{"id":19730,"date":"2013-09-19T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T20:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=19730"},"modified":"2017-10-20T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:15:29","slug":"ze-top-50-largest-cities-of-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/ze-top-50-largest-cities-of-france\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ze&#8221; Top 50 Largest Cities of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not only will we get to know the <strong>Top<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>50 Largest Cities of France\u00a0<\/strong>in terms of\u00a0<strong>population<\/strong>, we will also go through lots of past articles published here on French Blog which either covered these cities and regions in detail, or at least mentioned <em><strong>une chose ou deux<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(a thing or two) that you might find interesting about them.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong>Paris<\/strong>&#8220;, you will read about the song &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/jaime-paris-au-mois-de-mai-i-love-paris-in-may\/\"><em>J\u2019aime Paris au mois de mai<\/em>\u00a0(I Love Paris in May)<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong>Marseille<\/strong>&#8220;, you will read &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/go-marseilles-allez-lom-french-stadium-songs-of-lolympique-de-marseilles\/\">\u201c<em>Qui ne saute pas n\u2019est pas marseillais!<\/em>\u201d (\u201cWhoever Doesn\u2019t Jump is Not from Marseille!\u201d)<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong>Normandie<\/strong>&#8220;, you will get to a post about the most famous of French cheese &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/hommage-to-a-great-fromage-yes-we-camembert\/\"><em>Hommage<\/em>\u00a0to a Great Fromage (Yes We Camembert!)<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong><em><strong>C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/strong>, then a recipe of a culinary specialty from that region will pop up: &#8220;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/sir-calm-down-there-are-no-rats-in-your-ratatouille\/\">la Ratatouille<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&#8220;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong>Versailles<\/strong>&#8220;, then you will feel &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/welcome-to-versailles-the-dream-of-a-french-king\/\">Welcome to Versailles: The Dream of a French King<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>If you click on &#8220;<strong>Limousin<\/strong>&#8220;, you will go through\u00a0a &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-long-french-medieval-cortege-de-noce-wedding-procession\/\">Long French Medieval \u201c<em>Cort\u00e8ge de Noce<\/em>\u201d (\u201cWedding Procession\u201d)<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Et ainsi de suite\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(and so on)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>By the way, notice that the administrative division of France goes like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, you have\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">la commune<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(headed by\u00a0<strong><em>un maire<\/em><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Then\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">le d<\/span><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00e9partement<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>(headed by\u00a0<strong><em>un pr\u00e9fet de d<strong><em>\u00e9partement<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>And finally\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">la r\u00e9gion<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(headed by\u00a0<em><strong>un pr<strong><em>\u00e9fet de r<strong><em>\u00e9gion<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Other subdivisions within a\u00a0<em><strong>d<strong><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>partement<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0include\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">les arrondissements<\/span> \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(headed by a\u00a0<em><strong>sous-pr\u00e9fet<\/strong><\/em>)\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">les cantons<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(represented by an person elected at\u00a0<strong><em>le conseil g<em><strong>\u00e9n<em><strong>\u00e9ral<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong>, which is the assembly of a\u00a0<em><strong>d<em><strong>\u00e9partement.<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em>)<\/div>\n<p>(More info can be found at\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insee.fr\">l&#8217;Institut national de la statistique et des \u00e9tudes \u00e9conomiques<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, better known in France as &#8220;<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insee.fr\">l&#8217;Insee<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>C&#8217;est parti<\/em> (here we go):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong><em>Commune<\/em><\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong><em>Le D\u00e9partment<\/em><\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong><em>La R<em>\u00e9<\/em>gion<\/em><\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Pop. 2006<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>census<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/jaime-paris-au-mois-de-mai-i-love-paris-in-may\/\">Paris<\/a>\u00a0(surprised?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Paris<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2,181,371<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/go-marseilles-allez-lom-french-stadium-songs-of-lolympique-de-marseilles\/\">Marseille<\/a>\u00a0(surprised again?)\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provence-Alpes-<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/sir-calm-down-there-are-no-rats-in-your-ratatouille\/\">C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>839,043<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lyon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>472,305<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Toulouse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Haute-Garonne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Midi-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>437,715<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lets-visit-nice-france\/\">Nice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Alpes-Maritimes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>347,060<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/\">Nantes<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loire-Atlantique<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pays de la Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>282,853<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-cadeaux-de-noel\/\">Strasbourg<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bas-Rhin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/bad-boys-what-you-gonna-do-when-le-pere-fouettard-comes-for-you\/\">Alsace<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>272,975<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/remi-gaillard-2\/\">Montpellier<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>H\u00e9rault<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-regions-montpellier\/\">Languedoc-Roussillon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>251,634<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/un-jour-en-france-re-noir-desir\/\">Bordeaux<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gironde<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Aquitaine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>232,260<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lille<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord-Pas-de-Calais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>226,014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/enjoy-a-cheerful-french-love-song-from-la-bretagne-brittany-marie-la-dondaine\/\">Rennes<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ille-et-Vilaine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Brittany<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>209,613<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Reims<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Champagne-Ardenne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183,837<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Le Havre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seine-Maritime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Haute-<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/hommage-to-a-great-fromage-yes-we-camembert\/\">Normandie<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>182,580<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>177,480<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Toulon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Var<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>167,816<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-sarkozy-turned-borat-says-give-me-your-tears-le-gypsy\/\">Grenoble<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Is\u00e8re<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>156,107<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Angers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Maine-et-Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pays