What is the largest city by area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at 245.4 km², ahead of Fillière (119.1 km²).

What is the smallest city by area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Chamalières, at 3.8 km². 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are measured here.

Where does Chamonix-Mont-Blanc stand in France?

13 of the 1,131 French cities measured on city area. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (245.4 km²), Fillière (119.1 km²), Val-d'Isère (107.5 km²), Tignes (91.3 km²), Saint-Étienne (80 km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The largest cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by area

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the largest city by area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, at 245.4 km², ahead of Fillière (119.1 km²) and Val-d'Isère (107.5 km²). At the other end, Chamalières is the smallest city by area, at 3.8 km².

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The top 100 of the 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on city area
Rank	City	City area	Population
1	74 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	245.4 km²	8,705
2	74 Fillière	119.1 km²	10,075
3	73 Val-d'Isère	107.5 km²	1,567
4	73 Tignes	91.3 km²	1,919
5	42 Saint-Étienne	80 km²	173,136
6	74 Passy	80 km²	10,856
7	74 Annecy	69.9 km²	132,117
8	73 Courchevel	69 km²	2,290
9	74 Sallanches	65.6 km²	17,319
10	01 Valserhône	62.9 km²	16,712
11	42 Saint-Chamond	55.2 km²	35,646
12	26 Pierrelatte	49.5 km²	13,756
13	69 Lyon	48 km²	519,127
14	26 Montélimar	46.4 km²	40,595
15	63 Thiers	44.8 km²	11,637
16	74 Morzine	44.1 km²	2,658
17	74 Megève	43.9 km²	2,893
18	03 Yzeure	43.2 km²	12,897
19	63 Clermont-Ferrand	43.1 km²	146,351
20	42 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	41.3 km²	15,764
21	74 La Clusaz	40.8 km²	1,623
22	26 Valence	36.7 km²	64,458
23	01 Oyonnax	36.1 km²	22,480
24	01 Divonne-les-Bains	33.9 km²	10,464
25	26 Romans-sur-Isère	33.5 km²	33,464
26	63 Riom	32.6 km²	18,820
27	01 Gex	31.9 km²	13,627
28	03 Cusset	31.8 km²	13,316
29	69 Saint-Priest	29.7 km²	49,229
30	73 La Motte-Servolex	29.7 km²	12,067
31	15 Aurillac	29.2 km²	26,214
32	74 Bonneville	27.2 km²	13,335
33	38 Bourgoin-Jallieu	24.6 km²	30,151
34	01 Ambérieu-en-Bugey	24.5 km²	15,934
35	01 Miribel	24.5 km²	10,395
36	69 Genas	24.1 km²	13,421
37	01 Bourg-en-Bresse	24 km²	42,372
38	69 Meyzieu	23.5 km²	36,687
39	69 Belleville-en-Beaujolais	22.8 km²	14,016
40	38 Vienne	22.6 km²	31,778
41	38 Voiron	22.1 km²	21,847
42	63 Pont-du-Château	21.7 km²	12,412
43	07 Tournon-sur-Rhône	21.4 km²	11,279
44	73 Chambéry	21.2 km²	59,964
45	07 Annonay	21.1 km²	17,274
46	69 Vaulx-en-Velin	21 km²	53,069
47	03 Montluçon	20.7 km²	33,147
48	26 Bourg-lès-Valence	20.2 km²	19,992
49	63 Issoire	19.7 km²	15,115
50	01 Pérouges	19.3 km²	1,387
51	63 Cournon-d'Auvergne	19 km²	19,951
52	38 Grenoble	18.4 km²	156,140
53	74 La Roche-sur-Foron	17.9 km²	11,348
54	69 Givors	17.5 km²	21,379
55	42 Le Chambon-Feugerolles	17.5 km²	12,314
56	73 Albertville	17.4 km²	19,978
57	69 Décines-Charpieu	17.1 km²	29,877
58	74 Rumilly	17 km²	16,442
59	43 Le Puy-en-Velay	16.8 km²	18,540
60	63 Gerzat	16.5 km²	10,335
61	74 Thonon-les-Bains	16.3 km²	37,928
62	42 Montbrison	16.3 km²	16,123
63	42 Roanne	16.1 km²	35,409
64	73 Aix-les-Bains	15.9 km²	32,406
65	42 Andrézieux-Bouthéon	15.9 km²	10,425
66	42 Riorges	15.7 km²	11,139
67	69 Vénissieux	15.5 km²	65,502
68	69 Villeurbanne	14.9 km²	163,684
69	07 Aubenas	14.7 km²	12,416
70	69 Rillieux-la-Pape	14.5 km²	31,389
71	26 Portes-lès-Valence	14.3 km²	10,477
72	69 Tarare	14.1 km²	10,893
73	38 Sassenage	13.3 km²	11,646
74	38 L'Isle-d'Abeau	13 km²	17,515
75	69 Saint-Genis-Laval	12.9 km²	21,212
76	38 Meylan	12.7 km²	18,770
77	69 Corbas	11.9 km²	11,315
78	69 Mions	11.7 km²	13,843
79	69 Chassieu	11.6 km²	11,208
80	38 Saint-Égrève	10.8 km²	17,986
81	38 Seyssinet-Pariset	10.8 km²	11,739
82	74 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	10.6 km²	16,222
83	74 Cluses	10.5 km²	17,795
84	42 Firminy	10.5 km²	17,060
85	69 Feyzin	10.5 km²	10,304
86	69 Caluire-et-Cuire	10.4 km²	43,597
87	38 Villefontaine	10.4 km²	19,445
88	69 Bron	10.3 km²	42,982
89	69 Brignais	10.3 km²	12,503
90	01 Saint-Genis-Pouilly	9.8 km²	14,432
91	38 Saint-Martin-d'Hères	9.5 km²	37,695
92	69 Villefranche-sur-Saône	9.4 km²	36,172
93	69 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	8.8 km²	38,168
94	03 Moulins	8.7 km²	19,206
95	69 Écully	8.5 km²	17,944
96	38 Charvieu-Chavagneux	8.5 km²	10,547
97	69 Francheville	8.2 km²	15,604
98	69 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	8 km²	23,200
99	38 Échirolles	7.9 km²	37,491
100	63 Aubière	7.8 km²	10,459

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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 largest city by area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at 245.4 km², ahead of Fillière (119.1 km²).
What is the smallest city by area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Chamalières, at 3.8 km². 116 cities of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are measured here.
Where does Chamonix-Mont-Blanc stand in France?: 13 of the 1,131 French cities measured on city area. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (245.4 km²), Fillière (119.1 km²), Val-d'Isère (107.5 km²), Tignes (91.3 km²), Saint-Étienne (80 km²). The whole table is on this page.