List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants
This article is a list of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants.
Over 30,000 inhabitants
Below is a list of communes in France with a legal population over 30,000 as of January 2017. All figures reflect population sans doubles comptes.| Commune | Department | Region | Population, 2013 | Population, 2017 | Rank |
| Paris | Paris | 2,420,069 | 2,187,526 | 1 | |
| Marseille | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 855,393 | 863,310 | 2 |
| Lyon | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 500,715 | 516,092 | 3 |
| Toulouse | Haute-Garonne | Occitanie | 458,298 | 479,553 | 4 |
| Nice | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 342,295 | 340,017 | 5 |
| Nantes | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 292,718 | 309,346 | 6 |
| Montpellier | Hérault | Occitanie | 272,084 | 285,121 | 7 |
| Strasbourg | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | 275,718 | 280,966 | 8 |
| Bordeaux | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 243,626 | 254,436 | 9 |
| Lille | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 231,491 | 232,787 | 10 |
| Rennes | Ille-et-Vilaine | Brittany | 211,373 | 216,815 | 11 |
| Reims | Marne | Grand Est | 182,592 | 182,460 | 12 |
| Saint-Étienne | Loire | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 172,023 | 172,565 | 13 |
| Toulon | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 163,760 | 171,953 | 14 |
| Le Havre | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 172,074 | 170,147 | 15 |
| Grenoble | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 160,215 | 158,454 | 16 |
| Dijon | Côte-d'Or | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 153,003 | 156,920 | 17 |
| Angers | Maine-et-Loire | Pays de la Loire | 150,125 | 152,960 | 18 |
| Nîmes | Gard | Occitanie | 150,564 | 150,610 | 19 |
| Saint-Denis | 142,442 | 147,931 | 20 | ||
| Villeurbanne | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 147,192 | 147,712 | 21 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Puy-de-Dôme | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 141,463 | 143,886 | 22 |
| Le Mans | Sarthe | Pays de la Loire | 144,244 | 142,946 | 23 |
| Aix-en-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 141,545 | 142,482 | 24 |
| Brest | Finistère | Brittany | 139,386 | 140,064 | 25 |
| Tours | Indre-et-Loire | Centre-Val de Loire | 134,803 | 135,787 | 26 |
| Amiens | Somme | Hauts-de-France | 132,699 | 134,057 | 27 |
| Limoges | Haute-Vienne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 135,098 | 132,175 | 28 |
| Annecy | Haute-Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 52,029 | 126,924 | 29 |
| Perpignan | Pyrénées-Orientales | Occitanie | 120,959 | 120,158 | 30 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | 116,794 | 120,071 | 31 | |
| Orléans | Loiret | Centre-Val de Loire | 114,375 | 116,685 | 32 |
| Metz | Moselle | Grand Est | 118,634 | 116,429 | 33 |
| Besançon | Doubs | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 116,952 | 115,934 | 34 |
| Saint-Denis | Seine-Saint-Denis | 109,343 | 111,135 | 35 | |
| Argenteuil | Val-d'Oise | 106,817 | 110,210 | 36 | |
| Rouen | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 110,755 | 110,145 | 37 |
| Montreuil | Seine-Saint-Denis | 104,139 | 109,897 | 38 | |
| Mulhouse | Haut-Rhin | Grand Est | 112,063 | 109,443 | 39 |
| Caen | Calvados | Normandy | 107,229 | 105,354 | 40 |
| Saint-Paul | 104,332 | 104,519 | 41 | ||
| Nancy | Meurthe-et-Moselle | Grand Est | 104,072 | 104,286 | 42 |
| Tourcoing | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 93,974 | 97,368 | 43 |
| Roubaix | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 95,866 | 96,990 | 44 |
| Nanterre | Hauts-de-Seine | 92,227 | 95,105 | 45 | |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | Val-de-Marne | 90,075 | 93,557 | 46 | |
| Avignon | Vaucluse | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 90,305 | 91,921 | 47 |
| Créteil | Val-de-Marne | 89,989 | 90,605 | 48 | |
