List of the 75 largest cities in France ( 2012 census ) - wikipedia List of the 75 largest cities in France ( 2012 census ) All figures reflect INSEE 's sans doubles comptes counting method. This list includes French overseas departments. Commune Department Region Pop. 2012 census Rank Paris Paris Île - de-France 2,240,621 Marseille Bouches - du - Rhône Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 852,516 Lyon Rhône Rhône - Alpes 496,343 Toulouse Haute - Garonne Midi - Pyrénées 453,317 Nice Alpes - Maritimes Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 343,619 Nantes Loire - Atlantique Pays de la Loire 291,287 6 Strasbourg Bas - Rhin Alsace 274,394 7 Montpellier Hérault Languedoc - Roussillon 268,456 8 Bordeaux Gironde Aquitaine 241,287 9 Lille Nord Nord - Pas - de-Calais 228,652 10 Rennes Ille - et - Vilaine Brittany 209,652 11 Reims Marne Champagne - Ardenne 181,893 12 Le Havre Seine - Maritime Upper Normandy 173,142 13 Saint - Étienne Loire Rhône - Alpes 171,483 14 Toulon Var Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 164,899 15 Grenoble Isère Rhône - Alpes 158,346 16 Dijon Côte - d'Or Burgundy 152,071 17 Angers Maine - et - Loire Pays de la Loire 149,017 18 Nîmes Gard Languedoc - Roussillon 146,709 19 Villeurbanne Rhône Rhône - Alpes 146,282 20 Saint - Denis, La Réunion La Réunion La Réunion 145,238 21 Le Mans Sarthe Pays de la Loire 143,599 22 Clermont - Ferrand Puy - de-Dôme Auvergne 141,569 23 Aix - en - Provence Bouches - du - Rhône Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 141,569 24 Brest Finistère Brittany 139,676 25 Limoges Haute - Vienne Limousin 136,221 26 Tours Indre - et - Loire Centre - Val de Loire 134,978 27 Amiens Somme Picardy 132,727 28 Perpignan Pyrénées - Orientales Languedoc - Roussillon 120,489 29 Metz Moselle Lorraine 119,551 30 Boulogne - Billancourt Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 117,126 31 Besançon Doubs Franche - Comté 116,353 32 Orléans Loiret Centre 114,286 33 Rouen Seine - Maritime Upper Normandy 111,557 34 Mulhouse Haut - Rhin Alsace 110,755 35 Caen Calvados Lower Normandy 108,365 36 Saint - Denis Seine - Saint - Denis Île - de-France 108,274 37 Nancy Meurthe - et - Moselle Lorraine 105,067 38 Argenteuil Val - d'Oise Île - de-France 104,962 39 Saint - Paul Réunion Réunion 104,646 40 Montreuil Seine - Saint - Denis Île - de-France 103,520 41 Roubaix Nord Nord - Pas - de-Calais 94,536 42 Tourcoing Nord Nord - Pas - de-Calais 92,707 43 Fort - de-France Martinique Martinique 94,049 39 Dunkirk Nord Nord - Pas - de-Calais 90,995 44 Nanterre Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 90,722 45 Créteil Val - de-Marne Île - de-France 89,845 46 Avignon Vaucluse Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 89,380 47 Vitry - sur - Seine Val - de-Marne Île - de-France 88,102 48 Poitiers Vienne Poitou - Charentes 87,646 49 Courbevoie Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 86,854 50 Fort - de-France Martinique Martinique 85,667 51 Versailles Yvelines Île - de-France 85,424 52 Colombes Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 85,357 53 Asnières - sur - Seine Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 83,845 54 Aulnay - sous - Bois Seine - Saint - Denis Île - de-France 81,899 55 Saint - Pierre Réunion Réunion 80,823 56 Rueil - Malmaison Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 79,563 57 Pau Pyrénées - Atlantiques Aquitaine 78,506 58 Aubervilliers Seine - Saint - Denis Île - de-France 77,032 59 Champigny - sur - Marne Val - de-Marne Île - de-France 75,869 60 Le Tampon La Réunion La Réunion 75,631 61 Antibes Alpes - Maritimes Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 75,568 62 Saint - Maur - des - Fossés Val - de-Marne Île - de-France 74,176 63 La Rochelle Charente - Maritime Poitou - Charentes 74,123 64 Cannes Alpes - Maritimes Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur 63,603 65 Béziers Hérault Languedoc - Roussillon 72,970 66 Calais Pas - de-Calais Nord - Pas - de-Calais 72,589 67 Saint - Nazaire Loire - Atlantique Pays de la Loire 67,940 68 Colmar Haut - Rhin Alsace 67,257 69 Drancy Seine - Saint - Denis Île - de-France 67,181 70 Bourges Cher Centre 66,666 71 Mérignac Gironde Aquitaine 66,660 72 Ajaccio Corse - du - Sud Corsica 66,245 73 Issy - les - Moulineaux Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 65,322 74 Levallois - Perret Hauts - de-Seine Île - de-France 64,654 75 See also List of cities Lists of communes of France List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants ( 2010 census ) List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants ( 2006 census ) References List of cities in Europe Sovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies and other entities Gibraltar Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_the_75_largest_cities_in_France_(2012_census)&oldid=809921287 '' Categories : Populated places in France Lists of cities in Europe Lists of cities by country Lists of communes of France Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 November 2017, at 09 : 50. 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Question: what are the 5 largest cities in france
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