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The cities closest to the sea in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Pierrelatte is the city closest to the sea in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, at 101 km, ahead of Aubenas (119 km) and Montélimar (122 km). At the other end, Yzeure is the city furthest from the sea, at 337 km.

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The top 100 of the 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on distance to the sea
RankCityDistance to the seaPopulation
126 Pierrelatte101 km13,756
207 Aubenas119 km12,416
326 Montélimar122 km40,595
426 Portes-lès-Valence159 km10,477
543 Le Puy-en-Velay163 km18,540
607 Guilherand-Granges164 km11,235
726 Valence165 km64,458
826 Bourg-lès-Valence168 km19,992
907 Tournon-sur-Rhône175 km11,279
1026 Romans-sur-Isère182 km33,464
1173 Val-d'Isère187 km1,567
1207 Annonay191 km17,274
1373 Courchevel192 km2,290
1473 Tignes193 km1,919
1515 Aurillac194 km26,214
1638 Le Pont-de-Claix198 km10,956
1738 Échirolles200 km37,491
1838 Eybens201 km10,493
1942 Firminy202 km17,060
2038 Seyssinet-Pariset202 km11,739
2138 Saint-Martin-d'Hères203 km37,695
2242 Le Chambon-Feugerolles203 km12,314
2338 Grenoble204 km156,140
2438 Fontaine204 km22,020
2538 Meylan205 km18,770
2638 Sassenage206 km11,646
2742 Saint-Étienne207 km173,136
2838 Saint-Égrève209 km17,986
2942 Saint-Chamond214 km35,646
3042 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert214 km15,764
3142 Andrézieux-Bouthéon219 km10,425
3242 Rive-de-Gier221 km15,242
3338 Voiron223 km21,847
3438 Vienne226 km31,778
3573 Albertville226 km19,978
3642 Montbrison226 km16,123
3763 Issoire229 km15,115
3869 Givors230 km21,379
3969 Grigny-sur-Rhône233 km10,030
4073 Chambéry235 km59,964
4173 La Motte-Servolex239 km12,067
4274 Megève239 km2,893
4369 Brignais240 km12,503
4469 Feyzin241 km10,304
4569 Saint-Genis-Laval242 km21,212
4638 Villefontaine242 km19,445
4769 Mions242 km13,843
4869 Corbas242 km11,315
4938 Bourgoin-Jallieu243 km30,151
5074 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc243 km8,705
5169 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite244 km38,168
5269 Saint-Fons244 km19,285
5338 L'Isle-d'Abeau244 km17,515
5469 Vénissieux245 km65,502
5569 Saint-Priest246 km49,229
5673 Aix-les-Bains246 km32,406
5769 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon247 km21,692
5869 Francheville247 km15,604
5969 Craponne247 km12,084
6069 Bron249 km42,982
6169 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune249 km23,200
6274 Sallanches249 km17,319
6374 Passy249 km10,856
6474 La Clusaz249 km1,623
6569 Lyon250 km519,127
6669 Chassieu250 km11,208
6763 Cournon-d'Auvergne251 km19,951
6869 Genas251 km13,421
6969 Écully252 km17,944
7069 Villeurbanne253 km163,684
7163 Aubière253 km10,459
7269 Vaulx-en-Velin254 km53,069
7369 Décines-Charpieu254 km29,877
7463 Beaumont254 km10,728
7569 Caluire-et-Cuire255 km43,597
7638 Charvieu-Chavagneux255 km10,547
7769 Meyzieu256 km36,687
7863 Pont-du-Château256 km12,412
7963 Clermont-Ferrand257 km146,351
8063 Chamalières257 km17,509
8169 Rillieux-la-Pape258 km31,389
8263 Thiers258 km11,637
8374 Annecy259 km132,117
8474 Rumilly260 km16,442
8569 Tarare261 km10,893
8601 Miribel261 km10,395
8763 Gerzat261 km10,335
8874 Cluses263 km17,795
8974 Fillière266 km10,075
9063 Riom268 km18,820
9174 La Roche-sur-Foron268 km11,348
9274 Bonneville269 km13,335
9301 Pérouges270 km1,387
9474 Morzine272 km2,658
9569 Villefranche-sur-Saône273 km36,172
9642 Riorges274 km11,139
9742 Roanne275 km35,409
9801 Ambérieu-en-Bugey283 km15,934
9974 Vétraz-Monthoux283 km10,949
10074 Annemasse284 km37,628

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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. This particular ranking is metropolitan only: the distance to the coast is measured against the coastlines of the Hexagon and Corsica, which would put an overseas port thousands of kilometres from a sea it sits on, so no value is published for overseas France rather than a wrong one.

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 city closest to the sea in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
Pierrelatte, at 101 km, ahead of Aubenas (119 km).
What is the city furthest from the sea in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
Yzeure, at 337 km. 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are measured here.
Where does Pierrelatte stand in France?
423 of the 1,052 French cities measured on distance to the sea. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
Pierrelatte (101 km), Aubenas (119 km), Montélimar (122 km), Portes-lès-Valence (159 km), Le Puy-en-Velay (163 km). The whole table is on this page.