List of subprefectures of France

The subprefectures of France are the chefs-lieux of arrondissements other than those administered by a prefecture.

There are 233 subprefectures out of a total of 332 arrondissements.

The list below shows the sub-prefectures by department.

Castellane ( Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ), with 1,541 inhabitants, is the least populated subprefecture in France.
Reims ( Marne ), with 183,042 inhabitants, is the most populated subprefecture in France.
Abbeville ( Somme ), with 23,559 inhabitants, is the closest to the average population of French subprefectures(23,455 inhabitants).
With 2,132 inhabitants, Montreuil ( Pas-de-Calais ) is only the 145th largest of communes in the department, which constitutes the record for a subprefecture in France.