What is the best-known city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

Marseille, at 430,645, ahead of Nice (293,753).

What is the least-known city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

Gignac-la-Nerthe, at 7,496. 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are measured here.

Where does Marseille stand in France?

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

Which cities lead in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

Marseille (430,645), Nice (293,753), Avignon (222,626), Aix-en-Provence (190,831), Toulon (170,960). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Marseille is the best-known city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, at 430,645, ahead of Nice (293,753) and Avignon (222,626). At the other end, Gignac-la-Nerthe is the least-known city, at 7,496.

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The top 100 of the 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	13 Marseille	430,645	886,040
2	06 Nice	293,753	357,737
3	84 Avignon	222,626	92,188
4	13 Aix-en-Provence	190,831	149,695
5	83 Toulon	170,960	179,116
6	13 Arles	168,004	51,811
7	06 Menton	150,853	30,604
8	05 Gap	146,306	41,293
9	05 Briançon	134,424	11,411
10	84 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	114,936	20,244
11	84 Orange	110,246	29,706
12	83 Hyères	106,801	55,858
13	06 Cannes	106,117	74,350
14	13 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	96,628	2,433
15	84 Carpentras	95,784	31,619
16	04 Digne-les-Bains	95,557	17,979
17	04 Manosque	91,063	22,718
18	83 Fréjus	87,624	59,719
19	83 Saint-Tropez	87,226	3,582
20	13 Martigues	85,853	48,298
21	84 Gordes	85,487	1,661
22	06 Grasse	84,202	50,970
23	83 Saint-Raphaël	82,658	37,113
24	06 Antibes	80,623	77,637
25	06 Èze	77,292	2,144
26	13 Salon-de-Provence	76,159	44,194
27	83 Brignoles	75,227	17,850
28	84 Vaison-la-Romaine	74,143	6,058
29	84 Apt	73,676	10,143
30	83 Draguignan	73,071	40,826
31	13 Aubagne	71,136	47,529
32	04 Barcelonnette	65,618	2,518
33	13 La Ciotat	62,656	38,477
34	83 Sanary-sur-Mer	62,099	18,538
35	83 La Seyne-sur-Mer	59,879	63,732
36	06 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	57,492	12,037
37	83 Ramatuelle	56,353	1,888
38	13 Istres	54,428	44,292
39	84 Cavaillon	53,618	25,636
40	06 Cagnes-sur-Mer	52,742	53,354
41	06 Saint-Paul-de-Vence	49,043	3,203
42	83 Sainte-Maxime	48,771	14,118
43	13 Tarascon	48,425	15,396
44	83 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	47,827	17,896
45	06 Mougins	44,827	19,782
46	84 Pertuis	43,551	19,548
47	06 Mandelieu-la-Napoule	43,336	21,640
48	83 Roquebrune-sur-Argens	41,190	15,442
49	06 Biot	40,955	10,511
50	83 Six-Fours-les-Plages	40,755	37,109
51	13 Cassis	40,602	6,661
52	84 Châteauneuf-du-Pape	39,371	2,050
53	06 Vallauris	38,304	29,259
54	83 La Londe-les-Maures	38,210	10,584
55	83 Cogolin	38,142	12,301
56	06 Villefranche-sur-Mer	35,351	5,008
57	06 Valbonne	33,783	11,939
58	13 Vitrolles	33,753	36,758
59	84 Bollène	32,720	14,024
60	13 Miramas	32,628	26,203
61	83 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	31,116	11,658
62	13 Gardanne	31,073	21,597
63	84 Ménerbes	30,670	962
64	06 Vence	30,431	19,917
65	13 Allauch	30,166	21,443
66	06 Villeneuve-Loubet	30,118	17,548
67	13 Marignane	27,548	33,692
68	13 Fos-sur-Mer	27,483	15,862
69	06 Le Cannet	27,227	41,938
70	83 Ollioules	26,144	14,568
71	84 Pernes-les-Fontaines	26,122	10,504
72	06 Beausoleil	25,380	11,936
73	06 Saint-Laurent-du-Var	23,630	32,172
74	13 Saint-Martin-de-Crau	23,230	14,145
75	13 Les Pennes-Mirabeau	22,901	22,537
76	13 Châteaurenard	22,616	16,545
77	13 Port-de-Bouc	20,434	15,802
78	83 Le Pradet	19,955	10,933
79	83 La Garde	19,905	26,476
80	13 Lambesc	19,287	10,024
81	83 La Valette-du-Var	19,199	23,719
82	06 Mouans-Sartoux	19,173	11,015
83	84 Bonnieux	18,665	1,198
84	84 Monteux	18,018	13,301
85	84 Sorgues	17,598	19,006
86	06 La Trinité (06)	17,507	10,602
87	13 Trets	17,200	10,946
88	13 Rognac	16,987	12,576
89	13 Bouc-Bel-Air	16,478	15,381
90	83 Vidauban	16,108	12,608
91	13 Plan-de-Cuques	15,798	11,632
92	83 La Crau	15,743	19,556
93	83 Cuers	15,665	13,271
94	06 Carros	15,512	13,803
95	83 Le Luc	15,342	11,310
96	13 Auriol	15,151	13,037
97	83 Le Muy	14,543	10,118
98	13 Fuveau	14,136	10,337
99	84 Le Pontet	13,729	18,386
100	13 Cabriès	13,652	10,240

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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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Marseille, at 430,645, ahead of Nice (293,753).
What is the least-known city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Gignac-la-Nerthe, at 7,496. 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are measured here.
Where does Marseille stand in France?: 4 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Marseille (430,645), Nice (293,753), Avignon (222,626), Aix-en-Provence (190,831), Toulon (170,960). The whole table is on this page.