🏙️ The densest cities in France

The densest city in France is Levallois-Perret, at 28,187 inhab./km², ahead of Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²) and Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²).

What are the 10 densest cities in France?
In order: Levallois-Perret, Vincennes, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Saint-Mandé, Montrouge, Clichy, Paris, Courbevoie, Asnières-sur-Seine and Boulogne-Billancourt.
What is the top 5 of densest cities in France?
Levallois-Perret (28,187 inhab./km²), Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²), Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²), Saint-Mandé (23,283 inhab./km²) and Montrouge (22,372 inhab./km²).
Which city is 2nd in the ranking of densest cities in France?
Vincennes, at 25,319 inhab./km², just behind Levallois-Perret (28,187 inhab./km²).
Is Levallois-Perret really the most densely populated city in France?
Yes, at 28,187 inhab./km², ahead of Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²) and Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²).
In which département is Levallois-Perret?
Levallois-Perret is in département 92, in the Île-de-France region.
What is the difference between Levallois-Perret and Vincennes?
Levallois-Perret is at 28,187 inhab./km², Vincennes at 25,319 inhab./km². The table gives the same figure for all 100 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.
Which city is 10th in the ranking of densest cities in France?
Boulogne-Billancourt, at 19,346 inhab./km².
How many French cities does this ranking compare?
1,131, with the top 100 listed in full in the table below.
What are the densest cities in France in 2026?
This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Levallois-Perret leads with 28,187 inhab./km².
Is there a complete ranking of densest cities in France?
Yes, the table below: the top 100 of 1,131, each with its département and its region, and the exact method and scope stated underneath it.
How many inhabitants per km² does Levallois-Perret have?
28,187 inhab./km². Density is the commune's legal population divided by its official area, so a small commune packed with flats outranks a large one.
Is Paris the densest city in France?
No, and this is the ranking's biggest surprise: Paris is dense, but several of its inner suburbs are denser still, because they hold comparable populations on a fraction of the area.
Which département has the densest cities?
Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne, the three départements ringing Paris, take most of the top places: Levallois-Perret (28,187 inhab./km²), Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²), Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²), Saint-Mandé (23,283 inhab./km²) and Montrouge (22,372 inhab./km²).

The table below ranks the top 100 of the 1,131 cities in the dataset, each with its département, its region and the figure it is ranked on (density), so you can see not just the order but how far apart the places are. The numbers are official public data: INSEE legal populations and the IGN commune registry, with the exact method and the exact scope stated under the table rather than left to be guessed at.

The same data answers neighbouring questions too: see The largest communes in France by area and The French cities farthest from Paris, or all rankings for the full list. All of it comes from Le Bon Rang, a free daily game that gives you five French cities and one of these statistics and asks you for the order.

