| nom | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | city | 2,243,833 |
| Marseille | city | 855,393 |
| Lyon | city | 500,715 |
| Toulouse | city | 441,802 |
| Nice | city | 343,304 |
| Nantes | city | 300,614 |
| Montpellier | city | 276,054 |
| Strasbourg | city | 271,782 |
| Bordeaux | city | 241,287 |
| Lille | city | 227,560 |
| Rennes | city | 215,366 |
| Reims | city | 181,893 |
| Le Havre | city | 175,497 |
| Saint-Étienne | city | 171,260 |
| Toulon | city | 164,532 |
| Grenoble | city | 155,637 |
| Dijon | city | 151,672 |
| Villeurbanne | city | 149,019 |
| Angers | city | 149,017 |
| Le Mans | city | 143,240 |
| Nîmes | city | 142,205 |
| Aix-en-Provence | city | 141,438 |
| Brest | city | 141,303 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | city | 139,860 |
| Limoges | city | 139,150 |
| Tours | city | 134,817 |
| Amiens | city | 133,327 |
| Annecy | city | 121,809 |
| Metz | city | 120,738 |
| Perpignan | city | 117,419 |
| Besançon | city | 116,914 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | city | 114,205 |
| Orléans | city | 114,167 |
| Rouen | city | 110,933 |
| Mulhouse | city | 109,588 |
| Saint-Denis | city | 106,785 |
| Caen | city | 106,538 |
| Nancy | city | 105,421 |
| Argenteuil | town | 104,282 |
| Montreuil | city | 104,139 |
| Roubaix | town | 94,713 |
| Tourcoing | town | 92,707 |
| Avignon | city | 92,209 |
| Dunkerque | city | 92,005 |
| Créteil | town | 89,985 |
| Nanterre | town | 89,185 |
| Courbevoie | town | 87,469 |
| Poitiers | city | 87,435 |
| Versailles | town | 86,110 |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | town | 85,413 |
| Colombes | town | 85,398 |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | town | 82,300 |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | town | 81,666 |
| Pau | city | 79,798 |
| Rueil-Malmaison | town | 79,426 |
| Béziers | town | 76,382 |
| Aubervilliers | town | 76,087 |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | town | 75,510 |
| La Rochelle | city | 75,170 |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | town | 74,816 |
| Antibes | town | 74,120 |
| Calais | city | 73,636 |
| Cannes | town | 73,234 |
| Saint-Nazaire | town | 71,308 |
| Colmar | town | 67,409 |
| Ajaccio | city | 66,809 |
| Drancy | town | 66,410 |
| Bourges | town | 66,381 |
| Mérignac | town | 66,142 |
| Vénissieux | town | 65,405 |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | town | 64,355 |
| Levallois-Perret | town | 64,253 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | town | 63,572 |
| Quimper | town | 63,550 |
| Valence | town | 63,405 |
| Noisy-le-Grand | town | 62,964 |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | town | 62,082 |
| Antony | town | 61,793 |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | town | 61,754 |
| Troyes | city | 60,280 |
| Clichy | town | 58,916 |
| Sarcelles | town | 58,614 |
| Pessac | town | 58,025 |
| Niort | town | 57,813 |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | town | 57,732 |
| Chambéry | town | 57,342 |
| Lorient | town | 57,204 |
| Cergy | town | 56,988 |
| Montauban | town | 56,271 |
| Saint-Quentin | town | 56,217 |
| Hyères | town | 55,713 |
| Villejuif | town | 55,490 |
| Épinay-sur-Seine | town | 54,518 |
| Beauvais | town | 54,189 |
| Cholet | town | 54,181 |
| Pantin | town | 54,136 |
| Bondy | town | 53,530 |
| Maisons-Alfort | town | 53,400 |
| Chelles | town | 52,779 |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | town | 52,773 |