What is the largest city of Nord?

Lille, with 238,246 inhabitants, ahead of Tourcoing (98,772).

How many cities does Nord have?

54 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nord has far more communes than that.

Which city of Nord is the densest?

La Madeleine, at 8,105 inhab./km², against 2,033 inhab./km² for the cities of Nord taken together.

Which region is Nord in?

Hauts-de-France, which this dataset carries 103 cities of.

Which cities are in Nord?

Lille (238,246), Tourcoing (98,772), Roubaix (98,286), Dunkerque (86,263), Villeneuve-d'Ascq (62,868), Valenciennes (43,468), Wattrelos (40,847), Douai (40,250), Marcq-en-Barœul (40,184), Cambrai (31,134). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of Nord (59)

Nord carries 54 cities in this dataset, 1,487,300 inhabitants between them. The largest is Lille (238,246), the smallest Neuville-en-Ferrain (10,002).

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Cities54
Inhabitants1,487,300
DensestLa Madeleine8,105 inhab./km²
Largest areaBailleul43.5 km²

The 54 cities of Nord, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Lille	238,246	6,856	34.7
2	Tourcoing	98,772	6,529	15.1
3	Roubaix	98,286	7,493	13.1
4	Dunkerque	86,263	2,056	42
5	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	62,868	2,291	27.4
6	Valenciennes	43,468	3,145	13.8
7	Wattrelos	40,847	2,990	13.7
8	Douai	40,250	2,387	16.9
9	Marcq-en-Barœul	40,184	2,875	14
10	Cambrai	31,134	1,711	18.2
11	Maubeuge	28,767	1,526	18.9
12	Lambersart	27,090	4,463	6.1
13	Armentières	26,998	4,304	6.3
14	Loos	22,567	3,270	6.9
15	Hazebrouck	21,912	799	27.4
16	La Madeleine	21,790	8,105	2.7
17	Mons-en-Barœul	21,105	7,318	2.9
18	Coudekerque-Branche	20,787	2,280	9.1
19	Wasquehal	20,726	3,018	6.9
20	Halluin	20,715	1,648	12.6
21	Denain	20,665	1,796	11.5
22	Croix	20,566	4,631	4.4
23	Grande-Synthe	20,239	964	21
24	Ronchin	19,787	3,645	5.4
25	Faches-Thumesnil	18,619	4,039	4.6
26	Hem	18,582	1,923	9.7
27	Sin-le-Noble	16,076	1,397	11.5
28	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	15,974	471	33.9
29	Wattignies	15,525	2,465	6.3
30	Haubourdin	15,074	2,801	5.4
31	Bailleul	14,732	339	43.5
32	Hautmont	14,152	1,146	12.3
33	Roncq	14,075	1,333	10.6
34	Lys-lez-Lannoy	14,050	4,303	3.3
35	Caudry	13,833	1,069	12.9
36	Mouvaux	13,369	3,217	4.2
37	Seclin	13,261	761	17.4
38	Saint-André-lez-Lille	13,233	4,191	3.2
39	Anzin	13,183	3,612	3.6
40	Comines	12,731	793	16.1
41	Marquette-lez-Lille	12,622	2,604	4.8
42	Raismes	12,199	366	33.3
43	Marly (59)	11,995	1,493	8
44	Somain	11,766	958	12.3
45	Bruay-sur-l'Escaut	11,644	1,745	6.7
46	Fourmies	11,449	499	23
47	Gravelines	11,430	553	20.7
48	Wambrechies	11,012	712	15.5
49	Saint-Saulve	10,947	909	12
50	Annœullin	10,847	1,209	9
51	Vieux-Condé	10,617	963	11
52	Jeumont	10,160	993	10.2
53	Douchy-les-Mines	10,109	1,100	9.2
54	Neuville-en-Ferrain	10,002	1,618	6.2

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The rankings of Nord

Where Nord stands out

Skiers: the bottom 50 French citiesLille leads France, ahead of 727 cities · 0 / 1,000 inhab.
The poorest cities in France by median incomeRoubaix leads France, ahead of 1,067 cities · €16,080
The northernmost cities in FranceDunkerque leads France, ahead of 1,131 cities · 51.0183° N
The French cities with the fewest vineyards (by département)Lille leads France, ahead of 1,111 cities · 0 ha
The French cities where pétanque is least playedLa Madeleine is 2 of 1,035 in France · 0.2 / 1,000 inhab.
The French cities with the quietest train stationsCroix is 2 of 599 in France · 2,283

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Scope, method and sources

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.

5 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Nord?: Lille, with 238,246 inhabitants, ahead of Tourcoing (98,772).
How many cities does Nord have?: 54 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nord has far more communes than that.
Which city of Nord is the densest?: La Madeleine, at 8,105 inhab./km², against 2,033 inhab./km² for the cities of Nord taken together.
Which region is Nord in?: Hauts-de-France, which this dataset carries 103 cities of.
Which cities are in Nord?: Lille (238,246), Tourcoing (98,772), Roubaix (98,286), Dunkerque (86,263), Villeneuve-d'Ascq (62,868), Valenciennes (43,468), Wattrelos (40,847), Douai (40,250), Marcq-en-Barœul (40,184), Cambrai (31,134). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.