| Poitiers | Vienne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 87,427 | 88,291 | 49 |
| Dunkirk | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 89,882 | 87,353 | 50 |
| Aubervilliers | Seine-Saint-Denis | 77,452 | 86,375 | 51 | |
| Versailles | Yvelines | 85,272 | 85,862 | 52 | |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | Seine-Saint-Denis | 82,634 | 85,740 | 53 | |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | Hauts-de-Seine | 86,020 | 85,191 | 54 | |
| Colombes | Hauts-de-Seine | 84,577 | 85,177 | 55 | |
| Saint-Pierre | 81,415 | 84,212 | 56 | ||
| Courbevoie | Hauts-de-Seine | 85,523 | 81,719 | 57 | |
| Fort-de-France | Martinique | Martinique | 84,174 | 80,041 | 58 |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | Manche | Normandy | 37,055 | 79,200 | 59 |
| Le Tampon | 76,090 | 78,629 | 60 | ||
| Rueil-Malmaison | Hauts-de-Seine | 79,762 | 78,152 | 61 | |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | 75,961 | 77,630 | 62 | |
| Béziers | Hérault | Occitanie | 74,811 | 77,177 | 63 |
| Pau | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 77,575 | 77,130 | 64 |
| La Rochelle | Charente-Maritime | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 74,344 | 75,735 | 65 |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | Val-de-Marne | 74,133 | 74,859 | 66 | |
| Calais | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 72,520 | 73,911 | 67 |
| Cannes | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 73,325 | 73,868 | 68 |
| Antibes | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 75,456 | 72,999 | 69 |
| Mamoudzou | Mayotte | Mayotte | 58,197 | 71,437 | 70 |
| Drancy | Seine-Saint-Denis | 68,241 | 71,318 | 71 | |
| Ajaccio | Corse-du-Sud | Corsica | 67,507 | 70,659 | 72 |
| Mérignac | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 68,386 | 70,105 | 73 |
| Saint-Nazaire | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 68,513 | 69,993 | 74 |
| Colmar | Haut-Rhin | Grand Est | 67,956 | 69,105 | 75 |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | Hauts-de-Seine | 65,662 | 68,451 | 76 | |
| Noisy-le-Grand | Seine-Saint-Denis | 62,834 | 68,183 | 77 | |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | Essonne | 53,237 | 67,967 | 78 | |
| Vénissieux | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 61,636 | 65,894 | 79 |
| Cergy | Val-d'Oise | 61,708 | 65,177 | 80 | |
| Bourges | Cher | Centre-Val de Loire | 67,189 | 64,551 | 81 |
| Levallois-Perret | Hauts-de-Seine | 65,264 | 64,379 | 82 | |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 64,523 | 63,936 | 83 |
| Pessac | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 60,763 | 63,808 | 84 |
| Valence | Drôme | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 61,767 | 63,714 | 85 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 62,616 | 63,408 | 86 |
| Quimper | Finistère | Brittany | 63,532 | 62,985 | 87 |
| Antony | Hauts-de-Seine | 61,727 | 62,570 | 88 | |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | Val-de-Marne | 58,933 | 62,052 | 89 | |
| Troyes | Aube | Grand Est | 59,671 | 61,652 | 90 |
| Cayenne | Guyane | French Guiana | 54,709 | 61,268 | 91 |
| Clichy | Hauts-de-Seine | 59,255 | 61,070 | 92 | |
| Montauban | Tarn-et-Garonne | Occitanie | 57,921 | 60,810 | 93 |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | Hauts-de-Seine | 62,346 | 60,361 | 94 | |
| Chambéry | Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 58,653 | 58,919 | 95 |
| Niort | Deux-Sèvres | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 57,393 | 58,707 | 96 |
| Sarcelles | Val-d'Oise | 57,533 | 58,587 | 97 | |
| Pantin | Seine-Saint-Denis | 53,471 | 57,482 | 98 | |
| Lorient | Morbihan | Brittany | 57,961 | 57,149 | 99 |
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | Seine-Saint-Denis | 52,797 | 56,783 | 100 | |
| Saint-André | 56,156 | 56,268 | 101 | ||
| Beauvais | Oise | Hauts-de-France | 55,252 | 56,254 | 102 |
| Maisons-Alfort | Val-de-Marne | 54,470 | 55,655 | 103 | |
| Hyères | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 55,713 | 55,588 | 104 |
| Épinay-sur-Seine | Seine-Saint-Denis | 54,857 | 55,084 | 105 | |
