What is the most densely populated city in Rhône?

Villeurbanne, at 10,985 inhab./km², ahead of Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²).

What is the least densely populated city in Rhône?

Genas, at 556 inhab./km². 29 cities of Rhône are measured here.

Where does Villeurbanne stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Rhône?

Villeurbanne (10,985 inhab./km²), Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²), Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (4,314 inhab./km²), Vénissieux (4,239 inhab./km²), Caluire-et-Cuire (4,177 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Rhône

Villeurbanne is the most densely populated city in Rhône, at 10,985 inhab./km², ahead of Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²) and Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (4,314 inhab./km²). At the other end, Genas is the least densely populated city, at 556 inhab./km².

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

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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 most densely populated city in Rhône?: Villeurbanne, at 10,985 inhab./km², ahead of Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Rhône?: Genas, at 556 inhab./km². 29 cities of Rhône are measured here.
Where does Villeurbanne stand in France?: 36 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Rhône?: Villeurbanne (10,985 inhab./km²), Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²), Oullins-Pierre-Bénite (4,314 inhab./km²), Vénissieux (4,239 inhab./km²), Caluire-et-Cuire (4,177 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.