About Place Names in France
The place names of France reflect centuries of history — from indigenous peoples who first named the land, to colonial settlers, religious missionaries and civic planners who renamed and expanded settlements. NameTrace documents the etymology of 8,934 cities, towns and villages in France.
Noms de lieux in France
Paris
11
Marseille
93
Lyon
84
Toulouse
76
Nice
93
Nantes
52
Marne La Vallée
11
Strasbourg
44
Bordeaux
75
Montpellier
76
Lille
32
Paris 15 Vaugirard
11
Rennes
53
Reims
44
Le Havre
28
Paris 20 Ménilmontant
11
Cergy-Pontoise
11
Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre
11
Paris 13 Gobelins
11
Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont
11
Paris 13e Arrondissement
11
Saint-Étienne
84
Toulon
93
Angers
52
Dijon
27
Paris 16 Passy
11
Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau
11
Grenoble
84
Nîmes
76
Clermont-Ferrand
84
Aix-en-Provence
93
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
11
Brest
53
Le Mans
52
Paris 11e Arrondissement
11
Amiens
32
Tours
24
Limoges
75
Paris 12e Arrondissement
11
Paris 11 Popincourt
11
Paris 12 Reuilly
11
Paris 14 Observatoire
11
Villeurbanne
84
Besançon
27
Metz
44
Orléans
24
Rouen
28
Mulhouse
44
Montreuil
11
Perpignan
76
Caen
28
Boulogne-Billancourt
11
Nancy
44
Lyon 03
84
Argenteuil
11
Roubaix
32
Tourcoing
32
Saint-Denis
11
Avignon
93
Marseille 13
93