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This is a list of communes in France with a population over 20,000 at the 1999 census.. For details on this topic, see Administrative divisions of France. For DOMs-TOMs, see the lists for French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion. __NOTOC__ More »
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Paris
Paris is the capital city of France. It is situated on the River Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region . Paris has an estimated population of 2,153,600 within city limit . The Paris urban area has a population of 9.93 million and a commuter belt around the same completes the Paris "aire urbaine" that, with its population of 12 million, is one of the most populated areas of its kind in Europe. Paris' location at a crossroads between land and river trade... More »
Lyon
Lyon , pronounced in French, is a city in east central France. The third largest French city, it is a major centre of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and a significant role in the history of cinema. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after Paris, with 1,648,216 inhabitants at the 1999 census, and approximately the 20th to 25th largest metropolitan... More »
Marseille
:'' For the German ace of the Second World War, see Hans-Joachim Marseille'' :''"Marseilles" redirects here. There is also Marseilles, Illinois.'' :''"Massilia" redirects here. There is also a ship with this name, see The Vichy 80; and an asteroid with the name 20 Massalia. '' Marseille, is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest metropolitan area, with 1,516,340 inhabitants at the 1999 census . Located in the former province of Provence and on the Mediterranean Sea, it... More »
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Soccer League, based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, Marseille is the largest and most successful club in France. They are so far the only French team to have won the UEFA Champions League , which rounded off their dominant run of five consecutive Ligue 1 titles. However, having suffered from scandalous financial irregularities in 1994 and the resulting relegation, the club has not won a major trophy... More »
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in 2006, the Toulouse metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in France and the fastest growing in Europe. Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry. Alcatel Alenia Space, EADS Astrium, and Galileo all have a significant presence in Toulouse, and the headquarters of Airbus SAS is also nearby. More »
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace ''region'' in northeastern France, with approximately 650,000 inhabitants in the aire urbaine in 1999. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the ''préfecture'' of the Bas-Rhin ''département''. Strasbourg is the seat of, among other things, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Ombudsman, the Eurocorps, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines, the European Audiovisual... More »
Rouen
thumb thumb Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie ''région''. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th century to the 15th century. More »
Nice
Nice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. The city is a major tourist centre and a leading resort on the French Riviera . It is the historical capital city of the County of Nice. More »
Nantes
:''For the place in Brazil, see Nantes, Brazil'' Nantes is a city in western France, near the Atlantic coast, with 711,120 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. Nantes is the capital of the Pays de la Loire ''région'', as well as the ''préfecture'' of the Loire-Atlantique ''département''. It is also the most important city of historic Brittany, though now a part of the modern Pays de la Loire region. More »
Orléans
:''This article is about the French city of Orléans; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation).'' Orléans is a city and commune in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the ''préfecture'' of the Loiret ''département'' and of the Centre ''région''. Population : 113,126. More »
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