What are the 10 southernmost cities in France?

In order: Le Mont-Dore, Nouméa, Dumbéa, Païta, Petite-Île, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Joseph (974), L'Étang-Salé, Saint-Louis (974) and Le Tampon.

What is the top 5 of southernmost cities in France?

Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S), Nouméa (22.3363° S), Dumbéa (22.1337° S), Païta (22.0651° S) and Petite-Île (21.3330° S).

Which city is 2nd in the ranking of southernmost cities in France?

Nouméa, at 22.3363° S, just behind Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S).

Is Le Mont-Dore really the southernmost city in France?

Yes, at 22.5171° S, ahead of Nouméa (22.3363° S) and Dumbéa (22.1337° S).

In which département is Le Mont-Dore?

Le Mont-Dore is in département 988, in the Nouvelle-Calédonie region.

What is the difference between Le Mont-Dore and Nouméa?

Le Mont-Dore is at 22.5171° S, Nouméa at 22.3363° S. The table gives the same figure for all 50 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.

How many French cities does this ranking compare?

1,131, with the top 50 listed in full in the table below.

What are the southernmost cities in France in 2026?

This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Le Mont-Dore leads with 22.5171° S.

Is there a complete ranking of southernmost cities in France?

Yes, the table below: the top 50 of 1,131, each with its département and its region, and the exact method and scope stated underneath it.

Which is the southernmost city in metropolitan France?

Setting aside the overseas cities that head this ranking, the southernmost are on the Mediterranean around Perpignan and in southern Corsica.

Are there French cities south of the equator?

Yes, and they head this ranking: Réunion, Mayotte and the Pacific territories are all in the southern hemisphere, which is why the top latitudes here are marked S rather than N.

Which city is at the bottom of the map of France?

On a map of metropolitan France alone, the Pyrénées-Orientales and southern Corsica. On a map of France as a whole, Le Mont-Dore.

In order: Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S), Nouméa (22.3363° S), Dumbéa (22.1337° S), Païta (22.0651° S), Petite-Île (21.3330° S), Saint-Pierre (21.3090° S), Saint-Joseph (974) (21.2921° S), L'Étang-Salé (21.2348° S), Saint-Louis (974) (21.2254° S), Le Tampon (21.2250° S).

And the southernmost in metropolitan France?

Corsica: the island's southern tip reaches well below anything on the mainland, and the cliffs of Bonifacio look across to Sardinia. On the mainland itself the southernmost cities are on the Catalan coast and in the eastern Pyrenees, around Collioure, Argelès-sur-Mer and Perpignan. Overseas they are all further south than any of these, which is why they hold the top of the table: Nouvelle-Calédonie and Polynésie sit past 20° S, and La Réunion just short of it.

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The southernmost city in France is Le Mont-Dore, at a latitude of 22.5171° S, ahead of Nouméa and Dumbéa. All three are in the southern hemisphere, which is where France reaches furthest south.

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Latitude, 1052 cities shown. The coloured surface is a local average over 34,963 communes, 100.0% of the country's population, weighted by the population of each one. Every commune with a published value counts, not only the towns in the table. 79 ranked overseas cities are not plotted: they fall outside this map's frame. Projection: longitude compressed by cos(46.3°N), so east-west and north-south distances stay comparable. Source: INSEE / geo.api.gouv.fr.

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Top 50 of 1,131 cities
Rank	City	Latitude	Population	Region
1	988 Le Mont-Dore	22.5171° S	25,303	Nouvelle-Calédonie
2	988 Nouméa	22.3363° S	85,976	Nouvelle-Calédonie
3	988 Dumbéa	22.1337° S	34,926	Nouvelle-Calédonie
4	988 Païta	22.0651° S	27,609	Nouvelle-Calédonie
5	974 Petite-Île	21.3330° S	13,067	La Réunion
6	974 Saint-Pierre	21.3090° S	85,038	La Réunion
7	974 Saint-Joseph (974)	21.2921° S	39,207	La Réunion
8	974 L'Étang-Salé	21.2348° S	14,464	La Réunion
9	974 Saint-Louis (974)	21.2254° S	54,941	La Réunion
10	974 Le Tampon	21.2250° S	82,579	La Réunion
11	974 Les Avirons	21.2019° S	11,536	La Réunion
12	974 Saint-Leu	21.1816° S	36,163	La Réunion
13	974 Saint-Benoît	21.0887° S	38,604	La Réunion
14	974 Saint-Paul	21.0366° S	108,088	La Réunion
15	974 Bras-Panon	21.0316° S	13,012	La Réunion
16	974 La Possession	20.9965° S	36,568	La Réunion
17	974 Saint-André	20.9568° S	58,885	La Réunion
18	974 Sainte-Suzanne	20.9507° S	25,551	La Réunion
19	974 Sainte-Marie (974)	20.9463° S	37,093	La Réunion
20	974 Le Port	20.9459° S	33,969	La Réunion
21	974 Saint-Denis (974)	20.9434° S	155,634	La Réunion
22	987 Taiarapu-Est	17.7821° S	13,602	Polynésie française
23	987 Teva I Uta	17.7224° S	10,837	Polynésie française
24	987 Papara	17.7119° S	11,743	Polynésie française
25	987 Paea	17.6961° S	12,756	Polynésie française
26	987 Punaauia	17.6180° S	28,781	Polynésie française
27	987 Hitiaa O Te Ra	17.5914° S	10,196	Polynésie française
28	987 Faaa	17.5843° S	29,826	Polynésie française
29	987 Pirae	17.5699° S	14,068	Polynésie française
30	987 Mahina	17.5575° S	14,623	Polynésie française
31	987 Papeete	17.5572° S	26,654	Polynésie française
32	987 Moorea-Maiao	17.5060° S	18,201	Polynésie française
33	987 Arue	17.0496° S	10,322	Polynésie française
34	987 Bora-Bora	16.4376° S	10,758	Polynésie française
35	976 Bandrele	12.9392° S	10,282	Mayotte
36	976 Sada	12.8642° S	11,156	Mayotte
37	976 Dembeni	12.8530° S	15,848	Mayotte
38	976 Ouangani	12.8393° S	10,203	Mayotte
39	976 Pamandzi	12.8010° S	11,442	Mayotte
40	976 Mamoudzou	12.7875° S	71,437	Mayotte
41	976 Tsingoni	12.7824° S	13,934	Mayotte
42	976 Dzaoudzi	12.7761° S	17,831	Mayotte
43	976 Koungou	12.7417° S	32,156	Mayotte
44	976 Bandraboua	12.7176° S	13,989	Mayotte
45	973 Matoury	4.8281° N	36,512	Guyane
46	973 Remire-Montjoly	4.8897° N	27,723	Guyane
47	973 Apatou	4.9019° N	10,306	Guyane
48	973 Kourou	4.9085° N	24,824	Guyane
49	973 Cayenne	4.9464° N	62,675	Guyane
50	973 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	4.9478° N	54,429	Guyane

