This is a list of cities in the European Union with more than 100,000 inhabitants. [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
The following table lists all towns in the European Union that currently have a population greater than 100,000.
Warning note : census methods may significantly vary from one country to another. Present table (Feb 2013) use heterogeneous definitions for cities depending on countries, sometimes counting only narrow municipal, sometimes counting larger urban areas including adjacent municipalities. For example, Athens is listed as having 770,000 inhabitants which is its municipal population (urban area is about 3 millions) while Copenhagen is listed 1.2 millions inhabitants which is urban area count (municipal population being about 577,000), the same for the City of Brussels , which has only around 140.000 inhabitants, and the Brussels region, which is listed, has just over a million, but consists of 19 municipalities.
Rank
Name
Population
Member state
1
London
8,174,100[ 7]
United Kingdom
2
Paris
7,173,913[ 8]
France
3
Madrid
3,615,235[ 9]
Spain
4
Rome
3,423,212[ 10]
Italy
5
Berlin
3,468,939[ 11]
Germany
6
Hamburg
1,802,041[ 12]
Germany
7
Budapest
1,740,041[ 13]
Hungary
8
Vienna
1,731,236[ 14]
Austria
9
Warsaw
1 700 612[ 15]
Poland
10
Bucharest
1,677,985[ 16]
Romania
11
Barcelona
1,602,386[ 9]
Spain
12
Stockholm
1,372,565 [ 17]
Sweden
13
Munich
1,353,186[ 18]
Germany
14
Milan
1,338,264[ 10]
Italy
16
Sofia
1,202,761[ 19]
Bulgaria
18
Birmingham
1,074,300[ 20]
United Kingdom
19
Cologne
1,007,119[ 21]
Germany
21
Naples
977,264[ 10]
Italy
22
Turin
895,786[ 10]
Italy
23
Marseille
850,726[ 11]
France
25
Amsterdam
801,542[ 22]
Netherlands
26
Valencia
786,424[ 9]
Spain
27
Kraków
757,611[ 15]
Poland
29
Łódź
728 892[ 15]
Poland
31
Seville
696.676[ 9]
Spain
32
Palermo
677,454[ 10]
Italy
33
Zaragoza
666,058[ 9]
Spain
34
Wrocław
630131[ 15]
Poland
36
Helsinki
614,074[ 23]
Finland
38
Stuttgart
602,056[ 24]
Germany
39
Glasgow
598,470[ 25]
United Kingdom
40
Genoa
590,757[ 10]
Italy
41
Düsseldorf
586,564[ 26]
Germany
42
Dortmund
580,688[ 26]
Germany
43
Essen
575,027[ 26]
Germany
48
Málaga
566,913[ 9]
Spain
49
Dublin
527,612[ 27]
Ireland
50
Dresden
525,105[ 28]
Germany
52
Hanover
518,386[ 29]
Germany
53
Lisbon
508,209[ 30]
Portugal
54
Nuremberg
505,664[ 18]
Germany
56
Duisburg
490,322[ 26]
Germany
57
Lyon
484,344[ 11]
France
58
Gdańsk
460,815[ 15]
Poland
63
Leeds
751,500[ 31]
United Kingdom
64
Toulouse
441,802[ 11]
France
65
Murcia
439,712[ 9]
Spain
66
Bratislava
431,061 [ 32]
Slovakia
71
Palma de Mallorca
399,093[ 9]
Spain
72
Bologna
386,298[ 10]
Italy
75
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
382,283[ 9]
Spain
77
Florence
381,354[ 10]
Italy
79
Bilbao
346,574[ 9]
Spain
81
Nice
343,304[ 11]
France
82
Plovdiv
338,153[ 19]
Bulgaria
83
Varna
334,870[ 19]
Bulgaria
84
Alicante
332,067[ 9]
Spain
88
Córdoba
328,041[ 9]
