What are the 10 largest communes in France by area?

In order: Mana, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Kourou, Apatou, Arles, Païta, Le Mont-Dore, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Chemillé-en-Anjou and Macouria.

What is the top 5 of largest communes in France by area?

Mana (6,622.4 km²), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²), Kourou (2,289.2 km²), Apatou (2,154.8 km²) and Arles (756.8 km²).

Which city is 2nd in the ranking of largest communes in France by area?

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, at 4,320.8 km², just behind Mana (6,622.4 km²).

In which département is Mana?

Mana is in département 973, in the Guyane region.

What is the difference between Mana and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?

Mana is at 6,622.4 km², Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni at 4,320.8 km². The table gives the same figure for all 50 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.

How many French cities does this ranking compare?

1,131, with the top 50 listed in full in the table below.

What are the largest communes in France by area in 2026?

This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Mana leads with 6,622.4 km².

Is there a complete ranking of largest communes in France by area?

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.

What is the largest city in France in km²?

Mana, at 6,622.4 km². Note this measures the commune's territory, not its built-up area, which is why the answer differs so sharply from the population ranking.

How many km² is Paris?

About 105 km², which is small enough that Paris does not come close to this ranking's top places despite being the most populated city in the country.

Which is bigger, Arles or Paris?

Arles, by a wide margin in area: its commune covers the Camargue and is one of the largest in metropolitan France, while Paris is one of the most compact.

In order: Mana (6,622.4 km²), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²), Kourou (2,289.2 km²), Apatou (2,154.8 km²), Arles (756.8 km²), Païta (695.7 km²), Le Mont-Dore (638.8 km²), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²), Chemillé-en-Anjou (321.2 km²), Macouria (287.5 km²).

Why is French Guiana at the top, and where is Maripasoula?

Because the scale of a Guianese commune is nothing like a metropolitan one: the top of this table covers more ground than whole départements, and Arles, the largest in metropolitan France with its Camargue marshland, only appears once the Guianese communes have gone by. The very largest commune in France, Maripasoula, is missing for a different reason: it has under 10 000 inhabitants and this dataset's floor keeps it out, which is the one place where reading the table as a ranking of towns costs you the record holder.

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The largest commune by area here is Mana, covering 6,622.4 km², ahead of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²) and Kourou (2,289.2 km²).

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Area, 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 / geo.api.gouv.fr.

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Top 50 of 1,131 cities
Rank	City	Area km²	Population	Region
1	973 Mana	6,622.4	10,957	Guyane
2	973 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	4,320.8	54,429	Guyane
3	973 Kourou	2,289.2	24,824	Guyane
4	973 Apatou	2,154.8	10,306	Guyane
5	13 Arles	756.8	51,811	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
6	988 Païta	695.7	27,609	Nouvelle-Calédonie
7	988 Le Mont-Dore	638.8	25,303	Nouvelle-Calédonie
8	13 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	370.1	2,433	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
9	49 Chemillé-en-Anjou	321.2	21,999	Pays de la Loire
10	973 Macouria	287.5	19,899	Guyane
11	49 Baugé-en-Anjou	270.5	11,712	Pays de la Loire
12	988 Dumbéa	252.6	34,926	Nouvelle-Calédonie
13	74 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	245.4	8,705	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
14	49 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	244.2	17,667	Pays de la Loire
15	974 Saint-Paul	241.6	108,088	La Réunion
16	13 Marseille	237.9	886,040	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
17	49 Beaupréau-en-Mauges	232.1	23,989	Pays de la Loire
18	974 Saint-Benoît	231.1	38,604	La Réunion
19	987 Hitiaa O Te Ra	219	10,196	Polynésie française
20	987 Taiarapu-Est	218.8	13,602	Polynésie française
21	49 Sèvremoine	215.2	25,797	Pays de la Loire
22	13 Saint-Martin-de-Crau	215	14,145	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
23	49 Montrevault-sur-Èvre	199.8	15,726	Pays de la Loire
24	49 Mauges-sur-Loire	194.3	18,695	Pays de la Loire
25	40 Biscarrosse	193.5	15,836	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
26	13 Aix-en-Provence	187.5	149,695	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
27	67 Haguenau	183.5	36,391	Grand Est
28	79 Bressuire	182.4	19,970	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
29	974 Le Tampon	182.1	82,579	La Réunion
30	33 La Teste-de-Buch	178.9	27,566	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
31	974 Saint-Joseph (974)	178.7	39,207	La Réunion
32	11 Narbonne	174.8	57,587	Occitanie
33	77 Fontainebleau	172.3	15,583	Île-de-France
34	12 Millau	170.2	22,044	Occitanie
35	2A Porto-Vecchio	168.3	11,198	Corse
36	30 Nîmes	161.2	151,839	Occitanie
37	65 Cauterets	158.1	829	Occitanie
38	49 Orée d'Anjou	157.8	17,162	Pays de la Loire
39	30 Saint-Gilles	152.2	14,734	Occitanie
40	50 La Hague	149.6	11,484	Normandie
41	49 Doué-en-Anjou	149.5	11,029	Pays de la Loire
42	2B Corte	149.1	7,819	Corse
43	973 Matoury	146.7	36,512	Guyane
44	987 Moorea-Maiao	146.5	18,201	Polynésie française
45	974 Saint-Denis (974)	142.3	155,634	La Réunion
46	14 Vire Normandie	141.1	17,457	Normandie
47	2A Bonifacio	139.6	3,344	Corse
48	33 Mios	137.3	12,043	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
49	50 Carentan-les-Marais	136	10,218	Normandie
50	82 Montauban	135.9	62,945	Occitanie

