Populated riverside places in France

Lyon or Lyons (, , Arpitan: Liyon, Italian: Lione, ) is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 470 km (292 mi) south of Paris, 320 km (199 mi) north of Marseille and 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.

Valence (, Occitan: Valença ) is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille.

Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Montélimar (Occitan: Montelaimar Latin: Acumum) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence.

Pont-Saint-Esprit (Occitan: Lo Pònt Sant Esperit, "Holy Spirit Bridge") is a commune in the Gard département in southern France. It is situated on the Rhône River and is the site of a historical crossing, hence its name. The Ardèche River flows into the Rhône, just to the north of the bridge. The residents are called Spiripontains.

Vienne ( Arpitan: Vièna) is a commune in southeastern France, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Lyon, on the river Rhône. It is only the fourth largest city in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture, but was a major center of the Roman Empire.

Arles (, , Provençal: Arle in both classical and Mistralian norms; Classical Latin: Arelate) is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence.

Avignon (, , Provençal: Avinhon (Classical norm) or Avignoun (Mistralian norm) Latin: Avenio) is a commune in south-eastern France in the department of Vaucluse on the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 90,194 inhabitants of the city (as of 2011), about 12,000 live in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval ramparts.

Viviers (also, Viviers-sur-Rhône) is a commune in the department of Ardèche in southern France.

Vallabrègues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.