List of The 16 Urban Communities
(ranked by population as January 2006 census, in 2009 limits)
- Urban Community of Lyon (Grand Lyon) – 1,253,179 inhabitants
- Urban Community of Lille Métropole – 1,107,861
- Urban Community of Marseille Provence Métropole – 1,023,972
- Urban Community of Bordeaux (CUB) – 702,522
- Urban community of Greater Toulouse – 651,584
- Urban Community of Nantes (Nantes Métropole) – 579,131
- Urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur – 512,160
- Urban Community of Strasbourg (CUS) – 467,376
- Urban Community of Greater Nancy (Grand Nancy) – 258,526
- Urban Community of Brest (Brest Métropole Océane) – 210,117
- Urban Community of Dunkerque (Dunkerque Grand Littoral) – 200,417
- Urban Community of Le Mans Métropole – 184,958
- Urban Community of Arras – 91,438
- Urban Community of Creusot Montceau – 90,406
- Urban Community of Cherbourg – 85,588
- Urban Community of Alençon – 49,634
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