Top 100 of 1,131 cities
#CityRegionDensityPopulation
192Levallois-PerretÎle-de-France28,187 inhab./km²68,092
294VincennesÎle-de-France25,319 inhab./km²48,193
393Le Pré-Saint-GervaisÎle-de-France24,196 inhab./km²16,993
494Saint-MandéÎle-de-France23,283 inhab./km²21,071
592MontrougeÎle-de-France22,372 inhab./km²46,324
692ClichyÎle-de-France20,916 inhab./km²64,410
775ParisÎle-de-France19,967 inhab./km²2,103,778
892CourbevoieÎle-de-France19,926 inhab./km²82,902
992Asnières-sur-SeineÎle-de-France19,485 inhab./km²93,941
1092Boulogne-BillancourtÎle-de-France19,346 inhab./km²119,019
1193Les LilasÎle-de-France18,986 inhab./km²23,843
1292VanvesÎle-de-France18,406 inhab./km²28,622
1392La Garenne-ColombesÎle-de-France16,953 inhab./km²30,197
1494GentillyÎle-de-France16,906 inhab./km²19,963
1593BagnoletÎle-de-France16,789 inhab./km²43,086
1692Neuilly-sur-SeineÎle-de-France16,017 inhab./km²59,538
1792Issy-les-MoulineauxÎle-de-France15,941 inhab./km²67,669
1894Le Kremlin-BicêtreÎle-de-France15,647 inhab./km²24,110
1994Charenton-le-PontÎle-de-France15,585 inhab./km²28,830
2093AubervilliersÎle-de-France15,323 inhab./km²88,365
2192Bois-ColombesÎle-de-France15,017 inhab./km²28,909
2292MalakoffÎle-de-France14,751 inhab./km²30,557
2392PuteauxÎle-de-France13,794 inhab./km²44,002
2492SuresnesÎle-de-France12,895 inhab./km²48,956
2593MontreuilÎle-de-France12,567 inhab./km²111,934
2692ChâtillonÎle-de-France12,554 inhab./km²36,705
2793Saint-Ouen-sur-SeineÎle-de-France12,461 inhab./km²53,615
2894AlfortvilleÎle-de-France12,401 inhab./km²45,531
2993PantinÎle-de-France12,375 inhab./km²61,929
3092ColombesÎle-de-France11,706 inhab./km²91,053
3194Nogent-sur-MarneÎle-de-France11,597 inhab./km²32,455
3293Épinay-sur-SeineÎle-de-France11,546 inhab./km²52,833
3394VillejuifÎle-de-France11,399 inhab./km²60,183
3492Bourg-la-ReineÎle-de-France11,311 inhab./km²21,019
3594CachanÎle-de-France11,159 inhab./km²31,103
3669VilleurbanneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes10,985 inhab./km²163,684
3769LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes10,821 inhab./km²519,127
3893RomainvilleÎle-de-France10,795 inhab./km²37,152
3992BagneuxÎle-de-France10,653 inhab./km²44,572
4094Ivry-sur-SeineÎle-de-France10,641 inhab./km²65,064
4194Maisons-AlfortÎle-de-France10,621 inhab./km²56,799
4294Saint-MauriceÎle-de-France10,019 inhab./km²14,506
4394Fontenay-sous-BoisÎle-de-France9,669 inhab./km²53,757
4492Fontenay-aux-RosesÎle-de-France9,512 inhab./km²24,070
4594ArcueilÎle-de-France9,509 inhab./km²22,200
4693Saint-Denis (93)Île-de-France9,452 inhab./km²149,077
4793DrancyÎle-de-France9,327 inhab./km²72,390
4893BondyÎle-de-France9,262 inhab./km²50,595
4993Noisy-le-SecÎle-de-France9,023 inhab./km²45,510
5094Joinville-le-PontÎle-de-France8,982 inhab./km²20,525
5194Le Perreux-sur-MarneÎle-de-France8,904 inhab./km²35,260
5293Les Pavillons-sous-BoisÎle-de-France8,831 inhab./km²25,804
5395BezonsÎle-de-France8,704 inhab./km²36,434
5491Juvisy-sur-OrgeÎle-de-France8,599 inhab./km²19,292
5594Choisy-le-RoiÎle-de-France8,475 inhab./km²45,946
5638GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes8,470 inhab./km²156,140
5792Le Plessis-RobinsonÎle-de-France8,467 inhab./km²28,848
5893BobignyÎle-de-France8,399 inhab./km²56,927
5994FresnesÎle-de-France8,314 inhab./km²29,528
6094CréteilÎle-de-France8,179 inhab./km²93,397
6192Villeneuve-la-GarenneÎle-de-France8,131 inhab./km²26,021
6259La MadeleineHauts-de-France8,105 inhab./km²21,790
6394Vitry-sur-SeineÎle-de-France8,059 inhab./km²93,963
6494L'Haÿ-les-RosesÎle-de-France8,006 inhab./km²31,188
6592NanterreÎle-de-France7,999 inhab./km²97,783
6693Rosny-sous-BoisÎle-de-France7,981 inhab./km²47,180
6795Saint-GratienÎle-de-France7,837 inhab./km²21,336
6893Le Blanc-MesnilÎle-de-France7,722 inhab./km²62,376
6994Villiers-sur-MarneÎle-de-France7,682 inhab./km²33,162
7093Le BourgetÎle-de-France7,660 inhab./km²15,925
7193StainsÎle-de-France7,652 inhab./km²41,388
7295Garges-lès-GonesseÎle-de-France7,649 inhab./km²41,791
7378HouillesÎle-de-France7,593 inhab./km²33,983
7474AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes7,573 inhab./km²37,628
7559RoubaixHauts-de-France7,493 inhab./km²98,286
7693Clichy-sous-BoisÎle-de-France7,412 inhab./km²29,354
7793VillemombleÎle-de-France7,378 inhab./km²29,795
7859Mons-en-BarœulHauts-de-France7,318 inhab./km²21,105
7993SevranÎle-de-France7,240 inhab./km²52,535
8095ErmontÎle-de-France7,099 inhab./km²29,489
8195SarcellesÎle-de-France7,028 inhab./km²59,173
8254NancyGrand Est6,938 inhab./km²103,671
8394Champigny-sur-MarneÎle-de-France6,907 inhab./km²78,072
8459LilleHauts-de-France6,856 inhab./km²238,246
8594Saint-Maur-des-FossésÎle-de-France6,803 inhab./km²76,572
8692AntonyÎle-de-France6,721 inhab./km²64,263
8792ClamartÎle-de-France6,687 inhab./km²58,576
8893Le RaincyÎle-de-France6,616 inhab./km²14,735
8995Enghien-les-BainsÎle-de-France6,539 inhab./km²11,432
9059TourcoingHauts-de-France6,529 inhab./km²98,772
9192GarchesÎle-de-France6,521 inhab./km²17,743
9293Neuilly-PlaisanceÎle-de-France6,429 inhab./km²21,941
9393Livry-GarganÎle-de-France6,410 inhab./km²47,228
9493La CourneuveÎle-de-France6,275 inhab./km²47,167
9578SartrouvilleÎle-de-France6,229 inhab./km²52,763
9695Deuil-la-BarreÎle-de-France6,154 inhab./km²23,099
9795ArgenteuilÎle-de-France6,103 inhab./km²106,130
9893GagnyÎle-de-France6,075 inhab./km²42,313
9995FranconvilleÎle-de-France6,065 inhab./km²37,754
10078ChatouÎle-de-France6,038 inhab./km²30,598

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 11, 2026.

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FAQ

What is the densest city in France?

The densest city in France is Levallois-Perret, at 28,187 inhab./km², ahead of Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²) and Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²).

What are the top 10?

In order: Levallois-Perret (28,187 inhab./km²), Vincennes (25,319 inhab./km²), Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (24,196 inhab./km²), Saint-Mandé (23,283 inhab./km²), Montrouge (22,372 inhab./km²), Clichy (20,916 inhab./km²), Paris (19,967 inhab./km²), Courbevoie (19,926 inhab./km²), Asnières-sur-Seine (19,485 inhab./km²), Boulogne-Billancourt (19,346 inhab./km²).

Why is Paris not first?

Because density is inhabitants divided by area, and the top of this ranking belongs to small, entirely built-up communes just outside Paris. Paris itself includes the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes inside its boundaries, roughly a sixth of its surface, which pulls its figure below its densest neighbours.

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