| Meaux | Seine-et-Marne | 53,766 | 54,991 | 106 | |
| Chelles | Seine-et-Marne | 53,569 | 54,917 | 107 | |
| Villejuif | Val-de-Marne | 57,184 | 54,753 | 108 | |
| Narbonne | Aude | Occitanie | 52,082 | 54,700 | 109 |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | Vendée | Pays de la Loire | 52,732 | 54,372 | 110 |
| Cholet | Maine-et-Loire | Pays de la Loire | 53,890 | 53,917 | 111 |
| Saint-Quentin | Aisne | Hauts-de-France | 55,698 | 53,816 | 112 |
| Bobigny | Seine-Saint-Denis | 49,802 | 53,640 | 113 | |
| Les Abymes | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 57,960 | 53,491 | 114 |
| Saint-Louis | 52,656 | 53,365 | 115 | ||
| Bondy | Seine-Saint-Denis | 52,865 | 53,353 | 116 | |
| Vannes | Morbihan | Brittany | 53,032 | 53,352 | 117 |
| Clamart | Hauts-de-Seine | 52,203 | 52,971 | 118 | |
| Fontenay-sous-Bois | Val-de-Marne | 53,124 | 52,939 | 119 | |
| Fréjus | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 53,039 | 52,672 | 120 |
| Arles | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 52,566 | 52,548 | 121 |
| Sartrouville | Yvelines | 51,599 | 51,967 | 122 | |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | Essonne | 47,632 | 51,292 | 123 | |
| Bayonne | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 47,492 | 51,228 | 124 |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | Seine-Saint-Denis | 47,534 | 51,108 | 125 | |
| Sevran | Seine-Saint-Denis | 49,465 | 51,016 | 126 | |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 46,940 | 50,928 | 127 |
| Massy | Essonne | 45,902 | 50,833 | 128 | |
| Grasse | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 50,916 | 50,396 | 129 |
| Montrouge | Hauts-de-Seine | 49,656 | 50,260 | 130 | |
| Vincennes | Val-de-Marne | 49,695 | 49,891 | 131 | |
| Laval | Mayenne | Pays de la Loire | 50,479 | 49,728 | 132 |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 44,087 | 49,658 | 133 |
| Albi | Tarn | Occitanie | 49,432 | 48,970 | 134 |
| Suresnes | Hauts-de-Seine | 48,066 | 48,264 | 135 | |
| Martigues | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 47,904 | 48,188 | 136 |
| Évreux | Eure | Normandy | 49,722 | 47,733 | 137 |
| Belfort | Territoire de Belfort | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 50,196 | 47,656 | 138 |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | Corrèze | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 46,794 | 46,916 | 139 |
| Gennevilliers | Hauts-de-Seine | 43,219 | 46,907 | 140 | |
| Charleville-Mézières | Ardennes | Grand Est | 48,991 | 46,428 | 141 |
| Saint-Herblain | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 43,784 | 46,268 | 142 |
| Aubagne | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 45,303 | 46,268 | 143 |
| Saint-Priest | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 42,950 | 46,207 | 144 |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | Seine-Saint-Denis | 43,802 | 46,207 | 145 | |
| Saint-Malo | Ille-et-Vilaine | Brittany | 44,919 | 46,097 | 146 |
| Blois | Loir-et-Cher | Centre-Val de Loire | 45,539 | 46,086 | 147 |
| Carcassonne | Aude | Occitanie | 46,724 | 46,031 | 148 |
| Bastia | Haute-Corse | Corsica | 42,254 | 45,715 | 149 |
| Salon-de-Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 44,263 | 45,528 | 150 |
| Meudon | Hauts-de-Seine | 45,043 | 45,352 | 151 | |
| Choisy-le-Roi | Val-de-Marne | 42,769 | 45,331 | 152 | |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 45,166 | 45,096 | 153 | |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | Marne | Grand Est | 44,899 | 44,753 | 154 |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Yvelines | 39,547 | 44,753 | 155 | |
| Puteaux | Hauts-de-Seine | 43,891 | 44,645 | 156 | |
| Livry-Gargan | Seine-Saint-Denis | 43,099 | 44,437 | 157 | |
| Saint-Brieuc | Côtes-d'Armor | Brittany | 45,331 | 44,372 | 158 |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | Yvelines | 45,052 | 44,299 | 159 | |
| Noisy-le-Sec | Seine-Saint-Denis | 41,125 | 44,136 | 160 | |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | Venée | Pays de la Loire | 14,223 | 44,017 | 161 |
