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The 50 largest French cities
The fact that Paris is the only French city with a population of more than one million inhabitants underlines the continued political economic and cultural dominance of the French capital. While the development of fast transport links such as toll motorways and the TGV super-fast trains have brought cities such as Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse closer to the French capital, they have not led to a significant transfer of power from Paris to the regions. |
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Rank
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City | Population |
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1
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Paris | 2,152,000 |
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2
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Marseille | 808,000 |
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3
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Lyon | 422,000 |
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4
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Toulouse | 366,000 |
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5
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Nice | 346,000 |
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6
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Strasbourg | 256,000 |
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7
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Nantes | 252,000 |
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8
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Bordeaux | 213,000 |
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9
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Montpellier | 211,000 |
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10
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Rennes | 204,000 |
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11
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Saint-Etienne | 202,000 |
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12
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Le Havre | 197,000 |
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13
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Reims | 185,000 |
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14
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Lille | 178,000 |
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15
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Toulon | 170,000 |
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16
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Grenoble | 154,000 |
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17
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Brest | 153,000 |
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18
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Dijon | 152,000 |
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19
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Le Mans | 148,000 |
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20
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Angers | 146,000 |
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21
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Clermont-Ferrand | 140,000 |
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22
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Amiens | 136,000 |
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23
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Limoges | 136,000 |
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24
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Nîmes | 134,000 |
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25
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Tours | 133,000 |
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26
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Metz | 124,000 |
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27
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Besançon | 119,000 |
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28
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Caen | 116,000 |
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29
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Mulhouse | 110,000 |
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30
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Orléans | 108,000 |
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31
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Perpignan | 108,000 |
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32
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Rouen | 105,000 |
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33
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Nancy | 102,000 |
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34
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Roubaix | 98,000 |
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35
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Avignon | 89,000 |
|
36
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Pau | 84,000 |
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37
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Poitiers | 83,000 |
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38
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Calais | 76,000 |
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39
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La Rochelle | 74,000 |
|
40
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Dunkerque | 71,000 |
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41
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Saint-Nazaire | 66,000 |
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42
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Valence | 65,000 |
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43
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Lorient | 62,000 |
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44
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Troyes | 61,000 |
|
45
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Chambéry | 56,000 |
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46
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Annecy | 51,000 |
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47
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Angoulême | 46,000 |
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48
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Douai | 44,000 |
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49
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Bayonne | 42,000 |
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50
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Thionville | 41,000 |
