What is the largest city by area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Biscarrosse, at 193.5 km², ahead of Bressuire (182.4 km²).

What is the smallest city by area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Guéthary, at 1.5 km². 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.

Where does Biscarrosse stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Biscarrosse (193.5 km²), Bressuire (182.4 km²), La Teste-de-Buch (178.9 km²), Mios (137.3 km²), Cestas (99.5 km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The largest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area

Biscarrosse is the largest city by area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at 193.5 km², ahead of Bressuire (182.4 km²) and La Teste-de-Buch (178.9 km²). At the other end, Guéthary is the smallest city by area, at 1.5 km².

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

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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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Biscarrosse, at 193.5 km², ahead of Bressuire (182.4 km²).
What is the smallest city by area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Guéthary, at 1.5 km². 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.
Where does Biscarrosse stand in France?: 25 of the 1,131 French cities measured on city area. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Biscarrosse (193.5 km²), Bressuire (182.4 km²), La Teste-de-Buch (178.9 km²), Mios (137.3 km²), Cestas (99.5 km²). The whole table is on this page.