31	129
57 tied	Saint-Élier	Eure (27)	2.32	409
57 tied	Champenard	Eure (27)	2.32	298
57 tied	Canteloup	Calvados (14)	2.32	189
60	Gonnetot	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.33	179
61	Cussy	Calvados (14)	2.34	168
62	Aizier	Eure (27)	2.36	161
63 tied	Saint-Jean-le-Thomas	Manche (50)	2.38	409
63 tied	Pontécoulant	Calvados (14)	2.38	71
65	Le Manoir	Eure (27)	2.39	1,284
66 tied	La Caine	Calvados (14)	2.41	160
66 tied	Boëcé	Orne (61)	2.41	127
68 tied	Saint-Denis-d'Aclon	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.42	132
68 tied	Le Marais-la-Chapelle	Calvados (14)	2.42	92
70	Bertheauville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.43	104
71 tied	Subles	Calvados (14)	2.44	706
71 tied	Condé-sur-Seulles	Calvados (14)	2.44	312
71 tied	Aumeville-Lestre	Manche (50)	2.44	134
74 tied	Robertot	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.45	215
74 tied	Crasville	Eure (27)	2.45	124
76 tied	Virville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.46	343
76 tied	Hamelin	Manche (50)	2.46	111
78 tied	Fresney-le-Vieux	Calvados (14)	2.48	335
78 tied	Tocqueville	Eure (27)	2.48	145
78 tied	Sortosville	Manche (50)	2.48	80
81	Canapville	Calvados (14)	2.50	228
82 tied	Bihorel	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.51	8,473
82 tied	La Haye-de-Routot	Eure (27)	2.51	288
82 tied	Rouvray	Eure (27)	2.51	268
82 tied	Videcosville	Manche (50)	2.51	94
82 tied	Nay	Manche (50)	2.51	71
87	Asnelles	Calvados (14)	2.52	650
88 tied	Maniquerville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.55	419
88 tied	Saint-Brice	Manche (50)	2.55	141
90	Sassetot-le-Malgardé	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.56	116
91	Rainfreville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.58	78
92	La Bazoque	Orne (61)	2.59	275
93	Grimesnil	Manche (50)	2.61	71
94	Auberville	Calvados (14)	2.62	619
95 tied	Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe	Calvados (14)	2.63	2,528
95 tied	Gruchet-Saint-Siméon	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.63	702
97	Vénestanville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.64	174
98 tied	Vicques	Calvados (14)	2.66	67
98 tied	Périgny	Calvados (14)	2.66	60
100	Notre-Dame-de-Livaye	Calvados (14)	2.67	108

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 Normandy by area

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