# List of French communes by surface area

This is a list of the largest communes in France in terms of the surface area of their municipalities.

## Largest communes in France and overseas departments and territories

| | Commune | Department | Surface area (km²) |
| 1 | Maripasoula | Guyane | 18,360 |
| 2 | Régina | Guyane | 12,130 |
| 3 | Camopi | Guyane | 10,030 |
| 4 | Mana | Guyane | 6,339 |
| 5 | Saint-Élie | Guyane | 5,680 |
| 6 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | Guyane | 4,830 |
| 7 | Saül | Guyane | 4,475 |
| 8 | Roura | Guyane | 3,903 |
| 9 | Iracoubo | Guyane | 2,762 |
| 10 | Papaichton | Guyane | 2,628 |
| 11 | Saint-Georges | Guyane | 2,320 |
| 12 | Kourou | Guyane | 2,160 |
| 13 | Grand-Santi | Guyane | 2,112 |
| 14 | Apatou | Guyane | 2,020 |
| 15 | Yaté | New Caledonia | 1,356 |
| 16 | Sinnamary | Guyane | 1,340 |
| 17 | Rémire-Montjoly | Guyane | 1,181 |
| 18 | Lifou | New Caledonia | 1,170 |
| 19 | Ouanary | Guyane | 1,080 |
| 20 | Thio | New Caledonia | 1,007 |
| 21 | Hienghène | New Caledonia | 1,002 |
| 22 | Houaïlou | New Caledonia | 945 |
| 23 | Bouloupari | New Caledonia | 905 |
| 24 | Poya | New Caledonia | 884 |
| 25 | Voh | New Caledonia | 842 |
| 26 | Bourail | New Caledonia | 825 |
| 27 | Arles | Bouches-du-Rhône | 759 |
| 28 | Kaala-Gomen | New Caledonia | 738 |
| 29 | Païta | New Caledonia | 726 |
| 30 | Ponérihouen | New Caledonia | 708 |
| 31 | Pouembout | New Caledonia | 691 |
| 32 | Ouégoa | New Caledonia | 678 |
| 33 | Poindimié | New Caledonia | 675 |
| 34 | Maré | New Caledonia | 670 |
| 35 | Le Mont-Dore | New Caledonia | 649 |
| 36 | Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | Guyane | 600 |
| 37 | Koumac | New Caledonia | 563 |
| 38 | Poum | New Caledonia | 529 |
| 39 | La Foa | New Caledonia | 506 |
| 40 | Canala | New Caledonia | 448 |
| 41 | Koné | New Caledonia | 406 |
| 42 | Kouaoua | New Caledonia | 391 |
| 43 | Nuku Hiva | French Polynesia | 388 |
| 44 | Macouria | Guyane | 378 |
| 45 | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | Bouches-du-Rhône | 375 |
| 46 | Moindou | New Caledonia | 346 |
| 47 | Hiva Oa | French Polynesia | 327 |
| 48 | Touho | New Caledonia | 290 |
| 49 | Dumbéa | New Caledonia | 258 |
| 50 | Laruns | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 249 |
Source: Institut géographique national

## Largest communes in Metropolitan France

| | Commune | Department | Surface area (km²) |
| 1 | Arles | Bouches-du-Rhône | 758,93 |
| 2 | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | Bouches-du-Rhône | 374,61 |
| 3 | Laruns | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 248,96 |
| 4 | Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | Haute-Savoie | 245,46 |
| 5 | Marseille | Bouches-du-Rhône | 240,62 |
| 6 | Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans | Isère | 237,5 |
| 7 | Saint-Martin-de-Crau | Bouches-du-Rhône | 214,87 |
| 8 | Lacanau | Gironde | 214,02 |
| 9 | Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 205,55 |
| 10 | Sartène | Corse-du-Sud | 202,31 |
| 11 | Carcans | Gironde | 201,76 |
| 12 | Biscarrosse | Landes | 193,14 |
| 13 | Névache | Hautes-Alpes | 191,35 |
| 14 | Hourtin | Gironde | 190,5 |
| 15 | Aix-en-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | 186,08 |
| 16 | Calenzana | Haute-Corse | 185,02 |
| 17 | Haguenau | Bas-Rhin | 182,79 |
| 18 | Bressuire | Deux-Sèvres | 182,31 |
| 19 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | Savoie | 182,17 |
| 20 | Termignon | Savoie | 180,47 |
| 21 | La Teste-de-Buch | Gironde | 178,61 |
| 22 | Tende | Alpes-Maritimes | 178,12 |
| 23 | Narbonne | Aude | 172,85 |
| 24 | Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | Alpes-Maritimes | 173,81 |
| 25 | Fontainebleau | Seine-et-Marne | 172,05 |
| 26 | Millau | Aveyron | 168,23 |
| 27 | Porto-Vecchio | Corse-du-Sud | 169,93 |
| 28 | Prads-Haute-Bléone | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 167,29 |
| 29 | Auzat | Ariège | 163,46 |
| 30 | Saint-Martin-de-Belleville | Savoie | 162,91 |
* Paris has a surface area of 105.40 km².

## Smallest communes in France

| | Commune | Department | Surface area (ha) |
| 1 | Castelmoron-d'Albret | Gironde | 4 |
| 2 | Plessix-Balisson | Côtes-d'Armor | 8 |
| 3 | Vaudherland | Val-d'Oise | 10 |
| 4 | Lannoy | Nord | 16 |
| 5 | Saint-Antoine | Gironde | 20 |
| 6 | Mallièvre | Vendée | 22 |
| 7 | La Ferrière-sur-Risle | Eure | 25 |
| 8 | Sainte-Marie | Hautes-Pyrénées | 25 |
| 9 | Bourg-le-Roi | Sarthe | 37 |
| 10 | Mont-Louis | Pyrénées-Orientales | 39 |