CHIEF CITIES OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Rushville, Ill.
What is the population of each of the principal cities of France?
James P. Clarke.
Answer.—The population of each of the principal cities of France and England in 1881 is given in the “Statesman’s Year Book” as in the table below:
| Paris | 2,269,023 | London | [12]4,764,312 |
| Lyons | 376,613 | Glasgow | [13]647,095 |
| Marseilles | 360,099 | Liverpool | 552,425 |
| Bordeaux | 221,305 | Dublin | [14]418,152 |
| Lille | 178,144 | Birmingham | 400,757 |
| Toulouse | 140,289 | Manchester | 393,676 |
| Nantes | 124,319 | Leeds | 309,126 |
| St. Etienne | 123,813 | Sheffield | 284,410 |
| Rouen | 105,906 | Edinburgh | 236,002 |
| Le Havre | 105,867 | Bristol | 206,503 |
| Rheims | 93,823 | Bradford | 180,459 |
| Roubaix | 91,757 | Salford | 176,223 |
| Amiens | 74,170 | Wolverhampton | 164,303 |
| Nancy | 73,255 | Hull | 161,519 |
| Toulon | 70,103 | Oldham | 152,511 |
| Angers | 68,041 | Newcastle-on-Tyne | 145,228 |
| Nice | 66,279 | Dundee | 140,239 |
| Brest | 66,110 | Brighton | 128,407 |
| Limoges | 63,765 | Portsmouth | 127,953 |
| Nimes | 63,552 |
FOOTNOTES:
[12] This is what is known as “Police London,” its broadest definition. The London covered by “Mortality Bills” contained but 3,831,719 inhabitants.
[13] Glasgow and its suburbs.