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France country facts, largest cities, hub labels and source-backed reports.

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Living and moving context for France

France currently combines 16 reusable country indicators with 1,838 published city records. The largest available city records are Paris (2,047,602), Saint-Étienne (173,136), Nîmes (151,839). Values retain their original source, date and geographic scope.

#1 by populationParis2,047,602 residents · Capital hub#2 by populationSaint-Étienne173,136 residents#3 by populationNîmes151,839 residents

France currently combines 16 reusable country indicators with 1,838 published city records. The largest available city records are Paris (2,047,602), Saint-Étienne (173,136), Nîmes (151,839). Values retain their original source, date and geographic scope.

Cost Index Vs Capital V2106.5 index (EU27=100)national · Verified 2026-06-12Independent source · Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) · grade A
Electricity Household Eur Per Kwh0.301 EUR/kWhnational · Verified 2026-06-12Independent source · Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) · grade A
Employer Social Contribution Percent45 %national · Verified 2026-06-12Official source · DGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) · grade A
Gas Household Eur Per Kwh0.098 EUR/kWhnational · Verified 2026-06-12Independent source · Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) · grade A
Groceries Monthly Eur341 EUR/monthnational · Verified 2026-06-12Independent source · Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) · grade A
Net Income Couple Eur Month3,159 EUR/monthnational · Verified 2026-06-12Independent source · OECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income · grade B
16 country facts · 1,838 cities · Last checked 2026-06-12

Country facts

Current source-backed observations with scope and verification dates.

MetricValueSourceVerified
Cost Index Vs Capital V2106.5 index (EU27=100)Independent sourceEurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) Grade A2026-06-12
Electricity Household Eur Per Kwh0.301 EUR/kWhIndependent sourceEurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) Grade A2026-06-12
Employer Social Contribution Percent45 %Official sourceDGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) Grade A2026-06-12
Gas Household Eur Per Kwh0.098 EUR/kWhIndependent sourceEurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) Grade A2026-06-12
Groceries Monthly Eur341 EUR/monthIndependent sourceEurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) Grade A2026-06-12
Net Income Couple Eur Month3,159 EUR/monthIndependent sourceOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income Grade B2026-06-12
Net Income Eur Month2,650 EUR/monthIndependent sourceOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income Grade B2026-06-12
Net Income Family Eur Month3,638 EUR/monthIndependent sourceOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income Grade B2026-06-12
Price Level Index Groceries Eu27 2020106.5 index (EU27=100)Independent sourceEurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx) Grade A2026-06-12
Social Contrib Employee Percent22 %Official sourceDGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) Grade A2026-06-12
Social Contributions Employee Share Eur Year10,606 EUR/yearIndependent sourceOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income Grade B2026-06-12
Utilities Monthly Eur109 EUR/monthIndependent sourceEurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas) Grade A2026-06-12
Vat Standard Percent20 %Official sourceDGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) Grade A2026-06-12
Corporate Tax Rate Percent25 %Official sourceDGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) Grade A2026-06-12
Income Tax Employee Share Eur Year12,962 EUR/yearIndependent sourceOECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income Grade B2026-06-12
Income Tax Top Rate Percent45 %Official sourceDGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS) Grade A2026-06-12

France cities by population

The largest published cities appear first. Population is taken from the reusable official city layer; hub labels come from the existing city taxonomy.

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20 shown of 1,838 citiesSorted by population, then by name where population is unavailable.
Paris2,047,602 residents · 9 facts · Capital hubOpen city
Saint-Étienne173,136 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Nîmes151,839 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Besançon118,489 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Orléans116,357 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Asnières-sur-Seine93,941 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Créteil93,397 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Béziers81,545 residents · 7 factsOpen city
Mérignac78,090 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés76,572 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Évry-Courcouronnes66,919 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Vénissieux65,502 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Chambéry59,964 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Fréjus59,719 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Hyères55,858 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Épinay-sur-Seine52,833 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Évreux49,360 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Charleville-Mézières45,560 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Alfortville45,531 residents · 9 factsOpen city
Noisy-le-Sec45,510 residents · 9 factsOpen city

Reports with this country

Accepted report pages with a row for this country.

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Cities with the lowest annual NO2 Countries with a family reunification route Countries with a highly skilled work route Largest cities in ImmigrationDB Most densely populated cities Permanent residence routes by country

Sources

Official, commercial and community sources remain visibly separated.

Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)Independent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas)Independent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15DGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS)Independent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15OECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net incomeIndependent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15DGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS)Independent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15DGFiP / impots.gouv.fr — barème IR 2026 + URSSAF (CSG/CRDS) + Légifrance (CGI, CSS)Independent source · Grade ? · Checked 2026-07-15

Visa and entry rules

Passport-specific entry answers live in the dedicated Visa section so they do not replace country, city and living-data content here.

Open France entry rules