Map of Nîmes, France

Nîmes is a city in Occitanie, France, with a population of about 148,236. It lies at 43.8366°N, 4.3579°E. Nîmes is about 579 km (360 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Arles, 28 km to the southeast.

Nîmes at a glance

Where is Nîmes?

• The 21st largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Occitanie on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 54 min on the shortest day to 15 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nîmes

• Arles — 28 km southeast
• Avignon — 38 km east
• Alès — 39 km northwest
• Montpellier — 46 km southwest
• Istres — 62 km southeast
• Salon-de-Provence — 63 km east
• Sète — 72 km southwest
• Martigues — 74 km southeast
• Vitrolles — 83 km southeast
• Marignane — 83 km southeast

Largest cities in Occitanie

• Toulouse — 511,684
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Perpignan — 110,706
• Béziers — 74,081
• Montauban — 52,434
• Albi — 52,409
• Tarbes — 52,106
• Narbonne — 50,776
• Carcassonne — 49,600
• Castres — 47,275

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.