What is the best-known city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Lyon, at 483,212, ahead of Saint-Étienne (263,520).

What is the least-known city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Riorges, at 6,741. 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Lyon (483,212), Saint-Étienne (263,520), Clermont-Ferrand (259,935), Grenoble (258,963), Annecy (228,899). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lyon is the best-known city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, at 483,212, ahead of Saint-Étienne (263,520) and Clermont-Ferrand (259,935). At the other end, Riorges is the least-known city, at 6,741.

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The top 100 of the 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	69 Lyon	483,212	519,127
2	42 Saint-Étienne	263,520	173,136
3	63 Clermont-Ferrand	259,935	146,351
4	38 Grenoble	258,963	156,140
5	74 Annecy	228,899	132,117
6	26 Valence	181,545	64,458
7	43 Le Puy-en-Velay	179,633	18,540
8	73 Chambéry	176,386	59,964
9	03 Vichy	175,183	25,115
10	15 Aurillac	150,195	26,214
11	03 Montluçon	132,603	33,147
12	01 Bourg-en-Bresse	132,052	42,372
13	03 Moulins	124,214	19,206
14	38 Vienne	116,119	31,778
15	42 Roanne	114,216	35,409
16	69 Villeurbanne	92,212	163,684
17	74 Thonon-les-Bains	89,106	37,928
18	26 Montélimar	88,490	40,595
19	74 Annemasse	83,418	37,628
20	73 Aix-les-Bains	82,833	32,406
21	74 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	82,587	8,705
22	69 Villefranche-sur-Saône	79,919	36,172
23	07 Aubenas	74,770	12,416
24	38 Bourgoin-Jallieu	72,712	30,151
25	73 Albertville	71,129	19,978
26	42 Montbrison	69,763	16,123
27	26 Romans-sur-Isère	69,235	33,464
28	01 Oyonnax	65,046	22,480
29	63 Issoire	62,913	15,115
30	63 Riom	60,393	18,820
31	07 Annonay	59,923	17,274
32	63 Thiers	55,947	11,637
33	38 Voiron	52,502	21,847
34	38 Échirolles	52,121	37,491
35	01 Pérouges	51,181	1,387
36	38 Saint-Martin-d'Hères	49,421	37,695
37	74 La Clusaz	49,195	1,623
38	69 Vénissieux	46,564	65,502
39	69 Décines-Charpieu	44,479	29,877
40	42 Saint-Chamond	44,218	35,646
41	74 Megève	42,667	2,893
42	69 Bron	41,488	42,982
43	69 Vaulx-en-Velin	41,014	53,069
44	74 Bonneville	38,796	13,335
45	01 Divonne-les-Bains	37,944	10,464
46	69 Caluire-et-Cuire	37,851	43,597
47	01 Gex	37,631	13,627
48	42 Firminy	37,611	17,060
49	69 Tarare	37,511	10,893
50	74 Sallanches	35,891	17,319
51	69 Rillieux-la-Pape	35,395	31,389
52	01 Ambérieu-en-Bugey	34,982	15,934
53	07 Tournon-sur-Rhône	34,690	11,279
54	63 Chamalières	34,612	17,509
55	74 Cluses	34,051	17,795
56	74 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	34,033	16,222
57	69 Saint-Priest	34,009	49,229
58	73 Val-d'Isère	32,018	1,567
59	73 Tignes	31,707	1,919
60	01 Ferney-Voltaire	30,847	12,094
61	69 Givors	29,948	21,379
62	69 Meyzieu	28,094	36,687
63	74 Rumilly	27,531	16,442
64	69 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	26,540	21,692
65	74 Passy	25,228	10,856
66	26 Pierrelatte	25,159	13,756
67	01 Valserhône	24,866	16,712
68	74 Morzine	24,656	2,658
69	69 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	24,066	23,200
70	74 La Roche-sur-Foron	23,011	11,348
71	69 Écully	21,184	17,944
72	42 Andrézieux-Bouthéon	21,012	10,425
73	38 Villefontaine	20,171	19,445
74	69 Saint-Genis-Laval	19,986	21,212
75	63 Cournon-d'Auvergne	19,870	19,951
76	63 Beaumont	19,796	10,728
77	07 Guilherand-Granges	19,128	11,235
78	69 Saint-Fons	18,613	19,285
79	69 Belleville-en-Beaujolais	17,386	14,016
80	69 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	17,211	38,168
81	01 Saint-Genis-Pouilly	17,211	14,432
82	38 Fontaine	16,182	22,020
83	42 Rive-de-Gier	16,157	15,242
84	38 L'Isle-d'Abeau	15,792	17,515
85	03 Cusset	15,376	13,316
86	38 Meylan	14,840	18,770
87	69 Corbas	14,333	11,315
88	69 Genas	14,316	13,421
89	42 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	14,110	15,764
90	69 Brignais	13,962	12,503
91	73 Courchevel	13,608	2,290
92	01 Miribel	13,392	10,395
93	26 Bourg-lès-Valence	13,257	19,992
94	69 Feyzin	13,254	10,304
95	38 Sassenage	13,104	11,646
96	74 Gaillard	12,249	11,423
97	73 La Motte-Servolex	12,182	12,067
98	69 Francheville	11,841	15,604
99	63 Pont-du-Château	11,485	12,412
100	38 Saint-Égrève	11,429	17,986

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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.

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What is the best-known city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Lyon, at 483,212, ahead of Saint-Étienne (263,520).
What is the least-known city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Riorges, at 6,741. 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Lyon (483,212), Saint-Étienne (263,520), Clermont-Ferrand (259,935), Grenoble (258,963), Annecy (228,899). The whole table is on this page.