What is the best-known city in Grand Est?

Strasbourg, at 344,048, ahead of Metz (252,750).

What is the least-known city in Grand Est?

Hœnheim, at 5,852. 76 cities of Grand Est are measured here.

Where does Strasbourg stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Grand Est?

Strasbourg (344,048), Metz (252,750), Nancy (229,263), Reims (214,710), Troyes (179,291). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Grand Est

Strasbourg is the best-known city in Grand Est, at 344,048, ahead of Metz (252,750) and Nancy (229,263). At the other end, Hœnheim is the least-known city, at 5,852.

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The 76 cities of Grand Est ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	67 Strasbourg	344,048	293,771
2	57 Metz	252,750	122,572
3	54 Nancy	229,263	103,671
4	51 Reims	214,710	177,674
5	10 Troyes	179,291	62,088
6	68 Mulhouse	153,003	104,978
7	68 Colmar	136,616	66,970
8	08 Charleville-Mézières	130,811	45,560
9	51 Châlons-en-Champagne	110,642	42,971
10	88 Épinal	108,475	32,251
11	57 Thionville	90,711	42,658
12	55 Verdun	86,144	16,890
13	55 Bar-le-Duc	84,432	14,607
14	52 Saint-Dizier	80,542	22,858
15	52 Chaumont	79,146	20,827
16	08 Sedan	74,096	16,667
17	88 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	73,864	19,251
18	67 Sélestat	69,859	19,589
19	67 Haguenau	63,387	36,391
20	51 Épernay	59,684	22,174
21	57 Sarreguemines	56,794	20,143
22	88 Gérardmer	54,536	7,581
23	54 Lunéville	53,256	18,262
24	88 Domrémy-la-Pucelle	49,529	102
25	54 Toul	48,380	15,768
26	67 Obernai	46,655	12,587
27	67 Saverne	46,648	11,460
28	54 Pont-à-Mousson	44,317	14,190
29	57 Saint-Avold	43,523	14,755
30	52 Colombey les Deux Églises	42,146	661
31	57 Sarrebourg	41,909	12,170
32	54 Longwy	41,757	15,679
33	57 Forbach	40,714	20,493
34	68 Saint-Louis (68)	40,671	22,805
35	51 Vitry-le-François	40,480	10,996
36	67 Schiltigheim	31,570	34,708
37	67 Illkirch-Graffenstaden	28,176	27,872
38	10 Romilly-sur-Seine	27,998	14,959
39	57 Amnéville	25,052	10,875
40	68 Guebwiller	23,608	11,243
41	68 Riquewihr	23,055	999
42	57 Woippy	22,222	14,967
43	57 Hayange	21,196	15,806
44	54 Villerupt	20,617	10,102
45	54 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy	19,884	29,942
46	57 Creutzwald	16,951	12,254
47	57 Yutz	16,392	17,391
48	68 Cernay	15,867	12,057
49	57 Florange	14,505	12,035
50	54 Laxou	13,769	14,771
51	67 Erstein	13,576	10,790
52	57 Montigny-lès-Metz	12,714	21,718
53	67 Bischwiller	12,714	12,242
54	67 Brumath	11,623	10,499
55	57 Freyming-Merlebach	11,263	13,266
56	57 Fameck	11,250	14,788
57	68 Wittenheim	10,391	15,553
58	68 Wittelsheim	10,021	10,645
59	67 Lingolsheim	9,608	20,826
60	68 Illzach	9,480	14,923
61	68 Kingersheim	9,330	13,354
62	57 Stiring-Wendel	9,250	10,956
63	67 Bischheim	9,030	18,558
64	68 Rixheim	8,503	14,380
65	57 Maizières-lès-Metz	8,370	11,580
66	67 Ostwald	7,926	13,946
67	54 Villers-lès-Nancy	7,913	14,718
68	51 Tinqueux	7,827	10,771
69	10 Saint-André-les-Vergers	7,613	12,806
70	68 Pfastatt	7,605	10,314
71	57 Marly (57)	7,434	10,286
72	10 La Chapelle-Saint-Luc	7,430	12,648
73	54 Maxéville	7,189	10,090
74	10 Sainte-Savine	7,057	10,289
75	68 Riedisheim	6,444	12,200
76	67 Hœnheim	5,852	11,742

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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 Grand Est?: Strasbourg, at 344,048, ahead of Metz (252,750).
What is the least-known city in Grand Est?: Hœnheim, at 5,852. 76 cities of Grand Est are measured here.
Where does Strasbourg stand in France?: 8 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Grand Est?: Strasbourg (344,048), Metz (252,750), Nancy (229,263), Reims (214,710), Troyes (179,291). The whole table is on this page.