What is the largest city of Rhône?

Lyon, with 519,127 inhabitants, ahead of Villeurbanne (163,684).

How many cities does Rhône have?

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

Which city of Rhône is the densest?

Villeurbanne, at 10,985 inhab./km², against 3,271 inhab./km² for the cities of Rhône taken together.

Which region is Rhône in?

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which this dataset carries 116 cities of.

Which cities are in Rhône?

Lyon (519,127), Villeurbanne (163,684), Vénissieux (65,502), Vaulx-en-Velin (53,069), Saint-Priest (49,229), Caluire-et-Cuire (43,597), Bron (42,982), Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (38,168), Meyzieu (36,687), Villefranche-sur-Saône (36,172). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of Rhône (69)

Rhône carries 29 cities in this dataset, 1,369,416 inhabitants between them. The largest is Lyon (519,127), the smallest Grigny-sur-Rhône (10,030).

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Cities29
Inhabitants1,369,416
DensestVilleurbanne10,985 inhab./km²
Largest areaLyon48 km²

The 29 cities of Rhône, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Lyon	519,127	10,821	48
2	Villeurbanne	163,684	10,985	14.9
3	Vénissieux	65,502	4,239	15.5
4	Vaulx-en-Velin	53,069	2,523	21
5	Saint-Priest	49,229	1,656	29.7
6	Caluire-et-Cuire	43,597	4,177	10.4
7	Bron	42,982	4,172	10.3
8	Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	38,168	4,314	8.8
9	Meyzieu	36,687	1,564	23.5
10	Villefranche-sur-Saône	36,172	3,859	9.4
11	Rillieux-la-Pape	31,389	2,157	14.5
12	Décines-Charpieu	29,877	1,743	17.1
13	Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	23,200	2,902	8
14	Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	21,692	3,171	6.8
15	Givors	21,379	1,225	17.5
16	Saint-Genis-Laval	21,212	1,642	12.9
17	Saint-Fons	19,285	3,197	6
18	Écully	17,944	2,116	8.5
19	Francheville	15,604	1,892	8.2
20	Belleville-en-Beaujolais	14,016	614	22.8
21	Mions	13,843	1,187	11.7
22	Genas	13,421	556	24.1
23	Brignais	12,503	1,213	10.3
24	Craponne	12,084	2,566	4.7
25	Corbas	11,315	953	11.9
26	Chassieu	11,208	968	11.6
27	Tarare	10,893	772	14.1
28	Feyzin	10,304	984	10.5
29	Grigny-sur-Rhône	10,030	1,700	5.9

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Where Rhône stands out

Cinema screens: the bottom 50 French citiesVilleurbanne leads France, ahead of 733 cities · 1 screen
Museums: the bottom 50 French citiesVilleurbanne leads France, ahead of 512 cities · 1 museum
Bookshops: the top 50 French citiesLyon is 2 of 730 in France · 86 bookshops
Listed monuments: the bottom 50 French citiesSaint-Priest is 3 of 979 in France · 1 monument
The best-known cities in France on WikipediaLyon is 3 of 1,131 in France · 483,212
The most populated cities in FranceLyon is 3 of 1,131 in France · 519,127 inhab.

Its region : Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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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 Rhône?: Lyon, with 519,127 inhabitants, ahead of Villeurbanne (163,684).
How many cities does Rhône have?: 29 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Rhône has far more communes than that.
Which city of Rhône is the densest?: Villeurbanne, at 10,985 inhab./km², against 3,271 inhab./km² for the cities of Rhône taken together.
Which region is Rhône in?: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which this dataset carries 116 cities of.
Which cities are in Rhône?: Lyon (519,127), Villeurbanne (163,684), Vénissieux (65,502), Vaulx-en-Velin (53,069), Saint-Priest (49,229), Caluire-et-Cuire (43,597), Bron (42,982), Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (38,168), Meyzieu (36,687), Villefranche-sur-Saône (36,172). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.