What is the best-known city in Rhône?

Lyon, at 483,212, ahead of Villeurbanne (92,212).

What is the least-known city in Rhône?

Grigny-sur-Rhône, at 8,105. 29 cities of Rhône are measured here.

Where does Lyon stand in France?

3 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Rhône?

Lyon (483,212), Villeurbanne (92,212), Villefranche-sur-Saône (79,919), Vénissieux (46,564), Décines-Charpieu (44,479). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Rhône

Lyon is the best-known city in Rhône, at 483,212, ahead of Villeurbanne (92,212) and Villefranche-sur-Saône (79,919). At the other end, Grigny-sur-Rhône is the least-known city, at 8,105.

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The 29 cities of Rhône ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	Lyon	483,212	519,127
2	Villeurbanne	92,212	163,684
3	Villefranche-sur-Saône	79,919	36,172
4	Vénissieux	46,564	65,502
5	Décines-Charpieu	44,479	29,877
6	Bron	41,488	42,982
7	Vaulx-en-Velin	41,014	53,069
8	Caluire-et-Cuire	37,851	43,597
9	Tarare	37,511	10,893
10	Rillieux-la-Pape	35,395	31,389
11	Saint-Priest	34,009	49,229
12	Givors	29,948	21,379
13	Meyzieu	28,094	36,687
14	Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	26,540	21,692
15	Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	24,066	23,200
16	Écully	21,184	17,944
17	Saint-Genis-Laval	19,986	21,212
18	Saint-Fons	18,613	19,285
19	Belleville-en-Beaujolais	17,386	14,016
20	Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	17,211	38,168
21	Corbas	14,333	11,315
22	Genas	14,316	13,421
23	Brignais	13,962	12,503
24	Feyzin	13,254	10,304
25	Francheville	11,841	15,604
26	Craponne	11,344	12,084
27	Chassieu	11,177	11,208
28	Mions	10,282	13,843
29	Grigny-sur-Rhône	8,105	10,030

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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.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the best-known city in Rhône?: Lyon, at 483,212, ahead of Villeurbanne (92,212).
What is the least-known city in Rhône?: Grigny-sur-Rhône, at 8,105. 29 cities of Rhône are measured here.
Where does Lyon stand in France?: 3 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Rhône?: Lyon (483,212), Villeurbanne (92,212), Villefranche-sur-Saône (79,919), Vénissieux (46,564), Décines-Charpieu (44,479). The whole table is on this page.