This statistic shows the ten largest cities in France as of 2021. In 2021, around 2.13 million people lived in Paris, making it the largest city in France.

Paris was in 2020 the most populated city in France with over two million inhabitants. Marseille was the second most important city in terms of inhabitants and Lyon, the third. With 236,234 inhabitants, Lille was the tenth most populated city in France.

Population in largest city in France was reported at 11208440 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

This statistic shows the number of maternity hospitals in the ten largest cities in France in 2019. That year, there were 16 maternity hospitals in Paris, compared to 5 in Marseille, the second largest city in France. The other top ten big cities in France have generally 2-3 maternity hospitals.

This statistic shows the number of emergency services in the ten largest cities in France in 2015. That year, there were 16 emergency services in Paris, compared to respectively seven in Lille and Marseilles.

As of mid-2023, Paris recorded a public electric vehicle charging infrastructure index score of 63 percent, indicative of how high the city's ratio of public chargers per 1,000 inhabitants was. The capital was the only French city to record an index score above 50 percent. Strasbourg, which was second in the ranking, had a score of 44 percent.

This statistic shows the number of pharmacies in the ten largest cities in France in 2018. That year, there were 1,161 pharmacies in Paris.

List of major cities in the world, the data is extracted from geonames, a very exhaustive list of worldwide toponyms. This datasete only list cities above 15,000 inhabitants. Each city is associated with its country and subcountry to reduce the number of ambiguities. Subcountry can be the name of a state (eg in United Kingdom or the United States of America) or the major administrative section (eg ‘‘region’’ in France’’). See admin1 field on geonames website for further info about subcountry.

By 1800, London had grown to be the largest city in Western Europe with just under one million inhabitants. Paris was now the second largest city, with over half a million people, and Naples was the third largest city with 450 thousand people. The only other cities with over two hundred thousand inhabitants at this time were Vienna, Amsterdam and Dublin. Another noticeable development is the inclusion of many more northern cities from a wider variety of countries. The dominance of cities from France and Mediterranean countries was no longer the case, and the dispersal of European populations in 1800 was much closer to how it is today, more than two centuries later.

The magazine “Terra eco” Terra Eco has made a ranking of the cities where it is good to pedal. The data was collected between January and March 2013 via the press services of the agglos and cities. Only figures from 2010 at the earliest were selected.

This statistic shows the variation of property prices in the ten largest cities in France between 2016 and 2019. In May 2019, real estate prices had increased by one percent in the city of Nantes and by 1.3 percent in Lyon.

All cities with a population > 1000 or seats of adm div (ca 80.000)Sources and ContributionsSources : GeoNames is aggregating over hundred different data sources. Ambassadors : GeoNames Ambassadors help in many countries. Wiki : A wiki allows to view the data and quickly fix error and add missing places. Donations and Sponsoring : Costs for running GeoNames are covered by donations and sponsoring.Enrichment:add country name

This layer presents a nighttime view of the Earth that provides an informational and educational view of our planet at night. The map has been updated with more recent Black Marble imagery at 500m resolution from NASA. For more information on the imagery, please visit the NASA website, and view a list of available imagery products.The layer is suitable for display to a largest scale of ~1:2m though this layer over-samples it down to ~1:1m for added context purposes. The layer does not display at all below that scale.The web map also includes a Boundaries and Places layer that can be turned on to see country boundaries and major cities.

Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: France data was reported at 91.600 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.800 % for 2014. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: France data is updated yearly, averaging 85.900 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.100 % in 2013 and a record low of 29.000 % in 2003. Malaysia Tourist Arrival: Sightseeing In Cities: France data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tourism Malaysia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.Q009: Tourist Arrivals By Major Activities Engaged.

This statistic shows the number of dialysis centers in the ten largest cities of France in 2019. That year, there were 11 dialysis centers in Marseille, less than half the number of centers in Paris.

L_AIRE_ATT_VILLE_2020_ZSUP_FLA_000 Attractions of cities in 2020 in Corrèze and neighbouring departments. Objects located on the outskirts of neighbouring departments may not be complete if they overflow on the neighbouring deparetment. Sources: INSEE + GeoFLA IGN https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/4803954 The catchment area of a city is a group of municipalities, of a single enclave and enclave, which defines the extent of the influence of a cluster of population and employment on the surrounding municipalities, this influence being measured by the intensity of commuting to work. Urban area zoning follows the zoning into urban areas in 2010. An area consists of a pole and a crown. Poles are determined mainly on the basis of density and total population criteria, using a methodology consistent with that of the municipal density grid. A threshold of jobs is added in order to prevent essentially residential municipalities with few jobs from being considered poles. Within the pole, the most populous commune is called the center commune. If a pole sends at least 15 % of its assets to work in another pole of the same level, the two poles are associated and together form the heart of a catchment area. Municipalities that send at least 15 % of their assets work in the pole are the crown of the area. The definition of the largest catchment areas of cities is consistent with the definition of “cities” and “functional urban areas” used by Eurostat and the OECD to analyse the functioning of cities. Zoning into catchment areas thus facilitates international comparisons and makes it possible to visualise the influence in France of major foreign cities. For example, seven areas have a town located abroad (Bâle, Charleroi, Geneva, Lausanne, Luxembourg, Monaco and Saarbrücken). The areas are classified according to the total number of inhabitants of the area in 2017. The main thresholds selected are: Paris, 700,000 inhabitants, 200,000 inhabitants and 50,000 inhabitants. Areas whose pole is located abroad are classified in the category corresponding to their total population (French and foreign). Urban catchment areas, dated 2020, were constructed with reference to commuting known in the 2016 Census. Downloadable files provide the characteristics of the city’s catchment areas (size slice, number of municipalities) and the municipal composition of the city’s catchment areas.

This statistic presents the ranking of the most visited French cities (excluding Paris) by French tourists in 2016, according to the number of nights spent in hotels. That year, around 3.5 million overnight stays were spent by French tourists in the city of Marseille, in pole position in this ranking. Lyon was not far behind with more than 3.4 million hotel nights spent there.

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This analysis of French municipal tax revenue from 1982 to 2022 reveals significant disparities between large and small municipalities. Larger cities like Paris and Lyon consistently generate higher and more stable revenues compared to smaller towns. Revenue growth patterns indicate that major cities benefit from robust economic structures, while smaller municipalities face more fluctuations. The correlation between population size and revenue highlights the advantages of larger populations in increasing tax income. The removal of the Taxe Professionnelle in 2009/2010 notably impacted larger cities, underscoring the need for alternative revenue strategies. These findings contribute to understanding fiscal dynamics and inform policies aimed at balancing municipal finance and supporting equitable growth.

The French capital city of Paris concentrated around 430 ophthalmologists in 2016, making it the city in France concentrating the highest number of these medical specialists. Furthermore, Marseille, in the south of France, had around 140 ophthalmologists during that year.

It is estimated that the largest cities in Western Europe in 1330 were Paris and Granada. At this time, Paris was the seat of power in northern France, while Granada had become the largest multicultural city in southern Spain, controlled by the Muslim, Nasrid Kingdom during Spain's Reconquista period. The next three largest cities were Venice, Genoa and Milan, all in northern Italy, renowned as important trading cities during the middle ages. In October 1347, the first wave of the Black Death had arrived in Sicily and then began spreading throughout Europe, decimating the population.