Map of Nice, France

Nice is a city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with a population of about 342,669. It lies at 43.7031°N, 7.2661°E, about 25 m above sea level. Nice is about 686 km (426 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cagnes-sur-Mer, 10 km to the southwest.

Nice at a glance

Where is Nice?

• The 5th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 55 min on the shortest day to 15 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nice

• Cagnes-sur-Mer — 10 km southwest
• Monaco — 13 km east, Monaco
• Antibes — 18 km southwest
• Le Cannet — 24 km southwest
• Cannes — 26 km southwest
• Grasse — 28 km west
• San Remo — 43 km east, Italy
• Saint-Raphaël — 50 km southwest
• Fréjus — 52 km southwest
• Imperia — 65 km east, Italy

Largest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Marseille — 877,215
• Toulon — 168,701
• Aix-en-Provence — 146,821
• Avignon — 89,769
• Marseille 13 — 89,316
• Marseille 08 — 78,837
• Marseille 15 — 77,770
• Antibes — 76,393
• Cannes — 74,545
• La Seyne-sur-Mer — 62,330

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Lille — 238,695

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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.