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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.
The following is a list of the twenty largest aires urbaines (metropolitan areas) in France, based on their population at the 2016 census. Population at the 2011 and 2006 census is indicated for comparison.
List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2006 census) List of communes in France (2008 version) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at ...
The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 2016 census, with the exception of Mayotte , whose statistics are as of 2017. Region boundaries are as of 2018.
France was the most populous country in Europe at this time, with a population of approximately 25 million inhabitants in the late 18th century (England in contrast had only 6 million inhabitants), which accounts for the large number of parishes. French kings often prided themselves on ruling over a "realm of 100,000 steeples".
An urban area can be defined by one or more of the following: administrative criteria or political boundaries (e.g., area within the jurisdiction of a municipality or town committee), a threshold population size (where the minimum for an urban settlement is typically in the region of 2,000 people, although this varies globally between 200 and ...
The figures include: population without double counting for 1999;; municipal population (legal population in 2008, with effect from 1 January 2011) [1] published in decree No. 2010-1723 of 30 December 2010 as amended by Decree No. 2011-343 of 28 March 2011 which corresponds to data compiled as at 1 January 2008.
The cities listed all have populations over 300,000. The list deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or larger urban zones (metropolitan areas), which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city (although they can also be smaller).