This article is a list of
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
(
metropolitan territory and
overseas departments and regions) with over 20,000 inhabitants as of January 2019.
[Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019]
INSEE As of January 2019, there were 473 communes with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. All figures reflect the municipal population (French: ''population municipale''), meaning people who have their usual residence in the commune,
[INSEE]
Municipal populations, definition
excluding
population counted apart. The population of the matching
Urban unit
In France, an urban unit (''fr: "unité urbaine"'') is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a ...
is usually several time that of its central commune. Populations as of 2006 and 2013 are also shown.
[Populations légales 2006: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble]
INSEE[Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble]
INSEE Communes in the
overseas territories
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In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
are listed in a
separate table below.
List
Overseas territories
For the
overseas territories
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In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...
the legal populations sources are:
*
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in ...
: 2019 census
[
* Saint-Barthélemy: 2019 census][
* Saint-Martin: 2019 census][
* ]French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = "Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of French ...
: 2017 census[Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017]
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
* Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
: 2018 census
* New Caledonia
)
, anthem = ""
, image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of New Caledonia
, map_caption = Location of New Caledonia
, mapsize = 290px
, subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...
: 2019 census[ISEE]
Les chiffres détaillés des populations légales par commune de Nouvelle-Calédonie
See also
*Urban area (France)
An ''aire urbaine'' (literal and official translation: "urban area") is an INSEE (France's national statistics bureau) statistical concept describing a core of urban development and the extent of its commuter activity. It was replaced by the c ...
*Urban unit
In France, an urban unit (''fr: "unité urbaine"'') is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a ...
(including a list of "urban units" with more than 200,000 inhabitants)
* Lists of communes of France
* List of cities in Europe by country
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communes In France With Over 20, 000 Inhabitants 2010 Census
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...