Spain
89
Bari
327,013[ 10]
Italy
90
Iași
315,649[ 33]
Romania
94
Catania
315,230[ 10]
Italy
96
Timișoara
312,113[ 33]
Romania
97
Valladolid
306,830[ 9]
Spain
98
Cluj-Napoca
306,009[ 33]
Romania
100
Constanța
302,040[ 33]
Romania
102
Craiova
298,643[ 33]
Romania
103
Vigo
294,997[ 9]
Spain
106
Galați
290,733[ 33]
Romania
109
Nantes
284,970[ 11]
France
112
Brașov
278,003[ 33]
Romania
114
Gijón
275,735[ 9]
Spain
116
Strasbourg
271,782[ 11]
France
121
Augsburg
264,708[ 18]
Germany
122
Venice
264,243[ 10]
Italy
124
Verona
259,971[ 10]
Italy
125
Montpellier
257,351[ 11]
France
127
L'Hospitalet
253,518[ 9]
Spain
128
Espoo
252,945[ 23]
Finland
129
A Coruña
244,810[ 9]
Spain
130
Vitoria-Gasteiz
242,082[ 9]
Spain
131
Messina
240,004[ 10]
Italy
141
Bordeaux
239,157[ 11]
France
145
Granada
237,540[ 9]
Spain
151
Elche
228,647[ 9]
Spain
152
Ploiești
228,378[ 33]
Romania
156
Lille
227,560[ 11]
France
158
Oviedo
223,765[ 9]
Spain
159
Badalona
217,210[ 9]
Spain
160
Cartagena
216,451[ 9]
Spain
161
Terrassa
215,517[ 9]
Spain
162
Tampere
215,377[ 23]
Finland
163
Brăila
211,884[ 33]
Romania
164
Jerez de la Frontera
212,226[ 9]
Spain
165
Padua
211,464[ 10]
Italy
168
Sabadell
207,444[ 9]
Spain
169
Rennes
207,178[ 11]
France
170
Móstoles
205,712[ 9]
Spain
171
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
205,279[ 9]
Spain
172
Trieste
205,242[ 10]
Italy
173
Oradea
204,477[ 16]
Romania
174
Vantaa
203,428[ 23]
Finland
177
Taranto
201,861[ 10]
Italy
180
Burgas
200,271[ 19]
Bulgaria
181
Alcalá de Henares
200,768[ 9]
Spain
185
Pamplona
196,166[ 9]
Spain
186
Brescia
196,120[ 10]
Italy
190
Fuenlabrada
195,864[ 9]
Spain
192
Almería
193,351[ 9]
Spain
193
Groningen
193,127[ 34]
Netherlands
203
Prato
191,045[ 10]
Italy
204
Parma
190,651[ 10]
Italy
206
Leganés
186,696[ 9]
Spain
207
San Sebastián
186,126[ 9]
Spain
208
Modena
184,866[ 10]
Italy
209
Reggio Calabria
183,802[ 10]
Italy
213
Reims
179,992[ 11]
France
218
Turku
178,846[ 23]
Finland
219
Burgos
177,776[ 9]
Spain
222
Bacău
177,087[ 16]
Romania
224
Santander
175,736[ 9]
Spain
225
Le Havre
175,497[ 11]
France
228
Castellón de la Plana
173,841[ 9]
Spain
229
Getafe
173,057[ 9]
Spain
230
Albacete
172,487[ 9]
Spain
231
Reggio Emilia
171,588[ 10]
Italy
232
Saint-Étienne
171,260[ 11]
France
231
Alcorcón
170,336[ 9]
Spain
241
Pitești
166,893[ 16]
Romania
243
Arad
166,003[ 16]
Romania
244
Perugia
165,505[ 10]
Italy
245
Toulon
164,532[ 11]
France
258
Livorno
159,431[ 10]
Italy
259
Ravenna
159,055[ 10]
Italy
260
Grenoble
155,637[ 11]
France
262
Sibiu
154,548[ 16]
Romania
263
Cagliari
154,442[ 10]
Italy
264
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
153,009[ 9]
Spain
265
Foggia
152,625[ 10]
Italy
266
Logroño
151,962[ 9]
Spain
267
Dijon
151,212[ 11]
France
268
Badajoz
150,517[ 9]
Spain
269
Rousse
149,642[ 19]
Bulgaria
270
Salamanca
148,042[ 9]
Spain
272
Rimini
147,597[ 10]
Italy
273
Angers
147,571[ 11]
France
274
Huelva
