<Table> <Tr> <Th> Commune </Th> <Th> Department </Th> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Pop. 2012 census </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paris </Td> <Td> Paris </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 2,240,621 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marseille </Td> <Td> Bouches - du - Rhône </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 852,516 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyon </Td> <Td> Rhône </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 496,343 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toulouse </Td> <Td> Haute - Garonne </Td> <Td> Midi - Pyrénées </Td> <Td> 453,317 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nice </Td> <Td> Alpes - Maritimes </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 343,619 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nantes </Td> <Td> Loire - Atlantique </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 291,287 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Strasbourg </Td> <Td> Bas - Rhin </Td> <Td> Alsace </Td> <Td> 274,394 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montpellier </Td> <Td> Hérault </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 268,456 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bordeaux </Td> <Td> Gironde </Td> <Td> Aquitaine </Td> <Td> 241,287 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lille </Td> <Td> Nord </Td> <Td> Nord - Pas - de-Calais </Td> <Td> 228,652 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rennes </Td> <Td> Ille - et - Vilaine </Td> <Td> Brittany </Td> <Td> 209,652 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reims </Td> <Td> Marne </Td> <Td> Champagne - Ardenne </Td> <Td> 181,893 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Havre </Td> <Td> Seine - Maritime </Td> <Td> Upper Normandy </Td> <Td> 173,142 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Étienne </Td> <Td> Loire </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 171,483 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toulon </Td> <Td> Var </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 164,899 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenoble </Td> <Td> Isère </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 158,346 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dijon </Td> <Td> Côte - d'Or </Td> <Td> Burgundy </Td> <Td> 152,071 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angers </Td> <Td> Maine - et - Loire </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 149,017 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nîmes </Td> <Td> Gard </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 146,709 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Villeurbanne </Td> <Td> Rhône </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 146,282 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Denis , La Réunion </Td> <Td> La Réunion </Td> <Td> La Réunion </Td> <Td> 145,238 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Mans </Td> <Td> Sarthe </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 143,599 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clermont - Ferrand </Td> <Td> Puy - de-Dôme </Td> <Td> Auvergne </Td> <Td> 141,569 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aix - en - Provence </Td> <Td> Bouches - du - Rhône </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 141,569 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brest </Td> <Td> Finistère </Td> <Td> Brittany </Td> <Td> 139,676 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Limoges </Td> <Td> Haute - Vienne </Td> <Td> Limousin </Td> <Td> 136,221 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tours </Td> <Td> Indre - et - Loire </Td> <Td> Centre - Val de Loire </Td> <Td> 134,978 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amiens </Td> <Td> Somme </Td> <Td> Picardy </Td> <Td> 132,727 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perpignan </Td> <Td> Pyrénées - Orientales </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 120,489 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Metz </Td> <Td> Moselle </Td> <Td> Lorraine </Td> <Td> 119,551 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boulogne - Billancourt </Td> <Td> Hauts - de-Seine </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 117,126 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Besançon </Td> <Td> Doubs </Td> <Td> Franche - Comté </Td> <Td> 116,353 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orléans </Td> <Td> Loiret </Td> <Td> Centre </Td> <Td> 114,286 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rouen </Td> <Td> Seine - Maritime </Td> <Td> Upper Normandy </Td> <Td> 111,557 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mulhouse </Td> <Td> Haut - Rhin </Td> <Td> Alsace </Td> <Td> 110,755 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caen </Td> <Td> Calvados </Td> <Td> Lower Normandy </Td> <Td> 108,365 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> Seine - Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 108,274 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy </Td> <Td> Meurthe - et - Moselle </Td> <Td> Lorraine </Td> <Td> 105,067 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Commune </Th> <Th> Department </Th> <Th> Region </Th> <Th> Pop. 2012 census </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paris </Td> <Td> Paris </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 2,240,621 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marseille </Td> <Td> Bouches - du - Rhône </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 852,516 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyon </Td> <Td> Rhône </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 496,343 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toulouse </Td> <Td> Haute - Garonne </Td> <Td> Midi - Pyrénées </Td> <Td> 453,317 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nice </Td> <Td> Alpes - Maritimes </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 343,619 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nantes </Td> <Td> Loire - Atlantique </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 291,287 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Strasbourg </Td> <Td> Bas - Rhin </Td> <Td> Alsace </Td> <Td> 274,394 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montpellier </Td> <Td> Hérault </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 268,456 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bordeaux </Td> <Td> Gironde </Td> <Td> Aquitaine </Td> <Td> 241,287 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lille </Td> <Td> Nord </Td> <Td> Nord - Pas - de-Calais </Td> <Td> 228,652 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rennes </Td> <Td> Ille - et - Vilaine </Td> <Td> Brittany </Td> <Td> 209,652 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reims </Td> <Td> Marne </Td> <Td> Champagne - Ardenne </Td> <Td> 181,893 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Havre </Td> <Td> Seine - Maritime </Td> <Td> Upper Normandy </Td> <Td> 173,142 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Étienne </Td> <Td> Loire </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 171,483 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toulon </Td> <Td> Var </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 164,899 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenoble </Td> <Td> Isère </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 158,346 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dijon </Td> <Td> Côte - d'Or </Td> <Td> Burgundy </Td> <Td> 152,071 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angers </Td> <Td> Maine - et - Loire </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 149,017 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nîmes </Td> <Td> Gard </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 146,709 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Villeurbanne </Td> <Td> Rhône </Td> <Td> Rhône - Alpes </Td> <Td> 146,282 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Denis , La Réunion </Td> <Td> La Réunion </Td> <Td> La Réunion </Td> <Td> 145,238 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Mans </Td> <Td> Sarthe </Td> <Td> Pays de la Loire </Td> <Td> 143,599 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clermont - Ferrand </Td> <Td> Puy - de-Dôme </Td> <Td> Auvergne </Td> <Td> 141,569 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aix - en - Provence </Td> <Td> Bouches - du - Rhône </Td> <Td> Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur </Td> <Td> 141,569 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brest </Td> <Td> Finistère </Td> <Td> Brittany </Td> <Td> 139,676 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Limoges </Td> <Td> Haute - Vienne </Td> <Td> Limousin </Td> <Td> 136,221 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tours </Td> <Td> Indre - et - Loire </Td> <Td> Centre - Val de Loire </Td> <Td> 134,978 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amiens </Td> <Td> Somme </Td> <Td> Picardy </Td> <Td> 132,727 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perpignan </Td> <Td> Pyrénées - Orientales </Td> <Td> Languedoc - Roussillon </Td> <Td> 120,489 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Metz </Td> <Td> Moselle </Td> <Td> Lorraine </Td> <Td> 119,551 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boulogne - Billancourt </Td> <Td> Hauts - de-Seine </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 117,126 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Besançon </Td> <Td> Doubs </Td> <Td> Franche - Comté </Td> <Td> 116,353 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Orléans </Td> <Td> Loiret </Td> <Td> Centre </Td> <Td> 114,286 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rouen </Td> <Td> Seine - Maritime </Td> <Td> Upper Normandy </Td> <Td> 111,557 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mulhouse </Td> <Td> Haut - Rhin </Td> <Td> Alsace </Td> <Td> 110,755 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caen </Td> <Td> Calvados </Td> <Td> Lower Normandy </Td> <Td> 108,365 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> Seine - Saint - Denis </Td> <Td> Île - de-France </Td> <Td> 108,274 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy </Td> <Td> Meurthe - et - Moselle </Td> <Td> Lorraine </Td> <Td> 105,067 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> </Tr>
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