| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 01 Apr 2024 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | France | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Pari | Paris | 11,208,440 | 11,276,701 | 17.4 | 1 | 32 | 68,261 | 0.61 |
| Lyon | Lyon | 1,761,188 | 1,774,395 | 2.73 | 2 | 325 | 13,207 | 0.75 |
| Mars | Marseille-Aix-en-Provence | 1,627,549 | 1,635,707 | 2.52 | 3 | 360 | 8,158 | 0.50 |
| Lill | Lille | 1,079,120 | 1,085,199 | 1.67 | 4 | 582 | 6,079 | 0.56 |
| Toul | Toulouse | 1,060,460 | 1,070,746 | 1.65 | 5 | 588 | 10,286 | 0.97 |
| Bord | Bordeaux | 1,000,475 | 1,009,594 | 1.56 | 6 | 630 | 9,119 | 0.91 |
| Nice | Nice-Cannes | 948,149 | 951,808 | 1.47 | 7 | 675 | 3,659 | 0.39 |
| Nant | Nantes | 699,328 | 705,609 | 1.09 | 8 | 908 | 6,281 | 0.90 |
| Toul | Toulon | 586,469 | 589,494 | 0.909 | 9 | 1099 | 3,025 | 0.52 |
| Gren | Grenoble | 536,965 | 540,252 | 0.833 | 10 | 1200 | 3,287 | 0.61 |
| Doua | Douai-Lens | 502,780 | 504,485 | 0.778 | 11 | 1280 | 1,705 | 0.34 |
| Stra | Strasbourg | 483,744 | 486,746 | 0.750 | 12 | 1318 | 3,002 | 0.62 |
| Mont | Montpellier | 478,163 | 482,724 | 0.744 | 13 | 1326 | 4,561 | 0.95 |
| Avig | Avignon | 477,730 | 480,655 | 0.741 | 14 | 1333 | 2,925 | 0.61 |
| Roue | Rouen | 474,240 | 476,330 | 0.734 | 15 | 1347 | 2,090 | 0.44 |
| Sain | Saint-Étienne | 378,057 | 379,682 | 0.585 | 16 | 1645 | 1,625 | 0.43 |
| Renn | Rennes | 365,161 | 368,442 | 0.568 | 17 | 1695 | 3,281 | 0.90 |
| Tour | Tours | 365,526 | 367,530 | 0.566 | 18 | 1697 | 2,004 | 0.55 |
| Béth | Béthune | 361,442 | 363,062 | 0.560 | 19 | 1716 | 1,620 | 0.45 |
| Vale | Valenciennes | 341,130 | 342,635 | 0.528 | 20 | 1784 | 1,505 | 0.44 |