147,212[ 9]
Spain
277
Târgu Mureș
145,151[ 16]
Romania
279
Villeurbanne
145,150[ 11]
France
280
Saint-Denis, Réunion
145,022[ 11]
France
282
Oulu
144,114[ 23]
Finland
288
Le Mans
142,626[ 35]
France
290
Nîmes
142,205[ 35]
France
293
Aix-en-Provence
141,438[ 35]
France
294
Brest
141,303[ 35]
France
296
Uppsala
140,454 [ 17]
Sweden
300
Clermont-Ferrand
139,860[ 35]
France
302
Lleida
139,176[ 9]
Spain
303
Baia Mare
139,154[ 16]
Romania
304
Limoges
139,150[ 35]
France
306
Marbella
138,679[ 9]
Spain
307
Stara Zagora
138,272[ 19]
Bulgaria
318
Salerno
135,564[ 10]
Italy
319
Tours
134,817[ 35]
France
321
Ferrara
133,670[ 10]
Italy
322
Amiens
133,448[ 35]
France
323
Buzău
132,210[ 16]
Romania
324
Tarragona
132,199[ 9]
Spain
325
Jyväskylä
132,115[ 23]
Finland
326
Dos Hermanas
130,369[ 9]
Spain
327
Leon
129,551[ 9]
Spain
328
Sassari
127,538[ 10]
Italy
329
Torrejón de Ardoz
126,878[ 9]
Spain
331
Latina
125,701[ 10]
Italy
332
Parla
125.,323[ 9]
Spain
333
Mataró
124,280[ 9]
Spain
339
Siracusa
122,450[ 10]
Italy
340
Monza
122,381[ 10]
Italy
343
Cádiz
121,739[ 9]
Spain
344
Giugliano in Campania
121,351[ 10]
Italy
345
Pescara
121,273[ 10]
Italy
349
Metz
120,738[ 35]
France
362
Bergamo
119,145[ 10]
Italy
363
Santa Coloma de Gramenet
118,738[ 9]
Spain
364
Algeciras
117,974[ 9]
Spain
365
Forlì
117,906[ 10]
Italy
368
Perpignan
117,419[ 35]
France
369
Trento
117,335[ 10]
Italy
374
Besançon
116,914[ 35]
France
378
Botoșani
116,110[ 16]
Romania
380
Jaén
115,837[ 9]
Spain
384
Boulogne-Billancourt
114,205[ 35]
France
385
Orléans
114,167[ 35]
France
386
Vicenza
113,576[ 10]
Italy
389
Satu Mare
112,705[ 16]
Romania
390
Alcobendas
112.188[ 9]
Spain
391
Terni
112,009[ 10]
Italy
393
Rouen
110,933[ 35]
France
394
Râmnicu Vâlcea
110,901[ 16]
Romania
395
Mulhouse
109,588[ 35]
France
399
Caen
108,954[ 35]
France
406
Piatra Neamț
107,504[ 16]
Romania
409
Suceava
106,934[ 16]
Romania
410
Ourense
106,905[ 9]
Spain
411
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
106,785[ 35]
France
417
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
106,507[ 16]
Romania
420
Bolzano
106,179[ 10]
Italy
424
Nancy
105,421[ 35]
France
425
Reus
104,962[ 9]
Spain
428
Novara
104,340[ 10]
Italy
433
Luxembourg
103,641[ 36]
Luxembourg
436
Saint-Paul
103,346[ 35]
France
440
Argenteuil
103,125[ 35]
France
441
Montreuil
102,770[ 35]
France
443
Piacenza
102,424[ 10]
Italy
444
Lahti
102,383[ 23]
Finland
450
Telde
102,076[ 9]
Spain
454
Ancona
101,388[ 10]
Italy
455
Andria
100,448[ 10]
Italy
456
Barakaldo
100.080[ 9]
Spain
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Communes in France with population over 20,000: List of cities in France
^ List of cities and towns in Hungary: List of cities in Hungary
^ List of municipalities in Spain: List of cities in Spain
^ Cities of Italy: List of cities in Italy
^ Cities of Romania: List of cities in Romania
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