| Alfortville | Val-de-Marne | 44,818 | 43,881 | 162 | |
| Châteauroux | Indre | Centre-Val de Loire | 45,209 | 43,741 | 163 |
| Valenciennes | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 42,851 | 43,336 | 164 |
| Sète | Hérault | Occitanie | 44,270 | 43,229 | 165 |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 42,581 | 43,187 | 166 |
| Istres | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 42,937 | 43,133 | 167 |
| La Courneuve | Seine-Saint-Denis | 40,678 | 43,054 | 168 | |
| Garges-lès-Gonesse | Val-d'Oise | 41,782 | 42,728 | 169 | |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | Guyane | French Guiana | 41,515 | 42,612 | 170 |
| Talence | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 41,517 | 42,606 | 171 |
| Angoulême | Charente | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 41,970 | 41,740 | 172 |
| Castres | Tarn | Occitanie | 41,636 | 41,636 | 173 |
| Bron | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38,746 | 41,543 | 174 |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | Ain | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 40,490 | 41,527 | 175 |
| Tarbes | Hautes-Pyrénées | Occitanie | 41,062 | 41,518 | 176 |
| Le Cannet | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 43,187 | 41,471 | 177 |
| Rezé | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 39,568 | 41,411 | 178 |
| Arras | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 40,830 | 41,019 | 179 |
| Wattrelos | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 41,522 | 40,958 | 180 |
| Bagneux | Hauts-de-Seine | 38,520 | 40,918 | 181 | |
| Gap | Hautes-Alpes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 40,255 | 40,895 | 182 |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 42,537 | 40,874 | 183 |
| Thionville | Moselle | Grand Est | 41,627 | 40,701 | 184 |
| Alès | Gard | Occitanie | 40,711 | 40,219 | 185 |
| Compiègne | Oise | Hauts-de-France | 40,430 | 40,199 | 186 |
| Melun | Seine-et-Marne | 40,066 | 40,032 | 187 | |
| Le Lamentin | Martinique | Martinique | 40,040 | 39,809 | 188 |
| Douai | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 41,189 | 39,700 | 189 |
| Gagny | Seine-Saint-Denis | 39,276 | 39,358 | 190 | |
| Draguignan | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39,174 | 39,340 | 191 |
| Montélimar | Drôme | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 36,643 | 39,097 | 192 |
| Colomiers | Haute-Garonne | Occitanie | 38,302 | 38,951 | 193 |
| Anglet | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 39,184 | 38,929 | 194 |
| Stains | Seine-Saint-Denis | 36,365 | 38,720 | 195 | |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 38,392 | 38,617 | 196 |
| Chartres | Eure-et-Loir | Centre-Val de Loire | 38,840 | 38,578 | 197 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 38,019 | 38,487 | 198 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | Indre-et-Loire | Centre-Val de Loire | 37,703 | 37,893 | 199 |
| Saint-Benoît | 36,131 | 37,759 | 200 | ||
| Pontault-Combault | Seine-et-Marne | 37,847 | 37,747 | 201 | |
| Saint-Joseph | 37,550 | 37,644 | 202 | ||
| Poissy | Yvelines | 37,461 | 37,388 | 203 | |
| Châtillon | Hauts-de-Seine | 35,964 | 37,355 | 204 | |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 36,531 | 36,857 | 205 |
| Échirolles | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35,684 | 36,840 | 206 |
| Villepinte | Seine-Saint-Denis | 35,329 | 36,830 | 207 | |
| Franconville | Val-d'Oise | 33,375 | 36,762 | 208 | |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | Essonne | 37,206 | 36,533 | 209 | |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | Essonne | 35,868 | 36,207 | 210 | |
| Tremblay-en-France | Seine-Saint-Denis | 34,614 | 36,180 | 211 | |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Yvelines | 35,213 | 35,846 | 212 | |
| Annemasse | Haute-Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 34,261 | 35,712 | 213 |
| Bagnolet | Seine-Saint-Denis | 35,984 | 35,674 | 214 | |
| Creil | Oise | Hauts-de-France | 34,262 | 35,657 | 215 |
| Montluçon | Allier | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 37,839 | 35,653 | 216 |
