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 50 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 50 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 50 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).

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

Density, 1052 cities shown. The coloured surface is a local average over 34,963 communes, 100.0% of the country's population, weighted by the population of each one. Every commune with a published value counts, not only the towns in the table. 79 ranked overseas cities are not plotted: they fall outside this map's frame. Projection: longitude compressed by cos(46.3°N), so east-west and north-south distances stay comparable. Source: INSEE, populations légales · 2022.

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Top 50 of 1,131 cities
Rank	City	Density inhab./km²	Population	Region
1	92 Levallois-Perret	28,187	68,092	Île-de-France
2	94 Vincennes	25,319	48,193	Île-de-France
3	93 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais	24,196	16,993	Île-de-France
4	94 Saint-Mandé	23,283	21,071	Île-de-France
5	92 Montrouge	22,372	46,324	Île-de-France
6	92 Clichy	20,916	64,410	Île-de-France
7	75 Paris	19,967	2,103,778	Île-de-France
8	92 Courbevoie	19,926	82,902	Île-de-France
9	92 Asnières-sur-Seine	19,485	93,941	Île-de-France
10	92 Boulogne-Billancourt	19,346	119,019	Île-de-France
11	93 Les Lilas	18,986	23,843	Île-de-France
12	92 Vanves	18,406	28,622	Île-de-France
13	92 La Garenne-Colombes	16,953	30,197	Île-de-France
14	94 Gentilly	16,906	19,963	Île-de-France
15	93 Bagnolet	16,789	43,086	Île-de-France
16	92 Neuilly-sur-Seine	16,017	59,538	Île-de-France
17	92 Issy-les-Moulineaux	15,941	67,669	Île-de-France
18	94 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre	15,647	24,110	Île-de-France
19	94 Charenton-le-Pont	15,585	28,830	Île-de-France
20	93 Aubervilliers	15,323	88,365	Île-de-France
21	92 Bois-Colombes	15,017	28,909	Île-de-France
22	92 Malakoff	14,751	30,557	Île-de-France
23	92 Puteaux	13,794	44,002	Île-de-France
24	92 Suresnes	12,895	48,956	Île-de-France
25	93 Montreuil	12,567	111,934	Île-de-France
26	92 Châtillon	12,554	36,705	Île-de-France
27	93 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	12,461	53,615	Île-de-France
28	94 Alfortville	12,401	45,531	Île-de-France
29	93 Pantin	12,375	61,929	Île-de-France
30	92 Colombes	11,706	91,053	Île-de-France
31	94 Nogent-sur-Marne	11,597	32,455	Île-de-France
32	93 Épinay-sur-Seine	11,546	52,833	Île-de-France
33	94 Villejuif	11,399	60,183	Île-de-France
34	92 Bourg-la-Reine	11,311	21,019	Île-de-France
35	94 Cachan	11,159	31,103	Île-de-France
36	69 Villeurbanne	10,985	163,684	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
37	69 Lyon	10,821	519,127	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
38	93 Romainville	10,795	37,152	Île-de-France
39	92 Bagneux	10,653	44,572	Île-de-France
40	94 Ivry-sur-Seine	10,641	65,064	Île-de-France
41	94 Maisons-Alfort	10,621	56,799	Île-de-France
42	94 Saint-Maurice	10,019	14,506	Île-de-France
43	94 Fontenay-sous-Bois	9,669	53,757	Île-de-France
44	92 Fontenay-aux-Roses	9,512	24,070	Île-de-France
45	94 Arcueil	9,509	22,200	Île-de-France
46	93 Saint-Denis (93)	9,452	149,077	Île-de-France
47	93 Drancy	9,327	72,390	Île-de-France
48	93 Bondy	9,262	50,595	Île-de-France
49	93 Noisy-le-Sec	9,023	45,510	Île-de-France
50	94 Joinville-le-Pont	8,982	20,525	Île-de-France

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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 28, 2026.

15 questions about this ranking

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 50 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 50 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 50 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).
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.

The table below ranks the top 50 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.