# List of twin towns and sister cities in Scotland

This is a list of places in Scotland which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

## A

Aberdeen
* Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
* Clermont-Ferrand, France
* Regensburg, Germany
* Stavanger, Norway
Aberdour
* Corte Franca, Italy
Abernethy
* Grisy-Suisnes, France
Aboyne
* Martignas-sur-Jalle, France
Airdrie
* Stanley, Falkland Islands
Angus
* Sigulda, Latvia
* Yantai, China
Annan
* Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Anstruther
* Bapaume, France
Argyll and Bute
* Amberg-Sulzbach (district), Germany
Ayr
* Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

## B

Birnam
* Asheville, United States
Blairgowrie and Rattray
* Fergus (Centre Wellington), Canada
* Pleasanton, United States
Bonnyrigg
* Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
Bothwell
* Jouy-en-Josas, France
Burntisland
* Flekkefjord, Norway

## C

Carnoustie
* Maule, France
Clackmannanshire
* Espartinas, Spain
* Vendargues, France
Coatbridge
* Saint-Denis, France
Coldstream
* Bennecourt, France
Comrie
* Carleton Place, Canada
Crieff
* Wellington, United States
Cumbernauld
* Bron, France

## D

Dalgety Bay and Hillend
* Ócsa, Hungary
Dalkeith
* Jarnac, France
Danderhall
* Angres, France
Dull
* Bland, Australia
* Boring, United States
Dumfries
* Annapolis, United States
* Cantù, Italy
* Gifhorn, Germany
Dunbar
* Lignières, France
* Martinez, United States
Dundee
* Alexandria, United States
* Nablus, Palestine
* Orléans, France
* Würzburg, Germany
* Zadar, Croatia
Dunfermline
* Albufeira, Portugal
* Logroño, Spain
* Sarasota, United States
* Trondheim, Norway
* Vichy, France
* Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Dunkeld
* Asheville, United States
Duns
* Żagań, Poland

## E

Earlston
* Cappella Maggiore, Italy
East Ayrshire
* Joué-lès-Tours, France
East Dunbartonshire
* Corbeil-Essonnes, France
* Yoichi, Japan
East Kilbride
* Ballerup, Denmark
East Lothian
* Barga, Italy
* Spree-Neiße (district), Germany
East Renfrewshire
* Albertslund, Denmark
Edinburgh
* Aalborg, Denmark
* Dunedin, New Zealand
* Florence, Italy
* Kraków, Poland
* Kyiv, Ukraine
* Munich, Germany
* Nice, France
* San Diego, United States
* Shenzhen, China
* Vancouver, Canada
* Xi'an, China
Edzell
* Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Elgin
* Landshut, Germany
Ellon
* Chièvres, Belgium
Embo
* Maui County, United States
Errol
* Mardié, France
Eyemouth
* Marle, France

## F

Falkirk
* Chełmno, Poland
* Créteil, France
* Odenwald (district), Germany
* San Rafael, United States
Fochabers
* Magnac-sur-Touvre, France
Fife
* Gansu, China
Forfar
* Chabanais, France
Forres
* Goslar, Germany
* Mount Dora, United States
Fort William
* Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Fraserburgh
* Bressuire, France

## G

Girvan
* Torcy, France
Glasgow
* Bethlehem, Palestine
* Dalian, China
* Havana, Cuba
* Lahore, Pakistan
* Marseille, France
* Mykolaiv, Ukraine
* Nuremberg, Germany
* Turin, Italy
Glenrothes
* Böblingen, Germany
Grangemouth
* La Porte, United States

## H

Haddington
* Aubigny-sur-Nère, France
Hamilton
* Châtellerault, France
Hawick
* Bailleul, France
Helensburgh
* Thouars, France

## I

Innerleithen
* Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, France
Inverness
* Augsburg, Germany
* La Baule-Escoublac, France
* Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France
Inverurie
* Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France
Irvine
* Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France

## J

Jedburgh
* Malestroit, France

## K

Kelso
* Kelso, United States
* Orchies, France
Kilmacolm
* Mérignies, France
Kilmarnock
* Alès, France
* Herstal, Belgium
* Kulmbach, Germany
Kilsyth
* Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Kinross
* Gacé, France
Kirkcaldy
* Ingolstadt, Germany
Kirkwall
* Moena, Italy
Kirriemuir
* Volvic, France

## L

Lanark
* Yvetot, France
Largs
* Andernos-les-Bains, France
Larkhall
* Seclin, France
Lasswade
* Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
Lerwick
* Måløy (Kinn), Norway
Letham
* Léguillac-de-l'Auche, France
* Monasterboice, Ireland
Leven
* Bruges, France
* Holzminden, Germany
Linlithgow
* Guyancourt, France
Lossiemouth
* Hersbruck, Germany
Lower Largo
* Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands), Chile
Lybster
* Mackinac Island, United States

## M

Maybole
* Belœil, Belgium
* Crosne, France
* Schotten, Germany
Midlothian
* Heinsberg (district), Germany
* Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
Moffat
* Montreuil-sur-Ille, France
Monifieth
* Soyaux, France
Montrose
* Luzarches, France
Moray
* Kronach (district), Germany
Musselburgh
* Champigny-sur-Marne, France
* Rosignano Marittimo, Italy

## N

Newport-on-Tay
* Zolotarovo, Ukraine
North Ayrshire
* Uddevalla, Sweden
North Berwick
* Kerteminde, Denmark
North Lanarkshire
* Airdrie, Canada
* Campi Bisenzio, Italy
* Schweinfurt, Germany

## O

Oban
* Gorey, Ireland
* Laurinburg, United States
Orkney
* Hordaland, Norway

## P

Paisley
* Fürth, Germany
* Gladsaxe, Denmark
Peebles
* Hendaye, France
Penicuik
* L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Perth
* Aschaffenburg, Germany
* Bydgoszcz, Poland
* Cognac, France
* Haikou, China
* Perth, Australia
* Perth, Canada
Peterhead
* Ålesund, Norway
Pitlochry
* Confolens, France
Prestwick
* Ariccia, Italy
* Lichtenfels, Germany
* Vandalia, United States

## S

Selkirk
* Plattling, Germany
South Ayrshire
* Newnan, United States
South Lanarkshire
* Hemmingen, Germany
St Andrews
* Loches, France
Stepps
* Les Marches, France
Stirling
* Dunedin, United States
* Keçiören, Turkey
* Óbuda-Békásmegyer (Budapest), Hungary
* Summerside, Canada
* Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Stonehaven
* Achères, France
* Athens, United States
Stornoway
* Pendleton, United States

## T

Thurso
* Brilon, Germany
Troon
* Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

## W

West Dunbartonshire
* Argenteuil, France
West Lothian
* Grapevine, United States
* Hochsauerland (district), Germany
Wick
* Klaksvík, Faroe Islands