List of French communes by surface area
This is a list of the largest communes in France in terms of the surface area of their municipalities.
|
Commune |
Department |
Surface area (km²)
|
1 |
Maripasoula |
Guyane |
18,360
|
2 |
Régina |
Guyane |
12,130
|
3 |
Camopi |
Guyane |
10,030
|
4 |
Mana |
Guyane |
6,339
|
5 |
Saint-Élie |
Guyane |
5,680
|
6 |
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Guyane |
4,830
|
7 |
Saül |
Guyane |
4,475
|
8 |
Roura |
Guyane |
3,903
|
9 |
Iracoubo |
Guyane |
2,762
|
10 |
Papaichton |
Guyane |
2,628
|
11 |
Saint-Georges |
Guyane |
2,320
|
12 |
Kourou |
Guyane |
2,160
|
13 |
Grand-Santi |
Guyane |
2,112
|
14 |
Apatou |
Guyane |
2,020
|
15 |
Yaté |
New Caledonia |
1,356
|
16 |
Sinnamary |
Guyane |
1,340
|
17 |
Rémire-Montjoly |
Guyane |
1,181
|
18 |
Lifou |
New Caledonia |
1,170
|
19 |
Ouanary |
Guyane |
1,080
|
20 |
Thio |
New Caledonia |
1,007
|
21 |
Hienghène |
New Caledonia |
1,002
|
22 |
Houaïlou |
New Caledonia |
945
|
23 |
Bouloupari |
New Caledonia |
905
|
24 |
Poya |
New Caledonia |
884
|
25 |
Voh |
New Caledonia |
842
|
26 |
Bourail |
New Caledonia |
825
|
27 |
Arles |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
759
|
28 |
Kaala-Gomen |
New Caledonia |
738
|
29 |
Païta |
New Caledonia |
726
|
30 |
Ponérihouen |
New Caledonia |
708
|
31 |
Pouembout |
New Caledonia |
691
|
32 |
Ouégoa |
New Caledonia |
678
|
33 |
Poindimié |
New Caledonia |
675
|
34 |
Maré |
New Caledonia |
670
|
35 |
Le Mont-Dore |
New Caledonia |
649
|
36 |
Montsinéry-Tonnegrande |
Guyane |
600
|
37 |
Koumac |
New Caledonia |
563
|
38 |
Poum |
New Caledonia |
529
|
39 |
La Foa |
New Caledonia |
506
|
40 |
Canala |
New Caledonia |
448
|
41 |
Koné |
New Caledonia |
406
|
42 |
Kouaoua |
New Caledonia |
391
|
43 |
Nuku Hiva |
French Polynesia |
388
|
44 |
Macouria |
Guyane |
378
|
45 |
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
375
|
46 |
Moindou |
New Caledonia |
346
|
47 |
Hiva Oa |
French Polynesia |
327
|
48 |
Touho |
New Caledonia |
290
|
49 |
Dumbéa |
New Caledonia |
258
|
50 |
Laruns |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
249
|
Source: Institut géographique national
Largest communes in Metropolitan France
|
Commune |
Department |
Surface area (km²)
|
1 |
Arles |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
758,93
|
2 |
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
374,61
|
3 |
Laruns |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
248,96
|
4 |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
Haute-Savoie |
245,46
|
5 |
Marseille |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
240,62
|
6 |
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans |
Isère |
237,5
|
7 |
Saint-Martin-de-Crau |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
214,87
|
8 |
Lacanau |
Gironde |
214,02
|
9 |
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
205,55
|
10 |
Sartène |
Corse-du-Sud |
202,31
|
11 |
Carcans |
Gironde |
201,76
|
12 |
Biscarrosse |
Landes |
193,14
|
13 |
Névache |
Hautes-Alpes |
191,35
|
14 |
Hourtin |
Gironde |
190,5
|
15 |
Aix-en-Provence |
Bouches-du-Rhône |
186,08
|
16 |
Calenzana |
Haute-Corse |
185,02
|
17 |
Haguenau |
Bas-Rhin |
182,79
|
18 |
Bressuire |
Deux-Sèvres |
182,31
|
19 |
Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
Savoie |
182,17
|
20 |
Termignon |
Savoie |
180,47
|
21 |
La Teste-de-Buch |
Gironde |
178,61
|
22 |
Tende |
Alpes-Maritimes |
178,12
|
23 |
Narbonne |
Aude |
172,85
|
24 |
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée |
Alpes-Maritimes |
173,81
|
25 |
Fontainebleau |
Seine-et-Marne |
172,05
|
26 |
Millau |
Aveyron |
168,23
|
27 |
Porto-Vecchio |
Corse-du-Sud |
169,93
|
28 |
Prads-Haute-Bléone |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
167,29
|
29 |
Auzat |
Ariège |
163,46
|
30 |
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville |
Savoie |
162,91
|
- Paris has a surface area of 105.40 km².
Smallest communes in France
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