What is the smallest city by area in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

Beausoleil, at 2.8 km². 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are measured here.

Where does Arles stand in France?

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

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

Arles (756.8 km²), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²), Marseille (237.9 km²), Saint-Martin-de-Crau (215 km²), Aix-en-Provence (187.5 km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur by area

Arles is the largest city by area in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, at 756.8 km², ahead of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²) and Marseille (237.9 km²). At the other end, Beausoleil is the smallest city by area, at 2.8 km².

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The top 100 of the 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on city area
Rank	City	City area	Population
1	13 Arles	756.8 km²	51,811
2	13 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	370.1 km²	2,433
3	13 Marseille	237.9 km²	886,040
4	13 Saint-Martin-de-Crau	215 km²	14,145
5	13 Aix-en-Provence	187.5 km²	149,695
6	83 Hyères	133.6 km²	55,858
7	13 Istres	114.2 km²	44,292
8	05 Gap	108.8 km²	41,293
9	83 Roquebrune-sur-Argens	106.8 km²	15,442
10	04 Digne-les-Bains	105.4 km²	17,979
11	83 Fréjus	104.8 km²	59,719
12	83 Saint-Raphaël	90.8 km²	37,113
13	13 Fos-sur-Mer	87.5 km²	15,862
14	83 Sainte-Maxime	82.3 km²	14,118
15	83 La Londe-les-Maures	79.9 km²	10,584
16	83 Vidauban	76.5 km²	12,608
17	84 Orange	74.4 km²	29,706
18	13 Tarascon	74.2 km²	15,396
19	06 Nice	73.8 km²	357,737
20	13 Martigues	72.6 km²	48,298
21	83 Brignoles	70.8 km²	17,850
22	13 Salon-de-Provence	70.5 km²	44,194
23	13 Trets	70.1 km²	10,946
24	83 Le Muy	66.9 km²	10,118
25	13 Lambesc	65.2 km²	10,024
26	84 Avignon	65.1 km²	92,188
27	83 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	64.6 km²	17,896
28	84 Pertuis	59.4 km²	19,548
29	04 Manosque	56.8 km²	22,718
30	13 Aubagne	54.8 km²	47,529
31	84 Bollène	54.4 km²	14,024
32	83 Draguignan	54 km²	40,826
33	84 Bonnieux	51.4 km²	1,198
34	83 Cuers	51.1 km²	13,271
35	84 Pernes-les-Fontaines	51.1 km²	10,504
36	13 Allauch	50.4 km²	21,443
37	84 Gordes	48.9 km²	1,661
38	84 Cavaillon	45.9 km²	25,636
39	84 Apt	45.2 km²	10,143
40	84 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	44.6 km²	20,244
41	13 Auriol	44.6 km²	13,037
42	06 Grasse	44.2 km²	50,970
43	83 Le Luc	44.2 km²	11,310
44	83 Toulon	44.1 km²	179,116
45	13 Berre-l'Étang	43.7 km²	13,832
46	84 Monteux	39.5 km²	13,301
47	06 Vence	39.4 km²	19,917
48	84 Carpentras	37.9 km²	31,619
49	83 La Crau	37.5 km²	19,556
50	13 Vitrolles	36.8 km²	36,758
51	13 Cabriès	36.7 km²	10,240
52	83 Le Beausset	36.1 km²	10,219
53	83 Ramatuelle	35 km²	1,888
54	13 Châteaurenard	34.9 km²	16,545
55	13 Les Pennes-Mirabeau	33.7 km²	22,537
56	84 Sorgues	33.6 km²	19,006
57	13 Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	32.2 km²	18,455
58	06 Mandelieu-la-Napoule	32.1 km²	21,640
59	13 La Ciotat	32 km²	38,477
60	84 Ménerbes	30.4 km²	962
61	13 Fuveau	30.1 km²	10,337
62	05 Briançon	28.3 km²	11,411
63	83 Cogolin	27.8 km²	12,301
64	13 Gardanne	27.2 km²	21,597
65	84 Vaison-la-Romaine	27.2 km²	6,058
66	06 Antibes	26.8 km²	77,637
67	83 Six-Fours-les-Plages	26.7 km²	37,109
68	06 Mougins	26.1 km²	19,782
69	13 Cassis	26 km²	6,661
70	13 Miramas	25.7 km²	26,203
71	84 Châteauneuf-du-Pape	24.8 km²	2,050
72	13 Marignane	23.6 km²	33,692
73	83 La Seyne-sur-Mer	23.5 km²	63,732
74	13 Bouc-Bel-Air	21.9 km²	15,381
75	83 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	21.4 km²	11,658
76	06 Cannes	20.8 km²	74,350
77	83 Ollioules	20.3 km²	14,568
78	06 Valbonne	20.1 km²	11,939
79	06 Villeneuve-Loubet	19.9 km²	17,548
80	83 Sanary-sur-Mer	19.8 km²	18,538
81	13 Pélissanne	19.1 km²	11,085
82	06 Cagnes-sur-Mer	18.1 km²	53,354
83	83 Solliès-Pont	17.8 km²	12,521
84	13 Septèmes-les-Vallons	17.7 km²	11,995
85	13 Rognac	17.6 km²	12,576
86	04 Barcelonnette	16.6 km²	2,518
87	83 La Garde	15.6 km²	26,476
88	06 Biot	15.5 km²	10,511
89	83 La Valette-du-Var	15.4 km²	23,719
90	06 Carros	15.4 km²	13,803
91	06 La Trinité (06)	14.8 km²	10,602
92	06 Menton	14.2 km²	30,604
93	06 Vallauris	13.2 km²	29,259
94	06 Mouans-Sartoux	12.6 km²	11,015
95	13 Port-de-Bouc	11.8 km²	15,802
96	83 Saint-Tropez	11.5 km²	3,582
97	84 Vedène	11.4 km²	11,974
98	84 Le Pontet	10.7 km²	18,386
99	83 Le Pradet	10.3 km²	10,933
100	06 Saint-Laurent-du-Var	9.5 km²	32,172

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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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Arles, at 756.8 km², ahead of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²).
What is the smallest city by area in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Beausoleil, at 2.8 km². 109 cities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are measured here.
Where does Arles stand in France?: 5 of the 1,131 French cities measured on city area. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?: Arles (756.8 km²), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (370.1 km²), Marseille (237.9 km²), Saint-Martin-de-Crau (215 km²), Aix-en-Provence (187.5 km²). The whole table is on this page.