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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.

15 questions about this ranking

What are the 10 southernmost cities in France?: In order: Le Mont-Dore, Nouméa, Dumbéa, Païta, Petite-Île, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Joseph (974), L'Étang-Salé, Saint-Louis (974) and Le Tampon.
What is the top 5 of southernmost cities in France?: Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S), Nouméa (22.3363° S), Dumbéa (22.1337° S), Païta (22.0651° S) and Petite-Île (21.3330° S).
Which city is 2nd in the ranking of southernmost cities in France?: Nouméa, at 22.3363° S, just behind Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S).
Is Le Mont-Dore really the southernmost city in France?: Yes, at 22.5171° S, ahead of Nouméa (22.3363° S) and Dumbéa (22.1337° S).
In which département is Le Mont-Dore?: Le Mont-Dore is in département 988, in the Nouvelle-Calédonie region.
What is the difference between Le Mont-Dore and Nouméa?: Le Mont-Dore is at 22.5171° S, Nouméa at 22.3363° S. The table gives the same figure for all 50 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.
Which city is 10th in the ranking of southernmost cities in France?: Le Tampon, at 21.2250° S.
How many French cities does this ranking compare?: 1,131, with the top 50 listed in full in the table below.
What are the southernmost cities in France in 2026?: This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Le Mont-Dore leads with 22.5171° S.
Is there a complete ranking of southernmost cities in France?: Yes, the table below: the top 50 of 1,131, each with its département and its region, and the exact method and scope stated underneath it.
Which is the southernmost city in metropolitan France?: Setting aside the overseas cities that head this ranking, the southernmost are on the Mediterranean around Perpignan and in southern Corsica.
Are there French cities south of the equator?: Yes, and they head this ranking: Réunion, Mayotte and the Pacific territories are all in the southern hemisphere, which is why the top latitudes here are marked S rather than N.
Which city is at the bottom of the map of France?: On a map of metropolitan France alone, the Pyrénées-Orientales and southern Corsica. On a map of France as a whole, Le Mont-Dore.
What are the top 10?: In order: Le Mont-Dore (22.5171° S), Nouméa (22.3363° S), Dumbéa (22.1337° S), Païta (22.0651° S), Petite-Île (21.3330° S), Saint-Pierre (21.3090° S), Saint-Joseph (974) (21.2921° S), L'Étang-Salé (21.2348° S), Saint-Louis (974) (21.2254° S), Le Tampon (21.2250° S).
And the southernmost in metropolitan France?: Corsica: the island's southern tip reaches well below anything on the mainland, and the cliffs of Bonifacio look across to Sardinia. On the mainland itself the southernmost cities are on the Catalan coast and in the eastern Pyrenees, around Collioure, Argelès-sur-Mer and Perpignan. Overseas they are all further south than any of these, which is why they hold the top of the table: Nouvelle-Calédonie and Polynésie sit past 20° S, and La Réunion just short of it.

The table below ranks the top 50 of the 1,131 cities in the dataset, each with its département, its region and the figure it is ranked on (latitude), so you can see not just the order but how far apart the places are. The numbers are official public data: INSEE legal populations and the IGN commune registry, with the exact method and the exact scope stated under the table rather than left to be guessed at.

The same data answers neighbouring questions too: see The French cities with the most rugby players and The French cities with the most pétanque players, or all rankings for the full list. All of it comes from Le Bon Rang, a free daily game that gives you five French cities and one of these statistics and asks you for the order.