Largest City in France

2026 ranking · sunshine

The sunniest large cities in France (20,000+ inhabitants) (301st to 400th)

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 301st to 400th, out of 405.

The ranking, continued: sunniest large cities in France

Rank Town Department Hours of sunshine per year Proportional bar Population
295 tied Plaisir Yvelines (78) 1,714 32,147
295 tied Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt Yvelines (78) 1,714 31,339
295 tied Guyancourt Yvelines (78) 1,714 30,226
295 tied Rambouillet Yvelines (78) 1,714 28,364
295 tied Élancourt Yvelines (78) 1,714 26,611
295 tied Les Ulis Essonne (91) 1,714 25,986
295 tied Gif-sur-Yvette Essonne (91) 1,714 23,077
295 tied Achères Yvelines (78) 1,714 22,367
295 tied Saint-Cyr-l'École Yvelines (78) 1,714 21,838
295 tied Carrières-sous-Poissy Yvelines (78) 1,714 20,950
295 tied La Celle-Saint-Cloud Yvelines (78) 1,714 20,900
295 tied Maurepas Yvelines (78) 1,714 20,844
313 Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 1,710 40,924
314 tied Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,708 104,988
314 tied Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,708 30,204
316 tied Quimper Finistère (29) 1,708 66,579
316 tied Concarneau Finistère (29) 1,708 21,635
318 Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 1,696 53,963
319 tied Évreux Eure (27) 1,690 50,601
319 tied Vernon Eure (27) 1,690 25,873
321 Beauvais Oise (60) 1,682 56,934
322 tied Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 1,651 168,588
322 tied Lisieux Calvados (14) 1,651 20,196
324 tied Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 149,936
324 tied Argenteuil Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 106,546
324 tied Aubervilliers Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 88,529
324 tied Aulnay-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 87,951
324 tied Noisy-le-Grand Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 73,408
324 tied Drancy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 72,583
324 tied Le Blanc-Mesnil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 62,547
324 tied Pantin Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 62,083
324 tied Sarcelles Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 59,385
324 tied Bobigny Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 57,035
324 tied Chelles Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 54,900
324 tied Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 53,747
324 tied Épinay-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 52,944
324 tied Sevran Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 52,682
324 tied Gennevilliers Hauts-de-Seine (92) 1,634 51,177
324 tied Bondy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 50,762
324 tied Livry-Gargan Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 47,453
324 tied Rosny-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 47,368
324 tied La Courneuve Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 47,285
324 tied Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 45,634
324 tied Gagny Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 42,524
324 tied Garges-lès-Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 41,893
324 tied Villepinte Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 41,579
324 tied Stains Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 41,471
324 tied Neuilly-sur-Marne Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 39,891
324 tied Tremblay-en-France Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 38,519
324 tied Franconville Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 37,896
324 tied Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Yvelines (78) 1,634 37,426
324 tied Romainville Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 37,224
324 tied Pontoise Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 32,475
324 tied Herblay-sur-Seine Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 32,044
324 tied Goussainville Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 31,413
324 tied Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 30,195
324 tied Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 29,969
324 tied Ermont Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 29,691
324 tied Clichy-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 29,421
324 tied Montfermeil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 28,825
324 tied Bussy-Saint-Georges Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 27,798
324 tied Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 27,794
324 tied Taverny Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 27,756
324 tied Champs-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 27,589
324 tied Cormeilles-en-Parisis Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 27,522
324 tied Sannois Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 27,266
324 tied Villeparisis Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 27,070
324 tied Eaubonne Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 26,558
324 tied Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine (92) 1,634 26,094
324 tied Les Pavillons-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 1,634 25,875
324 tied Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 25,699
324 tied Deuil-la-Barre Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 23,287
324 tied Torcy Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 22,941
324 tied Montigny-lès-Cormeilles Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 22,555
324 tied Montmorency Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 21,993
324 tied Lagny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 21,673
324 tied Saint-Gratien Val-d'Oise (95) 1,634 21,427
324 tied Mitry-Mory Seine-et-Marne (77) 1,634 20,525
379 tied Lille Nord (59) 1,627 240,109
379 tied Tourcoing Nord (59) 1,627 99,346
379 tied Roubaix Nord (59) 1,627 98,701
379 tied Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 1,627 63,462
379 tied Douai Nord (59) 1,627 41,108
379 tied Wattrelos Nord (59) 1,627 41,013
379 tied Marcq-en-Barœul Nord (59) 1,627 40,930
379 tied Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 1,627 33,122
379 tied Liévin Pas-de-Calais (62) 1,627 30,398
379 tied Lambersart Nord (59) 1,627 27,572
379 tied Armentières Nord (59) 1,627 27,382
379 tied Hénin-Beaumont Pas-de-Calais (62) 1,627 26,029
379 tied Loos Nord (59) 1,627 22,850
379 tied La Madeleine Nord (59) 1,627 22,006
379 tied Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 1,627 21,244
379 tied Wasquehal Nord (59) 1,627 21,005
379 tied Halluin Nord (59) 1,627 20,864
379 tied Croix Nord (59) 1,627 20,790
397 Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor (22) 1,616 45,736
398 Charleville-Mézières Ardennes (08) 1,576 46,473
399 Brest Finistère (29) 1,555 144,890
400 tied Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 119,165

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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