Cities in France Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni ranks #1 with 4,830 km². That is 8.3 times Bordeaux Métropole in second place (579 km²). The top five are Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Bordeaux Métropole, Metropolis of Lyon, Saint-Paul and Aix-en-Provence. The median across all 62 is 43.5 km²; Boulogne-Billancourt is last at 6.17 km².
- #1
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni · 4,830 km²
- Median
- 43.5 km²
- Coverage
- 62 cities in France
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | France | 4,830 |
| 2 | Bordeaux Métropole | France | 579 |
| 3 | Metropolis of Lyon | France | 533.7 |
| 4 | Saint-Paul | France | 241.3 |
| 5 | Aix-en-Provence | France | 186.1 |
| 6 | Le Tampon | France | 165.4 |
| 7 | Nîmes | France | 161.9 |
| 8 | Saint-Denis | France | 142.8 |
| 9 | Toulouse | France | 118.3 |
| 10 | Paris | France | 105.4 |
| 11 | Saint-Pierre | France | 96 |
| 12 | Béziers | France | 95.5 |
| 13 | Cholet | France | 87.5 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | France | 82 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | France | 80 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | France | 78.3 |
| 17 | Limoges | France | 78 |
| 18 | Nice | France | 71.9 |
| 19 | Perpignan | France | 68.1 |
| 20 | Annecy | France | 66.9 |
| 21 | Besançon | France | 65.1 |
| 22 | Avignon | France | 64.9 |
| 23 | Montpellier | France | 56.9 |
| 24 | Le Mans | France | 52.8 |
| 25 | Brest | France | 49.5 |
| 26 | Bordeaux | France | 49.4 |
| 27 | Lyon | France | 47.9 |
| 28 | Le Havre | France | 47 |
| 29 | Reims | France | 46.9 |
| 30 | Nouméa | France | 45.7 |
| 31 | Fort-de-France | France | 44.2 |
| 32 | Angers | France | 42.7 |
| 33 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | 42.7 |
| 34 | Poitiers | France | 42.1 |
| 35 | Metz | France | 41.9 |
| 36 | Dijon | France | 40.4 |
| 37 | Blois | France | 37.5 |
| 38 | Lille | France | 34.8 |
| 39 | Tours | France | 34.7 |
| 40 | Calais | France | 33.5 |
| 41 | Pau | France | 31.5 |
| 42 | La Rochelle | France | 28.4 |
| 43 | Orléans | France | 27.5 |
| 44 | Antibes | France | 26.5 |
| 45 | Caen | France | 25.7 |
| 46 | Cayenne | France | 23.6 |
| 47 | Mulhouse | France | 22.2 |
| 48 | Rouen | France | 21.4 |
| 49 | Cannes | France | 19.6 |
| 50 | Grenoble | France | 18.1 |
| 51 | Tourcoing | France | 15.2 |
| 52 | Nancy | France | 15 |
| 53 | Rueil-Malmaison | France | 14.7 |
| 54 | Villeurbanne | France | 14.5 |
| 55 | La Défense | France | 14 |
| 56 | Wattrelos | France | 13.4 |
| 57 | Roubaix | France | 13.2 |
| 58 | Nanterre | France | 12.2 |
| 59 | Vitry-sur-Seine | France | 11.7 |
| 60 | Créteil | France | 11.5 |
| 61 | Colombes | France | 7.81 |
| 62 | Boulogne-Billancourt | France | 6.17 |
About the top 10
#1 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni ranks #1 on this list with 4,830 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 54,429 people (2023)
- Area
- 4,830 km²
- Density
- 11 people per km²
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Coordinates
- 5.50° N, 54.03° W
#2 Bordeaux Métropole
Bordeaux Métropole ranks #2 on this list with 579 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 796,273 people (2019)
- Area
- 579 km²
- Density
- 1,375 people per km²
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Founded
- 1966
- Coordinates
- 44.84° N, 0.58° W
#3 Metropolis of Lyon
Metropolis of Lyon ranks #3 on this list with 533.7 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,436,354 people (2023)
- Area
- 533.7 km²
- Density
- 2,691 people per km²
- Founded
- 2015
- Coordinates
- 45.76° N, 4.85° E
Also ranks #42 in latitude · #232 in population density · #299 in founded.
#4 Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul ranks #4 on this list with 241.3 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 108,088 people (2023)
- Area
- 241.3 km²
- Density
- 448 people per km²
- Coordinates
- 21.01° S, 55.27° E
#5 Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence ranks #5 on this list with 186.1 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 149,695 people (2023)
- Area
- 186.1 km²
- Density
- 804 people per km²
- Elevation
- 73 m
- Coordinates
- 43.53° N, 5.45° E
#6 Le Tampon
Le Tampon ranks #6 on this list with 165.4 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 82,579 people (2023)
- Area
- 165.4 km²
- Density
- 499 people per km²
- Coordinates
- 21.28° S, 55.52° E
#7 Nîmes
Nîmes ranks #7 on this list with 161.9 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 151,839 people (2023)
- Area
- 161.9 km²
- Density
- 938 people per km²
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Coordinates
- 43.84° N, 4.36° E
#8 Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis ranks #8 on this list with 142.8 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 155,634 people (2023)
- Area
- 142.8 km²
- Density
- 1,090 people per km²
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Founded
- 1669
- Coordinates
- 20.88° S, 55.45° E
#9 Toulouse
Toulouse ranks #9 on this list with 118.3 km².
- 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
#10 Paris
Paris ranks #10 on this list with 105.4 km².
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,103,778 people (2023)
- Area
- 105.4 km²
- Density
- 19,960 people per km²
- Elevation
- 48 m
- Founded
- 300 BCE
- Coordinates
- 48.86° N, 2.35° E
Also ranks #18 in founded · #29 in latitude · #30 in population density.
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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