List of handball clubs in France explained

List of association handball clubs in France sorted by division

LNH Division 1 (Liqui Moly StarLigue) – 2022–23 season teams – 16 clubs

Team	City	Region	Rank 21–22
Pays d'Aix Université Club	Aix-en-Provence	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cesson Rennes	Cesson-Sévigné	Brittany	9th
Chambéry	Chambéry	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	5th
Chartres Métropole	Chartres	Centre-Val de Loire	10th
US Créteil	Créteil	Île-de-France	11th
Dunkerque	Dunkerque	Hauts-de-France	12th
Istres Provence Handball	Istres	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	14th
US Ivry	Ivry-sur-Seine	Île-de-France	1st (D2)
Limoges Handball	Limoges	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	13th
Montpellier HB	Montpellier	Occitania	4th
HBC Nantes	Nantes	Pays de la Loire
USAM Nîmes	Nîmes	Occitania	6th
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Île-de-France
Saint Raphaël	Saint-Raphaël	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	8th
Sélestat Alsace Handball	Sélestat	Grand Est	2nd (D2)
Fenix Toulouse	Toulouse	Occitania	7th

Team	City	Region	Rank 21–22
Grand Besançon DHB	Besançon	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	12th
Billère Handball	Billère	Occitania	9th
Bordeaux Bruges Lormont	Bruges	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	1st (D3)
Caen Handball	Caen	Normandy	10th
JS Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Normandy	2nd
Dijon Métropole HB	Dijon	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	6th
Frontignan Handball	Frontignan	Salle Henri Ferrari	Occitania	2nd (D3)
Massy Essonne Handball	Massy	Île-de-France	8th
Nancy Handball	Nancy	Grand Est	16th (D1)
Pontault-Combault Handball	Pontault-Combault	Île-de-France	3rd
Saran Loiret Handball	Saran	Centre-Val de Loire	15th (D1)
Sarrebourg Moselle-Sud HB	Sarrebourg	Grand Est	11th
Strasbourg Eurométropole HB	Strasbourg	Grand Est	13th
Tremblay Handball	Tremblay-en-France	Île-de-France	7th
Valence Handball	Valence	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	15th
Villeurbanne HBA	Villeurbanne	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	14th

Club	City	Region of France	Rank 2021–22
ESBF Besançon	Besançon	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	4th
Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball	Bourg-de-Péage	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	9th
Brest Bretagne Handball	Brest	Brittany
Chambray Touraine Handball	Chambray-lès-Tours	Centre-Val de Loire	6th
HBC Celles-sur-Belle	Celles-sur-Belle	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	13th
JDA Dijon Bourgogne Handball	Dijon	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	8th
Metz Handball	Metz	Grand Est
Mérignac Handball	Mérignac	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	10th
	Nantes	Pays de la Loire	5th
OGC Nice	Nice	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	7th
Paris 92	Issy-les-Moulineaux	Île-de-France
Handball Plan-de-Cuques	Plan-de-Cuques	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	12th
Saint-Amand Handball	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Hauts-de-France	1st (Division 2)
Toulon Métropole Var Handball	Toulon	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	11th

Club	City	Region of France	Rank 2021–22
Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball	Achenheim & Truchtersheim	Grand Est	8th
Sambre Avesnois Handball	Aulnoye-Aymeries	Hauts-de-France	3rd
Club Athlétique Béglais Handball	Bègles	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	9th
Palente Besançon HB	Besançon	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	1st in Group 3
Bouillargues Handball Nîmes Métropole	Bouillargues	Occitania	4th
HB Clermont Auvergne Métropole 63	Clermont-Ferrand	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	7th
~~Fleury Loiret Handball~~	~~Fleury-les-Aubrais~~	~~Centre-Val de Loire~~	~~14th (D1)~~
Le Havre AC Handball	Le Havre	Normandy	5th
Lomme Lille Métropole Handball	Lomme	Hauts-de-France	1st in Group 2
Noisy-le-Grand Handball	Noisy-le-Grand	Île-de-France	6th
Saint-Grégoire Rennes Métropole HB	Saint-Grégoire	Brittany	11th
Stella Saint-Maur Handball	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	Île-de-France	2nd
Toulouse Féminin Handball	Toulouse	Occitania	1st in Group 4
ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin	Vaulx-en-Velin	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	10th

Elite leagues only

Notes:

Division 1 clubs only
- No clubs from Corsica and Normandy in the French handball's elite
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the most elite clubs (6 clubs)
  - - - No women's clubs in the elite from Occitania No men's clubs in the elite from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nantes has 2 elite clubs: HBC Nantes and Neptunes de Nantes Division 1 and Division 2 clubs:
- Île-de-France has the most high-level clubs (9 clubs in D1 & D2)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté clubs are Besançon or Dijon-based
- Dijon has 2 high-level clubs: JDA Dijon and Dijon MH
- Besançon has 3 high-level clubs: ESBF, Palente and GBDH
- Toulouse has 2 high-level clubs: Fenix Toulouse and TFH
Clubs part of a multi-sports club
- Paris Saint-Germain HB → Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
- JDA Dijon Handball → JDA Dijon Basket
- Neptunes de Nantes with Neptunes de Nantes Volley

Both premier and second level leagues (Division 1 & 2)