What is the largest city of Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Bordeaux, with 267,991 inhabitants, ahead of Limoges (129,937).

How many cities does Nouvelle-Aquitaine have?

81 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has far more communes than that.

Which city of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the densest?

Talence, at 5,557 inhab./km², against 722 inhab./km² for the cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine taken together.

Which departments make up Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Corrèze (19), Creuse (23), Dordogne (24), Gironde (33), Landes (40), Lot-et-Garonne (47), Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), Deux-Sèvres (79), Vienne (86), Haute-Vienne (87). Each has its own page here.

Which cities are in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Bordeaux (267,991), Limoges (129,937), Poitiers (89,916), Pau (80,441), La Rochelle (79,851), Mérignac (78,090), Pessac (67,339), Niort (59,854), Bayonne (54,306), Brive-la-Gaillarde (47,095). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

Nouvelle-Aquitaine carries 81 cities in this dataset, 2,229,168 inhabitants between them. The largest is Bordeaux (267,991), the smallest Domme (906).

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Cities81
Inhabitants2,229,168
Departments12
DensestTalence5,557 inhab./km²
Largest areaBiscarrosse193.5 km²

The 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	33 Bordeaux	267,991	5,384	49.8
2	87 Limoges	129,937	1,629	79.8
3	86 Poitiers	89,916	2,114	42.5
4	64 Pau	80,441	2,554	31.5
5	17 La Rochelle	79,851	2,661	30
6	33 Mérignac	78,090	1,628	48
7	33 Pessac	67,339	1,741	38.7
8	79 Niort	59,854	875	68.4
9	64 Bayonne	54,306	2,106	25.8
10	19 Brive-la-Gaillarde	47,095	968	48.6
11	33 Talence	46,338	5,557	8.3
12	64 Anglet	43,271	1,602	27
13	33 Villenave-d'Ornon	42,545	2,004	21.2
14	16 Angoulême	41,908	1,927	21.7
15	33 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	32,910	387	85
16	47 Agen	32,801	2,847	11.5
17	33 Bègles	31,831	2,927	10.9
18	40 Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	863	36.6
19	86 Châtellerault	31,003	596	52
20	24 Périgueux	29,055	2,871	10.1
21	33 La Teste-de-Buch	27,566	154	178.9
22	24 Bergerac	27,110	479	56.6
23	33 Gradignan	26,952	1,710	15.8
24	33 Cenon	26,834	4,719	5.7
25	64 Biarritz	26,206	2,241	11.7
26	33 Lormont	25,769	3,292	7.8
27	17 Saintes	25,363	552	45.9
28	33 Le Bouscat	25,081	4,751	5.3
29	33 Libourne	25,036	1,211	20.7
30	33 Eysines	24,825	2,064	12
31	17 Rochefort	23,460	1,065	22
32	47 Villeneuve-sur-Lot	22,350	275	81.4
33	33 Gujan-Mestras	22,153	437	50.6
34	40 Dax	22,109	1,122	19.7
35	33 Bruges	20,020	1,409	14.2
36	79 Bressuire	19,970	109	182.4
37	17 Royan	19,425	996	19.5
38	16 Cognac	18,532	1,243	14.9
39	33 Floirac	18,300	2,141	8.5
40	64 Hendaye	18,102	1,736	10.4
41	33 Ambarès-et-Lagrave	17,644	714	24.7
42	47 Marmande	17,328	386	44.9
43	33 Blanquefort	17,215	505	34.1
44	33 Cestas	16,666	167	99.5
45	40 Biscarrosse	15,836	82	193.5
46	64 Saint-Jean-de-Luz	14,857	779	19.1
47	40 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	14,481	248	58.3
48	64 Billère	14,384	3,223	4.5
49	79 Thouars	13,891	170	81.8
50	64 Lons	13,606	1,178	11.6
51	19 Tulle	13,401	542	24.7
52	40 Tarnos	12,957	480	27
53	23 Guéret	12,955	498	26
54	33 Andernos-les-Bains	12,710	618	20.6
55	33 Saint-André-de-Cubzac	12,626	542	23.3
56	33 Mios	12,043	88	137.3
57	33 Biganos	11,431	221	51.6
58	87 Saint-Junien	11,415	194	58.8
59	33 Le Haillan	11,392	1,223	9.3
60	87 Panazol	11,342	564	20.1
61	33 Arcachon	11,092	1,436	7.7
62	33 Le Taillan-Médoc	11,073	733	15.1
63	64 Orthez	10,881	235	46.4
64	24 Boulazac Isle Manoire	10,759	187	57.5
65	64 Oloron-Sainte-Marie	10,684	156	68.6
66	33 Parempuyre	10,672	487	21.9
67	33 Léognan	10,670	257	41.6
68	64 Urrugne	10,661	207	51.6
69	86 Buxerolles	10,289	1,128	9.1
70	87 Couzeix	10,195	332	30.7
71	79 Parthenay	10,140	887	11.4
72	40 Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	382	26.4
73	16 Soyaux	10,087	791	12.8
74	33 Saint-Loubès	10,027	389	25.7
75	24 Sarlat-la-Canéda	8,763	180	48.6
76	40 Soorts-Hossegor	3,817	264	14.5
77	87 Oradour-sur-Glane	2,550	66	38.4
78	33 Saint-Émilion	1,608	60	27
79	64 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	1,479	537	2.8
80	64 Guéthary	1,306	889	1.5
81	24 Domme	906	36	24.9

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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 largest city of Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Bordeaux, with 267,991 inhabitants, ahead of Limoges (129,937).
How many cities does Nouvelle-Aquitaine have?: 81 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has far more communes than that.
Which city of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the densest?: Talence, at 5,557 inhab./km², against 722 inhab./km² for the cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine taken together.
Which departments make up Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Corrèze (19), Creuse (23), Dordogne (24), Gironde (33), Landes (40), Lot-et-Garonne (47), Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), Deux-Sèvres (79), Vienne (86), Haute-Vienne (87). Each has its own page here.
Which cities are in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Bordeaux (267,991), Limoges (129,937), Poitiers (89,916), Pau (80,441), La Rochelle (79,851), Mérignac (78,090), Pessac (67,339), Niort (59,854), Bayonne (54,306), Brive-la-Gaillarde (47,095). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.