There are over 36,500 communes (cities, town and villages) in Metropolitan France, the most of any country in Europe. Identify the most populous of these by starting letter.
Excludes communes in the Overseas Departments, Collectivities and Territoroties.
Communes whose full name starts with "Le, La, L' or Les" are classified by their second word.
Thus, "Le Mans" is considered as beginning with "M", "L'Hay-des-Roses" with "H", etc.
Populations and communes are from 2013 Census. Communes created subsequently are excluded.