List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants

Map of metropolitan France

As of January 2023, there were 482 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 287 communes with population over 30,000, 133 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000.[1] All figures reflect the municipal population (French: population municipale), meaning people who have their usual residence in the commune,[2] excluding population counted apart.[3] The population of the matching urban unit is usually several times that of its central commune. Populations as of 2006 and 2013 are also shown.[4][5] Communes in the overseas and sui generis collectivities are listed in a separate table below.

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Overseas and sui generis collectivities, and Mayotte

For the overseas and sui generis collectivities the legal populations sources are:

Nouméa
Mamoudzou
Saint-Martin
Commune Overseas and sui generis collectivities Pop. 2017–2023 Rank
Nouméa New Caledonia 94,285 1
Mamoudzou Mayotte 71,437 2
Dumbéa New Caledonia 35,873 3
Koungou Mayotte 32,156 4
Saint-Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin 31,160 5
Faʻaʻā French Polynesia 29,826 6
Punaʻauia French Polynesia 28,781 7
Le Mont-Dore New Caledonia 27,620 8
Papeete French Polynesia 26,654 9
Païta New Caledonia 24,563 10

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