| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 08 Mar 2025 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | France | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Pari | Paris | 11,276,701 | 11,346,802 | 17.0 | 1 | 33 | 70,101 | 0.62 |
| Lyon | Lyon | 1,774,395 | 1,787,226 | 2.68 | 2 | 329 | 12,831 | 0.72 |
| Mars | Marseille-Aix-en-Provence | 1,635,707 | 1,644,606 | 2.47 | 3 | 364 | 8,899 | 0.54 |
| Lill | Lille | 1,085,199 | 1,091,588 | 1.64 | 4 | 587 | 6,389 | 0.59 |
| Toul | Toulouse | 1,070,746 | 1,080,184 | 1.62 | 5 | 595 | 9,438 | 0.88 |
| Bord | Bordeaux | 1,009,594 | 1,018,069 | 1.53 | 6 | 636 | 8,475 | 0.84 |
| Nice | Nice-Cannes | 951,808 | 956,195 | 1.43 | 7 | 682 | 4,387 | 0.46 |
| Nant | Nantes | 705,609 | 711,464 | 1.07 | 8 | 918 | 5,855 | 0.83 |
| Toul | Toulon | 589,494 | 592,764 | 0.889 | 9 | 1114 | 3,270 | 0.55 |
| Gren | Grenoble | 540,252 | 543,623 | 0.816 | 10 | 1214 | 3,371 | 0.62 |
| Doua | Douai-Lens | 504,485 | 506,640 | 0.760 | 11 | 1298 | 2,155 | 0.43 |
| Stra | Strasbourg | 486,746 | 489,811 | 0.735 | 12 | 1332 | 3,065 | 0.63 |
| Mont | Montpellier | 482,724 | 486,923 | 0.731 | 13 | 1342 | 4,199 | 0.87 |
| Avig | Avignon | 480,655 | 483,655 | 0.726 | 14 | 1349 | 3,000 | 0.62 |
| Roue | Rouen | 476,330 | 478,713 | 0.718 | 15 | 1367 | 2,383 | 0.50 |
| Sain | Saint-Étienne | 379,682 | 381,552 | 0.572 | 16 | 1665 | 1,870 | 0.49 |
| Renn | Rennes | 368,442 | 371,499 | 0.557 | 17 | 1698 | 3,057 | 0.83 |
| Tour | Tours | 367,530 | 369,653 | 0.555 | 18 | 1704 | 2,123 | 0.58 |
| Béth | Béthune | 363,062 | 364,898 | 0.547 | 19 | 1722 | 1,836 | 0.51 |
| Vale | Valenciennes | 342,635 | 344,351 | 0.517 | 20 | 1791 | 1,716 | 0.50 |