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Biggest Cities in France before the Hundred Years' War with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities located within the Kingdom of France in 1337, on the eve of the Hundred Years' War?
Includes a city controlled by England (area in red).
Territories controlled by subjects (vassals, peerages, etc.) in a lighter blue.
Sources used for population estimates listed in this Pastebin.
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Population
Cities
200,000
Paris
60,000
Ghent
45,000
Bruges
40,000
Montpellier
40,000
Rouen
35,000
Saint-Omer
35,000
Tournai
33,000
Toulouse
30,000
Arras
30,000
Bordeaux
30,000
Ypres
30,000
Lille
30,000
Narbonne
25,000
Tours
Population
Cities
24,000
Troyes
22,000
Orléans
21,000
Amiens
20,000
Lyon
20,000
Reims
17,000
Dijon
16,000
Bourges
16,000
Beauvais
15,000
Béziers
15,000
Poitiers
12,000
Calais
11,000
Albi
10,000
Angers
10,000
Auxerre
Population
Cities
10,000
Carcassonne
10,000
Châlons-en-Champagne
10,000
Douai
10,000
Montreuil
10,000
Nîmes
10,000
Provins
9,000
Caen
9,000
Chartres
8,000
Clermont
8,000
Montauban
8,000
Nantes
8,000
Périgueux
8,000
Rennes
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3 Comments
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Level 62
May 14, 2025
What do the different colors on the map correspond to?
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Level 55
May 15, 2025
Darker blue is direct control under the king, lighter blue is controlled by vassals or peerages and red is English control.
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Level 68
Aug 20, 2025
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