List of French words: Town and cities 🏙️

Learning the vocabulary related to towns and cities is essential when studying a foreign language like French.

Whether you’re traveling to a French-speaking country or just want to expand your language skills, having a solid understanding of the terms used to describe urban areas is important.

From streets and buildings to transportation and landmarks, this vocabulary list covers some of the most common words and phrases related to towns and cities in both English and French.

1. Town → La ville (f)
2. City → La (grande) ville (f)
3. Street → La rue (f)
4. Road → La route (f)
5. Avenue → L’avenue (f)
6. Square → La place (f)
7. Boulevard → Le boulevard (m)
8. Lane → Le chemin (m)
9. Bridge → Le pont (m)
10. River → La rivière (f)
11. Canal → Le canal (m)
12. Park → Le parc (m)
13. Garden → Le jardin (m)
14. Square → Le square (m)
15. Museum → Le musée (m)
16. Library → La bibliothèque (f)
17. Hospital → L’hôpital (m)
18. School → L’école (f)
19. University → L’université (f)
20. Church → L’église (f)
21. Mosque → La mosquée (f)
22. Synagogue → La synagogue (f)
23. Temple → Le temple (m)
24. Station → La gare (f)
25. Airport → L’aéroport (m)
26. Bus → Le bus (m)
27. Train → Le train (m)
28. Subway → Le métro (m)
29. Tram → Le tram (m)
30. Taxi → Le taxi (m)
31. Bicycle → Le vélo (m)
32. Car → La voiture (f)
33. Motorcycle → La moto (f)
34. Parking → Le parking (m)
35. Garage → Le garage (m)
36. Traffic light → Le feu (m)
37. Stop sign → Le panneau stop (m)
38. Pedestrian crossing → Le passage piéton (m)
39. Roundabout → Le rond-point (m)
40. Post office → La poste (f)

Note: In French, some nouns are masculine (m) and others are feminine (f). This is indicated by the article used before the noun (le for masculine, la for feminine).