Largest City in France

2026 ranking · sunshine

The sunniest large cities in France (20,000+ inhabitants) (101st to 200th)

Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône), Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), and Salon-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) are tied as the sunniest large cities in France, with 2,898 hours of sunshine a year on average.

405 towns ranked out of 34,875

Continued: the towns in France ranked 101st to 200th, out of 405.

The ranking, continued: sunniest large cities in France

Rank Town Department Hours of sunshine per year Proportional bar Population
96 tied Caluire-et-Cuire Rhône (69) 2,050 44,139
96 tied Bron Rhône (69) 2,050 43,369
96 tied Oullins-Pierre-Bénite Rhône (69) 2,050 38,495
96 tied Meyzieu Rhône (69) 2,050 37,006
96 tied Vienne Isère (38) 2,050 32,216
96 tied Rillieux-la-Pape Rhône (69) 2,050 31,691
96 tied Décines-Charpieu Rhône (69) 2,050 30,064
96 tied Tassin-la-Demi-Lune Rhône (69) 2,050 23,514
96 tied Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Rhône (69) 2,050 22,045
96 tied Saint-Genis-Laval Rhône (69) 2,050 21,661
96 tied Givors Rhône (69) 2,050 21,503
112 Saintes Charente-Maritime (17) 2,043 26,773
113 Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze (19) 2,037 48,330
114 Bergerac Dordogne (24) 2,021 27,863
115 tied Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 2,020 33,656
115 tied Villeneuve-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 2,020 23,095
117 tied Saint-Étienne Loire (42) 2,018 174,698
117 tied Saint-Chamond Loire (42) 2,018 36,065
119 Dole Jura (39) 2,012 24,654
120 Niort Deux-Sèvres (79) 2,006 61,675
121 tied Cayenne French Guiana (973) 2,003 62,951
121 tied Matoury French Guiana (973) 2,003 36,694
121 tied Remire-Montjoly French Guiana (973) 2,003 28,068
121 tied Macouria French Guiana (973) 2,003 20,050
125 Saumur Maine-et-Loire (49) 2,003 27,096
126 Bourg-en-Bresse Ain (01) 1,989 43,961
127 Vannes Morbihan (56) 1,981 57,745
128 Auch Gers (32) 1,976 23,451
129 Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 1,964 45,361
130 tied Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme (63) 1,958 148,795
130 tied Cournon-d'Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme (63) 1,958 20,341
132 Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 1,950 20,799
133 Bourgoin-Jallieu Isère (38) 1,947 30,773
134 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 1,943 35,885
135 Mont-de-Marsan Landes (40) 1,942 32,981
136 Poitiers Vienne (86) 1,941 92,187
137 La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée (85) 1,922 57,683
138 Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 1,922 131,817
139 tied Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1,921 55,590
139 tied Anglet Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1,921 44,406
139 tied Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1,921 26,879
142 Dax Landes (40) 1,914 22,972
143 Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1,910 81,891
144 tied Chambéry Savoie (73) 1,895 61,493
144 tied Aix-les-Bains Savoie (73) 1,895 32,944
146 Saint-Nazaire Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,893 76,243
147 Vichy Allier (03) 1,892 25,445
148 Châteauroux Indre (36) 1,891 44,536
149 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 1,890 164,963
150 tied Bourges Cher (18) 1,889 66,155
150 tied Vierzon Cher (18) 1,889 25,527
152 tied Tours Indre-et-Loire (37) 1,885 141,746
152 tied Joué-lès-Tours Indre-et-Loire (37) 1,885 38,836
154 Colmar Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 68,013
155 tied Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 332,515
155 tied Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 51,681
155 tied Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 44,286
155 tied Orvault Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 29,176
155 tied Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 29,151
155 tied Vertou Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 26,684
155 tied Couëron Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 24,367
155 tied Montaigu-Vendée Vendée (85) 1,873 21,789
155 tied Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 21,509
155 tied La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 21,281
155 tied Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 1,873 20,862
166 Besançon Doubs (25) 1,873 121,627
167 tied Lorient Morbihan (56) 1,865 59,856
167 tied Lanester Morbihan (56) 1,865 23,752
169 Troyes Aube (10) 1,851 63,254
170 Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 1,845 162,290
171 Nevers Nièvre (58) 1,844 34,018
172 tied Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 124,396
172 tied Montigny-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 22,065
174 tied Créteil Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 93,813
174 tied Évry-Courcouronnes Essonne (91) 1,831 67,272
174 tied Corbeil-Essonnes Essonne (91) 1,831 54,730
174 tied Massy Essonne (91) 1,831 52,023
174 tied Choisy-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 46,126
174 tied Pontault-Combault Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,831 39,332
174 tied Savigny-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 1,831 37,876
174 tied Palaiseau Essonne (91) 1,831 37,773
174 tied Athis-Mons Essonne (91) 1,831 36,899
174 tied Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 36,319
174 tied Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Essonne (91) 1,831 35,744
174 tied Thiais Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 33,141
174 tied Vigneux-sur-Seine Essonne (91) 1,831 31,607
174 tied Ris-Orangis Essonne (91) 1,831 31,332
174 tied Viry-Châtillon Essonne (91) 1,831 31,012
174 tied Draveil Essonne (91) 1,831 30,323
174 tied Fresnes Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 29,644
174 tied Yerres Essonne (91) 1,831 28,176
174 tied Sucy-en-Brie Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 28,016
174 tied Limeil-Brévannes Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 27,512
174 tied Brétigny-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 1,831 27,000
174 tied Grigny Essonne (91) 1,831 26,888
174 tied Brunoy Essonne (91) 1,831 26,090
174 tied Orly Val-de-Marne (94) 1,831 24,853
174 tied Montgeron Essonne (91) 1,831 24,316
174 tied Longjumeau Essonne (91) 1,831 22,131
174 tied Saint-Michel-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 1,831 21,901

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual hours of sunshine at the reference station, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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