| Palaiseau | Essonne | 31,264 | 35,514 | 217 | |
| La Ciotat | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 34,655 | 35,174 | 218 |
| Saint-Raphaël | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 34,005 | 35,042 | 219 |
| Neuilly-sur-Marne | Seine-Saint-Denis | 34,756 | 34,993 | 220 | |
| Saint-Chamond | Loire | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35,308 | 34,967 | 221 |
| Thonon-les-Bains | Haute-Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 34,610 | 34,756 | 222 |
| Auxerre | Yonne | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34,869 | 34,634 | 223 |
| Haguenau | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | 34,419 | 34,504 | 224 |
| Roanne | Loire | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 35,507 | 34,366 | 225 |
| Athis-Mons | Essonne | 30,094 | 34,347 | 226 | |
| Le Port | 35,881 | 34,128 | 227 | ||
| Villenave-d'Ornon | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 30,633 | 34,090 | 228 |
| Le Perreux-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | 33,480 | 33,879 | 229 | |
| Sainte-Marie | 32,605 | 33,839 | 230 | ||
| Mâcon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 33,350 | 33,638 | 231 | |
| Agen | Lot-et-Garonne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 34,344 | 33,576 | 232 |
| Saint-Leu | 33,154 | 33,576 | 233 | ||
| Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | Val-de-Marne | 32,575 | 33,545 | 234 | |
| Meyzieu | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 31,438 | 33,477 | 235 |
| Vitrolles | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 34,493 | 33,310 | 236 |
| Châtenay-Malabry | Hauts-de-Seine | 32,623 | 33,286 | 237 | |
| Romans-sur-Isère | Drôme | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 33,632 | 33,160 | 238 |
| La Possession | 31,439 | 33,020 | 239 | ||
| Nevers | Nièvre | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 34,841 | 32,990 | 240 |
| Montigny-le-Bretonneux | Yvelines | 33,625 | 32,929 | 241 | |
| Marignane | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 33,986 | 32,920 | 242 |
| Nogent-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | 31,367 | 32,851 | 243 | |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 34,387 | 32,829 | 244 |
| Les Mureaux | Yvelines | 31,487 | 32,792 | 245 | |
| Trappes | Yvelines | 30,979 | 32,584 | 246 | |
| Cambrai | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 32,852 | 32,558 | 247 |
| Koungou | Mayotte | Mayotte | 26,715 | 32,156 | 248 |
| Houilles | Yvelines | 32,287 | 32,151 | 249 | |
| Matoury | Guyane | French Guiana | 30,244 | 31,956 | 250 |
| Schiltigheim | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | 31,450 | 31,894 | 251 |
| Châtellerault | Vienne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 31,262 | 31,840 | 252 |
| Épinal | Vosges | Grand Est | 32,188 | 31,740 | 253 |
| Vigneux-sur-Seine | Essonne | 31,126 | 31,574 | 254 | |
| Plaisir | Yvelines | 31,342 | 31,419 | 255 | |
| Lens | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 31,647 | 31,415 | 256 |
| L'Haÿ-les-Roses | Val-de-Marne | 31,201 | 31,204 | 257 | |
| Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | Yvelines | 28,640 | 31,164 | 258 | |
| Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 29,178 | 31,145 | 259 |
| Viry-Châtillon | Essonne | 31,132 | 31,093 | 260 | |
| Cachan | Val-de-Marne | 29,462 | 31,069 | 261 | |
| Dreux | Eure-et-Loir | Centre-Val de Loire | 31,373 | 31,044 | 262 |
| Baie-Mahault | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 30,015 | 30,929 | 263 |
| Liévin | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 31,517 | 30,785 | 264 |
| Pontoise | Val-d'Oise | 29,826 | 30,767 | 265 | |
| Malakoff | Hauts-de-Seine | 30,304 | 30,720 | 266 | |
| Goussainville | Val-d'Oise | 31,212 | 30,637 | 267 | |
| Charenton-le-Pont | Val-de-Marne | 30,408 | 30,374 | 268 | |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | Seine-Saint-Denis | 28,459 | 30,306 | 269 | |
| Chatou | Yvelines | 30,809 | 30,253 | 270 | |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | Lyon Metropolis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 30,645 | 30,012 | 271 |
| Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy | Meurthe-et-Moselle | Grand Est | 29,836 | 30,002 | 272 |
Between 30,000 and 20,000 inhabitants
Below is a list of communes in France with a legal population over 20,000 as of January 2013., and less than 30,000 inhabitants as of January 2017. All figures reflect INSEE's sans doubles comptes counting method.| Commune | Department | Region | Population, 2013 | Rank, 2013 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Landes | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 31,334 | 249 |
| Clichy-sous-Bois | Seine-Saint-Denis | 30,725 | 258 | |
| Maubeuge | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 30,567 | 261 |
| Dieppe | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 30,214 | 265 |
| Savigny-le-Temple | Seine-et-Marne | 30,068 | 267 | |
| Périgueux | Dordogne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 30,036 | 268 |
| Aix-les-Bains | Savoie | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 29,580 | 272 |
| Vienne | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 29,325 | 274 |
| Thiais | Val-de-Marne | 29,280 | 275 | |
| Orange | Vaucluse | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 29,193 | 276 |
| Villemomble | Seine-Saint-Denis | 29,165 | 278 | |
| Saint-Cloud | Hauts-de-Seine | 29,109 | 279 | |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Var | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 28,991 | 280 |
| Yerres | Essonne | 28,797 | 281 | |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 28,738 | 282 |
| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 28,704 | 283 |
| Draveil | Essonne | 28,687 | 284 | |
| Bois-Colombes | Hauts-de-Seine | 28,561 | 286 | |
| Le Plessis-Robinson | Hauts-de-Seine | 28,500 | 287 | |
| La Garenne-Colombes | Hauts-de-Seine | 28,498 | 288 | |
| Lambersart | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 28,491 | 289 |
| Soissons | Aisne | Hauts-de-France | 28,472 | 290 |
| Carpentras | Vaucluse | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 28,422 | 292 |
| Villiers-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | 28,190 | 293 | |
| Vanves | Hauts-de-Seine | 28,170 | 294 | |
| Menton | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 28,100 | 295 |
| Bergerac | Dordogne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 28,063 | 296 |
| Ermont | Val-d'Oise | 28,021 | 297 | |
| Bezons | Val-d'Oise | 27,855 | 298 | |
| Grigny | Essonne | 27,716 | 299 | |
| Guyancourt | Yvelines | 27,546 | 300 | |
| Saumur | Maine-et-Loire | Pays de la Loire | 27,413 | 301 |
| Herblay | Val-d'Oise | 27,378 | 302 | |
| Ris-Orangis | Essonne | 27,312 | 303 | |
| Villiers-le-Bel | Val-d'Oise | 27,312 | 304 | |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 27,163 | 305 |
| Vierzon | Cher | Centre-Val de Loire | 27,113 | 306 |
| Le Gosier | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 26,900 | 307 |
| Décines-Charpieu | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26,826 | 308 |
| Hénin-Beaumont | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 26,748 | 309 |
| Fresnes | Val-de-Marne | 26,645 | 310 | |
| Aurillac | Cantal | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26,572 | 311 |
| Sannois | Val-d'Oise | 26,557 | 312 | |
| Vallauris | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 26,465 | 313 |
| Illkirch-Graffenstaden | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | 26,455 | 314 |
| Alençon | Orne | Normandy | 26,350 | 315 |
| Élancourt | Yvelines | 26,290 | 316 | |
| Tournefeuille | Haute-Garonne | Occitanie | 26,206 | 317 |
| Bègles | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 26,104 | 318 |
| Gonesse | Val-d'Oise | 26,075 | 319 | |
| Oullins | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 26,072 | 320 |
| Brunoy | Essonne | 26,066 | 321 | |
| Taverny | Val-d'Oise | 25,998 | 322 | |
| Armentières | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 25,978 | 323 |
| Montfermeil | Seine-Saint-Denis | 25,945 | 324 | |