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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 largest communes in France by area?: In order: Mana, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Kourou, Apatou, Arles, Païta, Le Mont-Dore, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Chemillé-en-Anjou and Macouria.
What is the top 5 of largest communes in France by area?: Mana (6,622.4 km²), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²), Kourou (2,289.2 km²), Apatou (2,154.8 km²) and Arles (756.8 km²).
Which city is 2nd in the ranking of largest communes in France by area?: Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, at 4,320.8 km², just behind Mana (6,622.4 km²).
Is Mana really the largest commune in France by area?: Yes, at 6,622.4 km², ahead of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²) and Kourou (2,289.2 km²).
In which département is Mana?: Mana is in département 973, in the Guyane region.
What is the difference between Mana and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?: Mana is at 6,622.4 km², Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni at 4,320.8 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 largest communes in France by area?: Macouria, at 287.5 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 largest communes in France by area in 2026?: This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Mana leads with 6,622.4 km².
Is there a complete ranking of largest communes in France by area?: 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.
What is the largest city in France in km²?: Mana, at 6,622.4 km². Note this measures the commune's territory, not its built-up area, which is why the answer differs so sharply from the population ranking.
How many km² is Paris?: About 105 km², which is small enough that Paris does not come close to this ranking's top places despite being the most populated city in the country.
Which is bigger, Arles or Paris?: Arles, by a wide margin in area: its commune covers the Camargue and is one of the largest in metropolitan France, while Paris is one of the most compact.
What are the top 10?: In order: Mana (6,622.4 km²), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (4,320.8 km²), Kourou (2,289.2 km²), Apatou (2,154.8 km²), Arles (756.8 km²), Païta (695.7 km²), Le Mont-Dore (638.8 km²), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²), Chemillé-en-Anjou (321.2 km²), Macouria (287.5 km²).
Why is French Guiana at the top, and where is Maripasoula?: Because the scale of a Guianese commune is nothing like a metropolitan one: the top of this table covers more ground than whole départements, and Arles, the largest in metropolitan France with its Camargue marshland, only appears once the Guianese communes have gone by. The very largest commune in France, Maripasoula, is missing for a different reason: it has under 10 000 inhabitants and this dataset's floor keeps it out, which is the one place where reading the table as a ranking of towns costs you the record holder.

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 (area), 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 French cities farthest from Paris and The French cities farthest from the sea, 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.