Nîmes

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#637

Global Rank

3.5

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.8%


Share

France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
570K
GDP
$24B
GDP per capita
$41,341
Land area
2,944 km² (1,137 mi²)
Density
193/km² (501/mi²)

Primary city Nîmes

State / province Occitanie

Language French

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs France

Nîmes metro area

43.84, 4.36
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Handball • Int'l Handball

USAM Nîmes

Nîmes

Against expectation how Nîmes’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • French top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 14.8 match points across 1,366 club-matches since 1932, across 2 clubs.

How this is measured →

Languages of Nîmes

French first in Occitanie; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Occitanie
39%
Tier 3 country

Occitanie on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Nîmes–Alès–Camargue–Cévennes Airport

Nîmes • 5 - Small

Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry

Pont du Gard

Vers-Pont-du-Gard • Bridge - Stone arch

Luxury Hospitality

2 properties
2-Star Michelin2 entries

Michel Kayser - Restaurant Alexandre

Garons

Duende

Nîmes