| Rambouillet | Yvelines | 25,926 | 325 | |
| Villeparisis | Seine-et-Marne | 25,889 | 326 | |
| Le Kremlin-Bicêtre | Val-de-Marne | 25,863 | 327 | |
| Sucy-en-Brie | Val-de-Marne | 25,849 | 328 | |
| Kourou | Guyane | French Guiana | 25,793 | 329 |
| Montbéliard | Doubs | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 25,697 | 330 |
| Romainville | Seine-Saint-Denis | 25,657 | 331 | |
| Cavaillon | Vaucluse | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 25,636 | 332 |
| Saint-Dizier | Haute-Marne | Grand Est | 25,626 | 333 |
| Brétigny-sur-Orge | Essonne | 25,624 | 334 | |
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 25,610 | 335 |
| Saintes | Charente-Maritime | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 25,601 | 336 |
| La Teste-de-Buch | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 25,587 | 337 |
| Villeneuve-la-Garenne | Hauts-de-Seine | 25,466 | 338 | |
| Béthune | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 25,463 | 339 |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | Seine-et-Marne | 25,419 | 340 | |
| Vichy | Allier | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 25,325 | 341 |
| La Garde | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 25,298 | 342 |
| Agde | Hérault | Occitanie | 25,253 | 343 |
| Laon | Aisne | Hauts-de-France | 25,219 | 344 |
| Sens | Yonne | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 25,018 | 345 |
| Lunel | Hérault | Occitanie | 25,006 | 346 |
| Miramas | Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 25,002 | 347 |
| Biarritz | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 24,993 | 348 |
| Le Grand-Quevilly | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 24,967 | 349 |
| Orvault | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 24,922 | 350 |
| Les Ulis | Essonne | 24,914 | 351 | |
| Champs-sur-Marne | Seine-et-Marne | 24,913 | 352 | |
| Rochefort | Charente-Maritime | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 24,761 | 353 |
| Muret | Haute-Garonne | Occitanie | 24,725 | 354 |
| Sainte-Anne | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 24,653 | 355 |
| Eaubonne | Val-d'Oise | 24,606 | 356 | |
| Étampes | Essonne | 24,502 | 357 | |
| Gradignan | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 24,439 | 358 |
| Vernon | Eure | Normandy | 24,064 | 359 |
| Petit-Bourg | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 24,039 | 360 |
| Libourne | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 23,947 | 361 |
| Abbeville | Somme | Hauts-de-France | 23,821 | 362 |
| Rodez | Aveyron | Occitanie | 23,741 | 363 |
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | Val-d'Oise | 23,702 | 364 | |
| Torcy | Seine-et-Marne | 23,669 | 365 | |
| Maisons-Laffitte | Yvelines | 23,565 | 366 | |
| Montgeron | Essonne | 23,565 | 367 | |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | Lot-et-Garonne | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 23,462 | 368 |
| Cormeilles-en-Parisis | Val-d'Oise | 23,419 | 369 | |
| Épernay | Marne | Grand Est | 23,413 | 370 |
| Sèvres | Hauts-de-Seine | 23,404 | 371 | |
| Dole | Jura | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 23,312 | 372 |
| Le Robert | Martinique | Martinique | 23,296 | 373 |
| Le Bouscat | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 23,207 | 374 |
| Blagnac | Haute-Garonne | Occitanie | 22,969 | 375 |
| Frontignan | Hérault | Occitanie | 22,942 | 376 |
| Cenon | Gironde | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 22,882 | 377 |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | Alpes-Maritimes | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 22,864 | 378 |
| Vertou | Loire-Atlantique | Pays de la Loire | 22,820 | 379 |
| Les Lilas | Seine-Saint-Denis | 22,819 | 380 | |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | Pas-de-Calais | Hauts-de-France | 22,802 | 381 |
| Les Pavillons-sous-Bois | Seine-Saint-Denis | 22,680 | 382 | |
| Chaumont | Haute-Marne | Grand Est | 22,560 | 383 |
| Roissy-en-Brie | Seine-et-Marne | 22,559 | 384 | |
| Le Moule | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 22,456 | 385 |
