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Map of metropolitan France. As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1]
Pages in category "Cities in France" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Administrative divisions of France; List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants; List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2006 census) List of communes in France (2008 version)
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions, singular région), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).
In metropolitan France the largest commune is the commune of Arles (50,513 inhabitants) near Marseille, the territory of which encompasses most of the Camargue (the delta of the Rhône): 8.7 times the area of the city of Paris (excluding the outlying parks of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes) at 759 square kilometres (293 sq mi).
Cities of France. Capital of France: Paris – also the largest city in France, with over 2,000,000 inhabitants; Strasbourg – official seat of the European Parliament; Lyon – silk capital of the world and the location of the headquarters of Interpol and Euronews; Marseille – France's largest commercial port
France, [X] officially the French Republic, [XI] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
This list has been compiled using the list of the largest cities and towns of France published by "About France" to ensure completeness. [2] The oldest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, La Rochelle completed in 1298, [3] [4] and the tallest town hall is Hôtel de Ville, Lille with a clock tower which rises to 341 feet (104 m). [5]