What is the least densely populated city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Val-d'Isère, at 15 inhab./km². 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Villeurbanne (10,985 inhab./km²), Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²), Grenoble (8,470 inhab./km²), Annemasse (7,573 inhab./km²), Échirolles (4,760 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Villeurbanne is the most densely populated city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, at 10,985 inhab./km², ahead of Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²) and Grenoble (8,470 inhab./km²). At the other end, Val-d'Isère is the least densely populated city, at 15 inhab./km².

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The top 100 of the 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	69 Villeurbanne	10,985 inhab./km²	163,684
2	69 Lyon	10,821 inhab./km²	519,127
3	38 Grenoble	8,470 inhab./km²	156,140
4	74 Annemasse	7,573 inhab./km²	37,628
5	38 Échirolles	4,760 inhab./km²	37,491
6	63 Chamalières	4,645 inhab./km²	17,509
7	69 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	4,314 inhab./km²	38,168
8	03 Vichy	4,251 inhab./km²	25,115
9	69 Vénissieux	4,239 inhab./km²	65,502
10	69 Caluire-et-Cuire	4,177 inhab./km²	43,597
11	69 Bron	4,172 inhab./km²	42,982
12	38 Saint-Martin-d'Hères	3,959 inhab./km²	37,695
13	69 Villefranche-sur-Saône	3,859 inhab./km²	36,172
14	63 Clermont-Ferrand	3,394 inhab./km²	146,351
15	38 Fontaine	3,276 inhab./km²	22,020
16	69 Saint-Fons	3,197 inhab./km²	19,285
17	69 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	3,171 inhab./km²	21,692
18	74 Gaillard	2,912 inhab./km²	11,423
19	69 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	2,902 inhab./km²	23,200
20	73 Chambéry	2,829 inhab./km²	59,964
21	63 Beaumont	2,679 inhab./km²	10,728
22	69 Craponne	2,566 inhab./km²	12,084
23	01 Ferney-Voltaire	2,527 inhab./km²	12,094
24	69 Vaulx-en-Velin	2,523 inhab./km²	53,069
25	74 Thonon-les-Bains	2,324 inhab./km²	37,928
26	38 Eybens	2,316 inhab./km²	10,493
27	03 Moulins	2,204 inhab./km²	19,206
28	42 Roanne	2,196 inhab./km²	35,409
29	42 Saint-Étienne	2,163 inhab./km²	173,136
30	69 Rillieux-la-Pape	2,157 inhab./km²	31,389
31	69 Écully	2,116 inhab./km²	17,944
32	42 Rive-de-Gier	2,064 inhab./km²	15,242
33	73 Aix-les-Bains	2,042 inhab./km²	32,406
34	38 Le Pont-de-Claix	1,922 inhab./km²	10,956
35	69 Francheville	1,892 inhab./km²	15,604
36	74 Annecy	1,891 inhab./km²	132,117
37	38 Villefontaine	1,870 inhab./km²	19,445
38	01 Bourg-en-Bresse	1,763 inhab./km²	42,372
39	26 Valence	1,755 inhab./km²	64,458
40	69 Décines-Charpieu	1,743 inhab./km²	29,877
41	07 Guilherand-Granges	1,726 inhab./km²	11,235
42	74 Cluses	1,702 inhab./km²	17,795
43	69 Grigny-sur-Rhône	1,700 inhab./km²	10,030
44	38 Saint-Égrève	1,668 inhab./km²	17,986
45	69 Saint-Priest	1,656 inhab./km²	49,229
46	69 Saint-Genis-Laval	1,642 inhab./km²	21,212
47	42 Firminy	1,627 inhab./km²	17,060
48	03 Montluçon	1,603 inhab./km²	33,147
49	69 Meyzieu	1,564 inhab./km²	36,687
50	74 Vétraz-Monthoux	1,540 inhab./km²	10,949
51	74 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	1,525 inhab./km²	16,222
52	38 Meylan	1,480 inhab./km²	18,770
53	01 Saint-Genis-Pouilly	1,471 inhab./km²	14,432
54	38 Vienne	1,406 inhab./km²	31,778
55	38 L'Isle-d'Abeau	1,351 inhab./km²	17,515
56	63 Aubière	1,341 inhab./km²	10,459
57	38 Charvieu-Chavagneux	1,241 inhab./km²	10,547
58	69 Givors	1,225 inhab./km²	21,379
59	38 Bourgoin-Jallieu	1,223 inhab./km²	30,151
60	69 Brignais	1,213 inhab./km²	12,503
61	69 Mions	1,187 inhab./km²	13,843
62	73 Albertville	1,148 inhab./km²	19,978
63	43 Le Puy-en-Velay	1,101 inhab./km²	18,540
64	38 Seyssinet-Pariset	1,089 inhab./km²	11,739
65	63 Cournon-d'Auvergne	1,052 inhab./km²	19,951
66	26 Romans-sur-Isère	998 inhab./km²	33,464
67	26 Bourg-lès-Valence	991 inhab./km²	19,992
68	42 Montbrison	991 inhab./km²	16,123
69	38 Voiron	989 inhab./km²	21,847
70	69 Feyzin	984 inhab./km²	10,304
71	74 Rumilly	968 inhab./km²	16,442
72	69 Chassieu	968 inhab./km²	11,208
73	69 Corbas	953 inhab./km²	11,315
74	15 Aurillac	897 inhab./km²	26,214
75	26 Montélimar	875 inhab./km²	40,595
76	38 Sassenage	874 inhab./km²	11,646
77	07 Aubenas	847 inhab./km²	12,416
78	07 Annonay	817 inhab./km²	17,274
79	69 Tarare	772 inhab./km²	10,893
80	63 Issoire	768 inhab./km²	15,115
81	26 Portes-lès-Valence	731 inhab./km²	10,477
82	42 Riorges	712 inhab./km²	11,139
83	42 Le Chambon-Feugerolles	705 inhab./km²	12,314
84	42 Andrézieux-Bouthéon	657 inhab./km²	10,425
85	01 Ambérieu-en-Bugey	649 inhab./km²	15,934
86	42 Saint-Chamond	646 inhab./km²	35,646
87	74 La Roche-sur-Foron	635 inhab./km²	11,348
88	63 Gerzat	628 inhab./km²	10,335
89	01 Oyonnax	622 inhab./km²	22,480
90	69 Belleville-en-Beaujolais	614 inhab./km²	14,016
91	63 Riom	577 inhab./km²	18,820
92	63 Pont-du-Château	573 inhab./km²	12,412
93	69 Genas	556 inhab./km²	13,421
94	07 Tournon-sur-Rhône	526 inhab./km²	11,279
95	74 Bonneville	490 inhab./km²	13,335
96	01 Gex	427 inhab./km²	13,627
97	01 Miribel	425 inhab./km²	10,395
98	03 Cusset	419 inhab./km²	13,316
99	73 La Motte-Servolex	407 inhab./km²	12,067
100	42 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	381 inhab./km²	15,764

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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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Villeurbanne, at 10,985 inhab./km², ahead of Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Val-d'Isère, at 15 inhab./km². 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Villeurbanne (10,985 inhab./km²), Lyon (10,821 inhab./km²), Grenoble (8,470 inhab./km²), Annemasse (7,573 inhab./km²), Échirolles (4,760 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.