France: cities and how to get around
50 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
France has 50 cities on this site, including the capital, Paris. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
Cities in France
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | Île-de-France | 2,138,551 | ORY (14 km) | 5,080+ |
| Marseille | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 877,215 | MRS (21 km) | 412 |
| Lyon | Rhône-Alpes | 520,774 | LYS (19 km) | 454 |
| Toulouse | Occitanie | 511,684 | TLS (7 km) | 249 |
| Nice | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 342,669 | NCE (6 km) | — |
| Nantes | Pays de la Loire | 325,070 | NTE (8 km) | — |
| Marne La Vallée | Île-de-France | 318,325 | CDG (20 km) | — |
| Strasbourg | Grand Est | 274,845 | SXB (10 km) | — |
| Bordeaux | New Aquitaine | 265,328 | BOD (11 km) | — |
| Montpellier | Occitanie | 248,252 | MPL (8 km) | — |
| Lille | Hauts-de-France | 238,695 | LIL (8 km) | — |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | Île-de-France | 229,713 | ORY (13 km) | — |
| Rennes | Brittany | 227,830 | RNS (6 km) | — |
| Reims | Grand Est | 196,565 | XCR (56 km) | — |
| Le Havre | Normandy | 185,972 | DOL (15 km) | — |
| Paris 20 Ménilmontant | Île-de-France | 185,140 | ORY (15 km) | — |
| Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre | Île-de-France | 183,127 | ORY (18 km) | — |
| Paris 13 Gobelins | Île-de-France | 181,271 | ORY (11 km) | — |
| Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont | Île-de-France | 178,691 | ORY (17 km) | — |
| Saint-Étienne | Rhône-Alpes | 176,280 | LYS (63 km) | — |
| Toulon | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 168,701 | MRS (68 km) | — |
| Angers | Pays de la Loire | 168,279 | NTE (87 km) | — |
| Dijon | Bourgogne | 159,941 | DLE (44 km) | — |
| Paris 16 Passy | Île-de-France | 159,386 | ORY (16 km) | — |
| Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau | Île-de-France | 159,212 | ORY (17 km) | — |
| Grenoble | Rhône-Alpes | 158,552 | LYS (78 km) | — |
| Nîmes | Occitanie | 148,236 | MPL (43 km) | — |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Rhône-Alpes | 147,865 | CFE (6 km) | — |
| Aix-en-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 146,821 | MRS (22 km) | — |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | Île-de-France | 146,598 | ORY (25 km) | — |
| Brest | Brittany | 144,899 | BES (8 km) | — |
| Le Mans | Pays de la Loire | 144,515 | TUF (75 km) | — |
| Amiens | Hauts-de-France | 143,086 | BVA (51 km) | — |
| Tours | Centre-Val de Loire | 141,621 | TUF (5 km) | — |
| Limoges | New Aquitaine | 141,176 | LIG (6 km) | — |
| Paris 11 Popincourt | Île-de-France | 138,170 | ORY (14 km) | — |
| Paris 12 Reuilly | Île-de-France | 138,024 | ORY (13 km) | — |
| Paris 14 Observatoire | Île-de-France | 136,455 | ORY (12 km) | — |
| Villeurbanne | Rhône-Alpes | 131,445 | LYS (17 km) | — |
| Besançon | Bourgogne | 128,426 | DLE (50 km) | — |
| Metz | Grand Est | 123,914 | LUX (57 km) | — |
| Orléans | Centre-Val de Loire | 116,344 | ORY (98 km) | — |
| Rouen | Normandy | 116,331 | BVA (73 km) | — |
| Mulhouse | Grand Est | 111,430 | BSL (22 km) | — |
| Montreuil | Île-de-France | 111,240 | ORY (16 km) | — |
| Perpignan | Occitanie | 110,706 | GRO (89 km) | — |
| Caen | Normandy | 110,624 | CFR (7 km) | — |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | Île-de-France | 108,782 | ORY (15 km) | — |
| Nancy | Grand Est | 105,058 | ETZ (33 km) | — |
| Argenteuil | Île-de-France | 101,475 | CDG (23 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Andorra, Monaco, Spain.
Common questions
Which cities in France are covered?
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Marne La Vallée, Strasbourg and 42 more.
What currency does France use?
The Euro (EUR).
Which side of the road does France drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.