France

EuropeCapital: Paris

2026 population

69.1M

Rank #21 globally

Area

552k km²

Metros tracked

113

76% of population in metros

Composite score

412.9

Rank #5 globally

Constituents and territories

11 entries listed under France. Click any to see its own metros.

Réunion Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte French Guiana Tahiti New Caledonia Saint Martin Wallis and Futuna Saint Barthélemy Saint Pierre and Miquelon

113 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#3	Paris★ Capital▲ Largest	12.9M	142.6	Global Capital
#118	Lyon	2.4M	23.7	Major Metro
#126	Marseille	2.1M	23.0	Major Metro
#154	Nice	1.1M	18.3	Regional Hub
#193	Toulouse	1.3M	13.9	Regional Hub
#210	Bordeaux	1.7M	13.1	Regional Hub
#216	Lille	1.3M	12.6	Regional Hub
#227	Strasbourg	1.2M	12.0	Regional Hub
#236	Nantes	1.1M	11.5	Regional Hub
#290	Montpellier	744K	8.6	Established City
#307	Rennes	1.1M	8.2	Established City
#387	Grenoble	751K	6.2	Established City
#434	Clermont-Ferrand	502K	5.3	Established City
#486	Annecy	295K	4.6	Emerging City
#508	Chambéry	290K	4.3	Emerging City
#519	Toulon	785K	4.2	Emerging City
#534	Lens	906K	4.1	Emerging City
#545	Nancy	428K	4.0	Emerging City
#585	Albertville	112K	3.6	Emerging City
#592	Nîmes	570K	3.5	Emerging City
#621	Le Mans	268K	3.3	Emerging City
#637	Bayonne	313K	3.2	Emerging City
#649	Colmar	211K	3.1	Emerging City
#678	Béziers	497K	2.9	Emerging City
#710	La Rochelle	231K	2.6	Emerging City
#724	Brest	384K	2.5	Emerging City
#752	Chalon-sur-Saône	155K	2.4	Emerging City
#757	Tours	616K	2.4	Emerging City
#774	Reims	297K	2.3	Emerging City
#776	Dijon	370K	2.3	Emerging City
#797	Caen	399K	2.2	Emerging City
#803	Frejus	191K	2.2	Emerging City
#819	Pau	314K	2.1	Emerging City
#821	Perpignan	298K	2.1	Emerging City
#839	Le Havre	385K	2.0	Emerging City
#858	Auxerre	162K	2.0	Emerging City
#905	Valence	322K	1.8	Emerging City
#920	Mont-de-Marsan	188K	1.7	Emerging City
#921	Avignon	569K	1.7	Emerging City
#929	Rouen	675K	1.7	Emerging City
#938	Chamonix	196K	1.7	Emerging City
#953	Angers	397K	1.6	Emerging City
#964	Poitiers	266K	1.6	Emerging City
#970	Blois	152K	1.6	Emerging City
#995	Bourg-en-Bresse	346K	1.5	Emerging City
#1003	Amiens	305K	1.5	Emerging City
#1011	Roanne	158K	1.5	Emerging City
#1021	Saint Étienne	614K	1.5	Emerging City
#1026	Carcassonne	164K	1.5	Emerging City
#1033	Ajaccio	123K	1.4	Emerging City
#1106	Rodez	113K	1.3	Emerging City
#1126	Limoges	297K	1.3	Emerging City
#1138	Saint-Nazaire	350K	1.3	Emerging City
#1152	Dax	240K	1.2	Emerging City
#1163	Boulogne-sur-Mer	158K	1.2	Emerging City
#1204	Metz	354K	1.1	Emerging City
#1209	Lorient	323K	1.1	Emerging City
#1242	Castres	199K	1.1	Emerging City
#1392	Orléans	455K	0.9	Local City
#1410	Dunkerque	372K	0.9	Local City
#1508	La Roche-sur-Yon	307K	0.8	Local City
#1547	Thonon-les-Bains	159K	0.7	Local City
#1553	Avranches	135K	0.7	Local City
#1631	Mulhouse	357K	0.6	Local City
#1663	Saint-Brieuc	276K	0.6	Local City
#1674	Besançon	254K	0.6	Local City
#1683	Beauvais	230K	0.6	Local City
#1797	Bastia	93K	0.5	Local City
#2055	Valenciennes	350K	0.4	Local City
#2104	Vannes	296K	0.3	Local City
#2164	Troyes	230K	0.3	Local City
#2167	Cholet	227K	0.3	Local City
#2240	Angoulème	182K	0.3	Local City
#2251	Périgueux	177K	0.3	Local City
#2255	Montbéliard	175K	0.3	Local City
#2385	Brive-la-Gaillarde	129K	0.3	Local City
#2396	Guingamp	126K	0.3	Local City
#2398	Saint-Quentin	126K	0.3	Local City
#2419	Agen	120K	0.3	Local City
#2430	Laval	115K	0.3	Local City
#2439	Nevers	113K	0.3	Local City
#2497	Le Puy-en-Velay	97K	0.3	Local City
#2512	Oyonnax	94K	0.3	Local City
#2550	Aurillac	83K	0.3	Local City
#2621	Chaumont	61K	0.3	Local City
#2701	Porto-Vecchio	43K	0.3	Local City
#2755	Calvi	31K	0.3	Local City
#2958	Châlons-en-Champagne	107K	0.2	Local City
#2962	Bergerac	103K	0.2	Local City
#3082	Geneva (FR)	305K	0.1	Local City
#3111	Thionville	275K	0.1	Local City
#3135	Les Sables-d'Olonne	259K	0.1	Local City
#3161	Forbach	236K	0.1	Local City
#3206	Sedan	209K	0.1	Local City
#3215	Cherbourg-Octeville	187K	0.1	Local City
#3226	Niort	200K	0.1	Local City
#3235	Rochefort	196K	0.1	Local City
#3252	Épinal	187K	0.1	Local City
#3286	Bourges	171K	0.1	Local City
#3332	Alès	155K	0.1	Local City
#3338	Calais	152K	0.1	Local City
#3438	Châteauroux	126K	0.0	Local City
#3460	Abbeville	122K	0.0	Local City
#3556	Châtellerault	107K	0.0	Local City
#3570	Montluçon	105K	0.0	Local City
#3645	Draguignan	93K	0.0	Local City
#3684	Charolles	85K	0.0	Local City
#3700	Albi	83K	0.0	Local City
#3713	Quimper	81K	0.0	Local City
#3796	Louhans	68K	0.0	Local City
#4037	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	40K	0.0	Local City
#4210	Raon-l'Étape	20K	0.0	Local City
#4226	Thouars	18K	0.0	Local City