What is the least densely populated city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

Vézelay, at 22 inhab./km². 26 cities of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are measured here.

Where does Dijon stand in France?

190 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

Dijon (3,881 inhab./km²), Chalon-sur-Saône (2,961 inhab./km²), Belfort (2,657 inhab./km²), Talant (2,403 inhab./km²), Lons-le-Saunier (2,157 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dijon is the most densely populated city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, at 3,881 inhab./km², ahead of Chalon-sur-Saône (2,961 inhab./km²) and Belfort (2,657 inhab./km²). At the other end, Vézelay is the least densely populated city, at 22 inhab./km².

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The 26 cities of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	21 Dijon	3,881 inhab./km²	161,830
2	71 Chalon-sur-Saône	2,961 inhab./km²	45,102
3	90 Belfort	2,657 inhab./km²	45,912
4	21 Talant	2,403 inhab./km²	11,896
5	39 Lons-le-Saunier	2,157 inhab./km²	16,618
6	21 Chenôve	1,908 inhab./km²	14,244
7	58 Nevers	1,901 inhab./km²	33,085
8	25 Besançon	1,819 inhab./km²	118,489
9	70 Vesoul	1,647 inhab./km²	15,078
10	25 Montbéliard	1,644 inhab./km²	24,672
11	25 Audincourt	1,603 inhab./km²	14,071
12	71 Mâcon	1,298 inhab./km²	35,177
13	89 Sens	1,241 inhab./km²	27,106
14	71 Le Creusot	1,131 inhab./km²	20,509
15	25 Valentigney	1,077 inhab./km²	10,501
16	71 Montceau-les-Mines	1,020 inhab./km²	17,064
17	21 Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	925 inhab./km²	11,108
18	89 Auxerre	704 inhab./km²	35,097
19	21 Beaune	653 inhab./km²	20,352
20	39 Dole	624 inhab./km²	23,840
21	70 Héricourt	505 inhab./km²	10,621
22	25 Pontarlier	437 inhab./km²	18,067
23	71 Autun	213 inhab./km²	13,172
24	71 Cluny	207 inhab./km²	4,942
25	89 Chablis	55 inhab./km²	2,139
26	89 Vézelay	22 inhab./km²	476

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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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?: Dijon, at 3,881 inhab./km², ahead of Chalon-sur-Saône (2,961 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?: Vézelay, at 22 inhab./km². 26 cities of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are measured here.
Where does Dijon stand in France?: 190 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?: Dijon (3,881 inhab./km²), Chalon-sur-Saône (2,961 inhab./km²), Belfort (2,657 inhab./km²), Talant (2,403 inhab./km²), Lons-le-Saunier (2,157 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.