| Le Petit-Quevilly | Seine-Maritime | Normandy | 22,426 | 386 |
| Manosque | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 22,412 | 387 |
| Saint-Mandé | Val-de-Marne | 22,398 | 388 | |
| Fontenay-aux-Roses | Hauts-de-Seine | 22,378 | 389 | |
| Orly | Val-de-Marne | 22,377 | 390 | |
| Le Creusot | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 22,308 | 391 | |
| Oyonnax | Ain | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 22,258 | 392 |
| La Madeleine | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 22,243 | 393 |
| Sainte-Suzanne | 22,209 | 394 | ||
| Millau | Aveyron | Occitanie | 22,205 | 395 |
| Combs-la-Ville | Seine-et-Marne | 22,086 | 396 | |
| Fontaine | Isère | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 22,066 | 397 |
| Deuil-la-Barre | Val-d'Oise | 22,031 | 398 | |
| Coudekerque-Branche | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 22,015 | 399 |
| Auch | Gers | Occitanie | 21,962 | 400 |
| Lanester | Morbihan | Brittany | 21,874 | 401 |
| Beaune | Côte-d'Or | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 21,838 | 402 |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | Moselle | Grand Est | 21,831 | 403 |
| Hazebrouck | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 21,737 | 404 |
| Longjumeau | Essonne | 21,657 | 405 | |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 21,646 | 406 |
| Forbach | Moselle | Grand Est | 21,596 | 407 |
| Sarreguemines | Moselle | Grand Est | 21,572 | 408 |
| Mons-en-Barœul | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 21,513 | 409 |
| La Valette-du-Var | Var | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 21,463 | 410 |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | Calvados | Normandy | 21,393 | 411 |
| Morsang-sur-Orge | Essonne | 21,377 | 412 | |
| Grande-Synthe | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 21,364 | 413 |
| La Celle-Saint-Cloud | Yvelines | 21,264 | 414 | |
| Lisieux | Calvados | Normandy | 21,132 | 415 |
| Croix | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 21,114 | 416 |
| Dammarie-les-Lys | Seine-et-Marne | 21,094 | 417 | |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay | Yvelines | 20,997 | 418 | |
| Wasquehal | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 20,990 | 419 |
| Saint-Gratien | Val-d'Oise | 20,933 | 420 | |
| Halluin | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 20,915 | 421 |
| Neuilly-Plaisance | Seine-Saint-Denis | 20,840 | 422 | |
| Montmorency | Val-d'Oise | 20,796 | 423 | |
| Dax | Landes | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 20,776 | 424 |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | Seine-et-Marne | 20,718 | 425 | |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | Seine-et-Marne | 20,713 | 426 | |
| Saint-Genis-Laval | Rhône | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 20,696 | 427 |
| Fleury-les-Aubrais | Loiret | Centre-Val de Loire | 20,677 | 428 |
| Loos | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 20,650 | 429 |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | Essonne | 20,631 | 430 | |
| Denain | Nord | Hauts-de-France | 20,549 | 431 |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | Vosges | Grand Est | 20,471 | 432 |
| Sainte-Rose | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | 20,144 | 433 |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Orge | Essonne | 20,057 | 434 |
For the Overseas territories the legal populations sources are:
- Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 2010 census
- Saint-Barthélemy: 2013 census
- Saint-Martin: 2013 census
- French Polynesia: 2012 census
- Wallis and Futuna: 2008 census
- New Caledonia: 2014 census
| Commune | Territory | Pop. 2013 census | Rank |
| Nouméa | New Caledonia | 101,909 | 1 |
| Saint-Martin | Collectivity of Saint Martin | 35,594 | 2 |
| Dumbéa | New Caledonia | 32,290 | 3 |
| Faaa | French Polynesia | 30,094 | 4 |
| Punaauia | French Polynesia | 28,244 | 5 |
| Le Mont-Dore | New Caledonia | 27,939 | 6 |
| Papeete | French Polynesia | 26,244 | 7 |
| Lifou | New Caledonia | 22,835 | 8 |