de la Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>152,337<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/un-tour-de-bicyclette-a-bicycle-tour\/\">Dijon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>C\u00f4te-d&#8217;Or<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bourgogne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>151,504<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/zut-alors-sacrebleu-and-other-shall-we-say-seasoned-french-expressions\/\">Brest<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Finist\u00e8re<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Brittany<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>144,548<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N\u00eemes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Languedoc-Roussillon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>144,092<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-wedding-traditions\/\">Le Mans<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sarthe<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pays de la Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>144,016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/provence-terre-insolite\/\">Aix-en-Provence<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>142,534<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Clermont-Ferrand<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Puy-de-D\u00f4me<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Auvergne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>138,992<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saint-Denis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R\u00e9union<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R\u00e9union<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>138,314<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tours<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Indre-et-Loire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Centre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>136,942<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Limoges<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Haute-Vienne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-long-french-medieval-cortege-de-noce-wedding-procession\/\">Limousin<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>136,539<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Villeurbanne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>136,473<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Amiens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Somme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Picardy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>136,105<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Metz<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Moselle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/crois-tu-pouvoir-conjuguer-ce-verbe-do-you-believe-you-can-conjugate-this-verb\/\">Lorraine<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>124,435<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>29<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Besan\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Doubs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Franche-Comt\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>117,080<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Perpignan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Languedoc-Roussillon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>115,326<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>31<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Orl\u00e9ans<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loiret<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Centre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>113,130<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>32<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mulhouse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Haut-Rhin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Alsace<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>110,514<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Caen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Calvados<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Basse-<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/hommage-to-a-great-fromage-yes-we-camembert\/\">Normandie<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>110,399<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Boulogne-Billancourt<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hauts-de-Seine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>110,251<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-basketball-player-tony-parker-and-his-american-ties\/\">Rouen<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seine-Maritime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Haute-Normandie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>107,904<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/edith-piaf-a-love-hostage-to-the-vagaries-of-la-foule-the-crowd\/\">Nancy<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Meurthe-et-Moselle<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-cooking-quiche-lorraine\/\">Lorraine<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>105,468<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>37<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Argenteuil<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Val-d&#8217;Oise<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>102,683<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Montreuil<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seine-Saint-Denis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>101,587<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saint-Paul<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R\u00e9union<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R\u00e9union<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>99,291<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>40<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Roubaix<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord-Pas-de-Calais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>97,952<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>41<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saint-Denis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seine-Saint-Denis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>97,875<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>42<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Avignon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Vaucluse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>92,454<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>43<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tourcoing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nord-Pas-de-Calais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>92,357<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>44<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fort-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Martinique<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/happy-fatty-mardi-gras-everybody\/\">Martinique<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>90,347<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Cr\u00e9teil<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Val-de-Marne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>88,939<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>46<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Poitiers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Vienne<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Poitou-Charentes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>88,776<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nanterre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hauts-de-Seine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>88,316<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>48<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/welcome-to-versailles-the-dream-of-a-french-king\/\">Versailles (now who would have thought that back then!)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yvelines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>87,549<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>49<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Courbevoie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hauts-de-Seine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00cele-de-France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>84,415<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/09\/6042186943_e6ffe2b229-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/09\/6042186943_e6ffe2b229-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/09\/6042186943_e6ffe2b229.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Not only will we get to know the Top\u00a050 Largest Cities of France\u00a0in terms of\u00a0population, we will also go through lots of past articles published here on French Blog which either covered these cities and regions in detail, or at least mentioned une chose ou deux\u00a0(a thing or two) that you might find interesting about&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/ze-top-50-largest-cities-of-france\/\">Continue 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