Cities in France Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Grenoble ranks #1 with 600 m above sea level. Annecy is second with 556 m above sea level, 7.9% behind. The top five are Grenoble, Annecy, Limoges, Saint-Étienne and Dijon. The median across all 58 is 56 m above sea level; Fort-de-France is last at 0 m above sea level.
- #1
- Grenoble · 600 m above sea level
- Median
- 56 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 58 cities in France
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenoble | France | 600 |
| 2 | Annecy | France | 556 |
| 3 | Limoges | France | 431 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | France | 422 |
| 5 | Dijon | France | 410 |
| 6 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | 358 |
| 7 | Besançon | France | 281 |
| 8 | Toulouse | France | 263 |
| 9 | Cannes | France | 260 |
| 10 | Mulhouse | France | 249 |
| 11 | Nancy | France | 232 |
| 12 | Metz | France | 189 |
| 13 | Villeurbanne | France | 189 |
| 14 | Cholet | France | 184 |
| 15 | Pau | France | 165 |
| 16 | Antibes | France | 163 |
| 17 | Lyon | France | 160 |
| 18 | Rouen | France | 152 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | France | 151 |
| 20 | Cayenne | France | 143 |
| 21 | Reims | France | 137 |
| 22 | Le Mans | France | 134 |
| 23 | Nice | France | 109 |
| 24 | Orléans | France | 105 |
| 25 | Le Havre | France | 105 |
| 26 | Blois | France | 73 |
| 27 | Aix-en-Provence | France | 73 |
| 28 | Poitiers | France | 65 |
| 29 | Tours | France | 56 |
| 30 | Nîmes | France | 56 |
| 31 | La Défense | France | 53 |
| 32 | Tourcoing | France | 49 |
| 33 | Paris | France | 48 |
| 34 | Vitry-sur-Seine | France | 45 |
| 35 | Lille | France | 45 |
| 36 | Créteil | France | 40 |
| 37 | Perpignan | France | 39 |
| 38 | Ajaccio | France | 38 |
| 39 | Colombes | France | 34 |
| 40 | Boulogne-Billancourt | France | 34 |
| 41 | Brest | France | 34 |
| 42 | Nanterre | France | 30 |
| 43 | Wattrelos | France | 29 |
| 44 | Nouméa | France | 26 |
| 45 | Avignon | France | 25 |
| 46 | Rueil-Malmaison | France | 24 |
| 47 | Saint-Denis | France | 23 |
| 48 | Angers | France | 20 |
| 49 | Roubaix | France | 17 |
| 50 | Béziers | France | 17 |
| 51 | Montpellier | France | 7 |
| 52 | Bordeaux Métropole | France | 6 |
| 53 | La Rochelle | France | 4 |
| 54 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | France | 4 |
| 55 | Caen | France | 2 |
| 56 | Bordeaux | France | 1 |
| 57 | Calais | France | 0 |
| 58 | Fort-de-France | France | 0 |
About the top 10
#1 Grenoble
Grenoble ranks #1 on this list with 600 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 156,140 people (2023)
- Area
- 18.1 km²
- Density
- 8,612 people per km²
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Coordinates
- 45.19° N, 5.73° E
#2 Annecy
Annecy ranks #2 on this list with 556 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 132,117 people (2023)
- Area
- 66.9 km²
- Density
- 1,974 people per km²
- Elevation
- 556 m
- Coordinates
- 45.90° N, 6.13° E
#3 Limoges
Limoges ranks #3 on this list with 431 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 129,937 people (2023)
- Area
- 78 km²
- Density
- 1,665 people per km²
- Elevation
- 431 m
- Coordinates
- 45.83° N, 1.26° E
#4 Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne ranks #4 on this list with 422 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 173,136 people (2023)
- Area
- 80 km²
- Density
- 2,165 people per km²
- Elevation
- 422 m
- Coordinates
- 45.43° N, 4.39° E
#5 Dijon
Dijon ranks #5 on this list with 410 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 161,830 people (2023)
- Area
- 40.4 km²
- Density
- 4,005 people per km²
- Elevation
- 410 m
- Coordinates
- 47.32° N, 5.04° E
#6 Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand ranks #6 on this list with 358 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 146,351 people (2023)
- Area
- 42.7 km²
- Density
- 3,430 people per km²
- Elevation
- 358 m
- Coordinates
- 45.78° N, 3.09° E
#7 Besançon
Besançon ranks #7 on this list with 281 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 118,489 people (2023)
- Area
- 65.1 km²
- Density
- 1,822 people per km²
- Elevation
- 281 m
- Coordinates
- 47.24° N, 6.02° E
#8 Toulouse
Toulouse ranks #8 on this list with 263 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 514,819 people (2023)
- Area
- 118.3 km²
- Density
- 4,352 people per km²
- Elevation
- 263 m
- Coordinates
- 43.60° N, 1.44° E
#9 Cannes
Cannes ranks #9 on this list with 260 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 74,350 people (2023)
- Area
- 19.6 km²
- Density
- 3,790 people per km²
- Elevation
- 260 m
- Coordinates
- 43.55° N, 7.02° E
#10 Mulhouse
Mulhouse ranks #10 on this list with 249 m above sea level.
- Country
- France
- Population
- 104,978 people (2023)
- Area
- 22.2 km²
- Density
- 4,733 people per km²
- Elevation
- 249 m
- Coordinates
- 47.75° N, 7.34° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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