What is the most densely populated city in Occitanie?

Montpellier, at 5,434 inhab./km², ahead of Toulouse (4,361 inhab./km²).

What is the least densely populated city in Occitanie?

Cauterets, at 5 inhab./km². 81 cities of Occitanie are measured here.

Where does Montpellier stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Occitanie?

Montpellier (5,434 inhab./km²), Toulouse (4,361 inhab./km²), Tarbes (2,894 inhab./km²), Castelnau-le-Lez (2,346 inhab./km²), Ramonville-Saint-Agne (2,344 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Occitanie

Montpellier is the most densely populated city in Occitanie, at 5,434 inhab./km², ahead of Toulouse (4,361 inhab./km²) and Tarbes (2,894 inhab./km²). At the other end, Cauterets is the least densely populated city, at 5 inhab./km².

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The 81 cities of Occitanie ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	34 Montpellier	5,434 inhab./km²	310,240
2	31 Toulouse	4,361 inhab./km²	514,819
3	65 Tarbes	2,894 inhab./km²	44,399
4	34 Castelnau-le-Lez	2,346 inhab./km²	26,058
5	31 Ramonville-Saint-Agne	2,344 inhab./km²	15,158
6	31 Villeneuve-Tolosane	2,173 inhab./km²	11,044
7	12 Rodez	2,129 inhab./km²	23,981
8	30 Alès	1,981 inhab./km²	46,125
9	31 Colomiers	1,943 inhab./km²	40,882
10	31 Saint-Jean	1,870 inhab./km²	11,261
11	31 Castanet-Tolosan	1,858 inhab./km²	15,317
12	31 L'Union	1,834 inhab./km²	12,638
13	66 Perpignan	1,789 inhab./km²	121,616
14	31 Tournefeuille	1,655 inhab./km²	30,168
15	31 Blagnac	1,603 inhab./km²	27,604
16	31 Cugnaux	1,583 inhab./km²	20,662
17	31 Castelginest	1,376 inhab./km²	11,271
18	34 Juvignac	1,289 inhab./km²	14,055
19	81 Albi	1,141 inhab./km²	51,290
20	31 Saint-Orens-de-Gameville	1,118 inhab./km²	14,646
21	34 Sète	1,117 inhab./km²	45,337
22	34 Lunel	1,101 inhab./km²	26,623
23	31 Balma	1,064 inhab./km²	17,772
24	34 Saint-Jean-de-Védas	1,013 inhab./km²	13,328
25	66 Saint-Estève	993 inhab./km²	11,630
26	66 Cabestany	988 inhab./km²	10,465
27	30 Nîmes	942 inhab./km²	151,839
28	66 Pia	866 inhab./km²	11,615
29	34 Béziers	851 inhab./km²	81,545
30	31 Plaisance-du-Touch	787 inhab./km²	21,079
31	66 Saint-Cyprien	765 inhab./km²	12,068
32	30 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	723 inhab./km²	13,148
33	11 Carcassonne	707 inhab./km²	46,080
34	31 Fonsorbes	666 inhab./km²	12,954
35	34 Saint-Gély-du-Fesc	632 inhab./km²	10,472
36	34 Frontignan	603 inhab./km²	24,136
37	34 Agde	596 inhab./km²	29,939
38	30 Pont-Saint-Esprit	585 inhab./km²	10,958
39	30 Bagnols-sur-Cèze	580 inhab./km²	18,112
40	34 Lattes	538 inhab./km²	17,351
41	82 Montauban	463 inhab./km²	62,945
42	31 Muret	447 inhab./km²	26,079
43	66 Canet-en-Roussillon	440 inhab./km²	13,227
44	31 Saint-Gaudens	437 inhab./km²	12,139
45	81 Castres	432 inhab./km²	42,505
46	31 Seysses	416 inhab./km²	10,539
47	65 Lourdes	359 inhab./km²	13,266
48	09 Pamiers	356 inhab./km²	16,473
49	34 Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	349 inhab./km²	10,872
50	48 Mende	338 inhab./km²	12,464
51	30 Uzès	335 inhab./km²	8,519
52	11 Narbonne	330 inhab./km²	57,587
53	11 Limoux	324 inhab./km²	10,532
54	81 Gaillac	317 inhab./km²	16,162
55	46 Cahors	309 inhab./km²	20,050
56	32 Auch	305 inhab./km²	22,428
57	12 Onet-le-Château	301 inhab./km²	12,080
58	31 Auterive	280 inhab./km²	10,456
59	11 Lézignan-Corbières	271 inhab./km²	10,343
60	34 Mèze	265 inhab./km²	12,669
61	11 Castelnaudary	254 inhab./km²	12,151
62	12 Villefranche-de-Rouergue	246 inhab./km²	11,271
63	81 Graulhet	229 inhab./km²	13,129
64	66 Collioure	229 inhab./km²	2,756
65	34 Mauguio	215 inhab./km²	16,522
66	82 Castelsarrasin	187 inhab./km²	14,343
67	30 Beaucaire	181 inhab./km²	15,692
68	66 Argelès-sur-Mer	181 inhab./km²	10,616
69	81 Lavaur	173 inhab./km²	10,965
70	82 Moissac	156 inhab./km²	13,419
71	30 Aigues-Mortes	151 inhab./km²	8,699
72	48 Saint-Chély-d'Apcher	140 inhab./km²	3,955
73	81 Mazamet	138 inhab./km²	10,085
74	12 Millau	129 inhab./km²	22,044
75	30 Vauvert	106 inhab./km²	11,671
76	81 Cordes-sur-Ciel	104 inhab./km²	879
77	30 Saint-Gilles	97 inhab./km²	14,734
78	31 Bagnères-de-Luchon	40 inhab./km²	2,076
79	12 Najac	14 inhab./km²	771
80	46 Rocamadour	12 inhab./km²	597
81	65 Cauterets	5 inhab./km²	829

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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 Occitanie?: Montpellier, at 5,434 inhab./km², ahead of Toulouse (4,361 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Occitanie?: Cauterets, at 5 inhab./km². 81 cities of Occitanie are measured here.
Where does Montpellier stand in France?: 119 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Occitanie?: Montpellier (5,434 inhab./km²), Toulouse (4,361 inhab./km²), Tarbes (2,894 inhab./km²), Castelnau-le-Lez (2,346 inhab./km²), Ramonville-Saint-Agne (2,344 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.