What is the best-known city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Bordeaux, at 358,761, ahead of Pau (233,617).

What is the least-known city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Couzeix, at 6,462. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.

Where does Bordeaux stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Bordeaux (358,761), Pau (233,617), La Rochelle (233,533), Limoges (231,371), Brive-la-Gaillarde (216,069). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bordeaux is the best-known city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at 358,761, ahead of Pau (233,617) and La Rochelle (233,533). At the other end, Couzeix is the least-known city, at 6,462.

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The 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	33 Bordeaux	358,761	267,991
2	64 Pau	233,617	80,441
3	17 La Rochelle	233,533	79,851
4	87 Limoges	231,371	129,937
5	19 Brive-la-Gaillarde	216,069	47,095
6	87 Oradour-sur-Glane	211,145	2,550
7	86 Poitiers	207,565	89,916
8	16 Angoulême	165,206	41,908
9	24 Périgueux	162,584	29,055
10	64 Bayonne	153,214	54,306
11	64 Biarritz	143,635	26,206
12	47 Agen	136,454	32,801
13	79 Niort	131,376	59,854
14	40 Mont-de-Marsan	124,738	31,592
15	24 Bergerac	115,950	27,110
16	17 Saintes	107,687	25,363
17	24 Sarlat-la-Canéda	102,142	8,763
18	40 Dax	102,106	22,109
19	23 Guéret	100,306	12,955
20	19 Tulle	99,819	13,401
21	17 Rochefort	90,649	23,460
22	17 Royan	85,760	19,425
23	64 Saint-Jean-de-Luz	85,272	14,857
24	16 Cognac	69,875	18,532
25	86 Châtellerault	69,233	31,003
26	33 Libourne	68,668	25,036
27	33 Arcachon	65,580	11,092
28	64 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	61,309	1,479
29	47 Marmande	60,878	17,328
30	40 Biscarrosse	60,748	15,836
31	64 Hendaye	58,052	18,102
32	64 Oloron-Sainte-Marie	56,893	10,684
33	40 Soorts-Hossegor	55,924	3,817
34	33 La Teste-de-Buch	54,692	27,566
35	47 Villeneuve-sur-Lot	53,239	22,350
36	79 Thouars	48,395	13,891
37	79 Bressuire	47,390	19,970
38	33 Pessac	46,587	67,339
39	64 Anglet	45,113	43,271
40	33 Talence	43,294	46,338
41	33 Mérignac	41,083	78,090
42	79 Parthenay	40,295	10,140
43	64 Orthez	39,537	10,881
44	33 Saint-Émilion	37,390	1,608
45	33 Bègles	29,907	31,831
46	33 Lormont	27,640	25,769
47	87 Saint-Junien	27,470	11,415
48	33 Andernos-les-Bains	26,248	12,710
49	24 Domme	25,837	906
50	33 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	25,452	32,910
51	33 Bruges	24,629	20,020
52	33 Villenave-d'Ornon	22,977	42,545
53	33 Gujan-Mestras	22,147	22,153
54	33 Saint-André-de-Cubzac	21,758	12,626
55	33 Cestas	18,437	16,666
56	64 Urrugne	18,395	10,661
57	40 Tarnos	18,326	12,957
58	33 Gradignan	17,603	26,952
59	64 Guéthary	17,187	1,306
60	33 Biganos	15,838	11,431
61	33 Mios	15,571	12,043
62	33 Le Bouscat	15,355	25,081
63	33 Cenon	15,348	26,834
64	33 Floirac	14,879	18,300
65	40 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	13,985	14,481
66	33 Blanquefort	13,472	17,215
67	33 Eysines	11,870	24,825
68	64 Lons	11,372	13,606
69	87 Panazol	11,366	11,342
70	33 Le Haillan	10,892	11,392
71	33 Ambarès-et-Lagrave	10,624	17,644
72	33 Parempuyre	10,072	10,672
73	33 Léognan	9,970	10,670
74	24 Boulazac Isle Manoire	9,271	10,759
75	16 Soyaux	9,040	10,087
76	33 Saint-Loubès	8,772	10,027
77	64 Billère	8,406	14,384
78	86 Buxerolles	7,375	10,289
79	33 Le Taillan-Médoc	7,131	11,073
80	40 Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	6,886	10,092
81	87 Couzeix	6,462	10,195

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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 best-known city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Bordeaux, at 358,761, ahead of Pau (233,617).
What is the least-known city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Couzeix, at 6,462. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.
Where does Bordeaux stand in France?: 6 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Bordeaux (358,761), Pau (233,617), La Rochelle (233,533), Limoges (231,371), Brive-la-Gaillarde (216,069). The whole table is on this page.