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Source: Paul Bairoch, Jean Batou and Pierre Chevre (1988) La population des villes europeennes,

We only have indicated those cities which had populations that exceeded the limit of 10.

For Cordoba we give two figures: those of Bairoch et.al. and the much lower estimates b

In red: inte _____________________________________________________________

Original data from Bairoch et al

numbers of inhabitants in thousands of cities with more than 10.000 inhabitan

interpolations and extrapolations of missing data in Bairoch are indicated in r

area country city 800 900 1000 interpolati 1200

area country city 800 900 1000 1100 1200

CentrE Slovakia Brno

CentrE Poland Elblag

CentrE Poland Gdansk

CentrE Poland Krakow 10

CentrE Poland Poznan

CentrE Poland SzczecinCentrE Poland Torun

CentrE Poland Wroclaw

CentrE Hungary Buda

CentrE Hungary Pest

CentrE Denmark Kobenhaven

Boh Czech rep.Olomouc

Boh Czech rep.Plzen

Boh Czech rep.Praha 10 10 10

Brit UK Bristol

Brit UK Coventry

Brit UK Edinburgh

Brit UK London 10 25 25 25

Brit UK Norwich 10 12 14

Brit UK PlymouthBrit UK Winchester 15 17 20

Brit UK York 12 11 10

Brit Ireland Armagh 15

Brit Ireland Dublin

Brit Ireland New-Ross

Fran France Aix 15

Fran France Amiens 10 11 12

Fran France Angers 15 22 30

Fran France Arles 10 20

Fran France Arras 10 20

Fran France Avignon 13

Fran France Bayonne

Fran France Beauvais 12Fran France Beziers 10

Fran France Bordeaux 15

Fran France Bourges

Fran France Caen 10 20 16 12

Fran France Cambrai

Fran France Carcassonne

Fran France Chalons-sur-Marne 12

Fran France Dieppe


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Fran France Dijon

Fran France Douai

Fran France Hondschoote

Fran France Laon 10 28 25 22 20

Fran France Lille 10

Fran France Lyon 12 15 20 21 22

Fran France Marseille 25

Fran France Metz 25 14 16 21 27

Fran France Montpellier 13

Fran France Nantes

Fran France Narbonne 12 22 31

Fran France Nice

Fran France Nimes

Fran France Orleans 10 16 27

Fran France Paris 25 20 20 65 110

Fran France Poitiers 10 10 12 16 21

Fran France Provins 10 10 12 16 20

Fran France Reims 20 10 13 12 11

Fran France Rennes 10 10

Fran France Rouen 10 10 12 13 15

Fran France St Omer 10Fran France Strasbourg 10

Fran France Toulouse 10 15 20

Fran France Tours 20 20 20 20 20

Fran France Troyes 12 12 12

Fran France Valenciennes 15

Belg Belgium Antwerpen 15

Belg Belgium Brugge 12 18 25

Belg Belgium Bruxelles

Belg Belgium Gent 25

Belg Belgium Ieper 40

Belg Belgium Leuven

Belg Belgium Liege 12 16 20

Belg Belgium Mechelen

Belg Belgium MonsBelg Belgium Tournai

Neth Netherlan Amsterdam

Neth Netherlan Delft

Neth Netherlan Deventer

Neth Netherlan Dordrecht

Neth Netherlan Gouda

Neth Netherlan Groningen

Neth Netherlan Haarlem

Neth Netherlan Kampen

Neth Netherlan Leiden

Neth Netherlan Maastricht

Neth Netherlan Nijmegen

Neth Netherlan s GravenhageNeth Netherlan s Hertogenbosch

Neth Netherlan Utrecht 12

Neth Netherlan Zwolle 13

Germ Germany Aachen 10 12 15

Germ Germany Augsburg 12

Germ Germany Braunschweig 10 15 21

Germ Germany Bremen

Germ Germany Erfurt 10 15 21


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Germ Germany Frankfurt a Main

Germ Germany Frankfurt a Oder

Germ Germany Freiburg

Germ Germany Goerlitz

Germ Germany Goslar

Germ Germany Halle 12

Germ Germany Hamburg

Germ Germany Heidelberg

Germ Germany Hildesheim

Germ Germany Koeln 15 21 21 35 50

Germ Germany Leipzig

Germ Germany Luebeck

Germ Germany Magdeburg 16

Germ Germany Mainz 20 20 30 27 25

Germ Germany Mecklenburg

Germ Germany Muenchen

Germ Germany Muenster

Germ Germany Noerdlingen

Germ Germany Nuernberg 10

Germ Germany Osnabrueck

Germ Germany Regensbu 25 25 40 30 20Germ Germany Rostock

Germ Germany Soest 12

Germ Germany Speyer 20 20 25 28 30

Germ Germany Stralsund

Germ Germany Trier 15 25 20 22 25

Germ Germany Ulm

Germ Germany Worms 10 15 20 24 28

Zwitz Zwitserlan Basel

Zwitz Zwitserlan Geneve

Austr Austria Wien 12

Italy Italy Agrigento

Italy Italy Alessandria 10 15 20

Italy Italy Amalfi

Italy Italy AquilaItaly Italy Arezzo

Italy Italy Asti 10 12 15

Italy Italy Aversa

Italy Italy Bari 10 10 11 10 10

Italy Italy Barletta

Italy Italy Bergamo 13 11 10

Italy Italy Bologna 10 20 27 35

Italy Italy Brescia 10 15 20

Italy Italy Catania 15

Italy Italy Como

Italy Italy Corleone

Italy Italy Crema

Italy Italy Cremona 10 17 25Italy Italy Enna

Italy Italy Faenza

Italy Italy Ferrara 12 20 27

Italy Italy Firenze 10 30 45 60

Italy Italy Forli

Italy Italy Genova 15 22 30

Italy Italy Gravina

Italy Italy Lecce


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Italy Italy Lucca 10

Italy Italy Mantua 12 16 20

Italy Italy Matera

Italy Italy Messina 30

Italy Italy Milano 10 30 45 60

Italy Italy Modena 10

Italy Italy Monza

Italy Italy Napoli 50 30 30 30 30

Italy Italy Nicosia

Italy Italy Orvieta

Italy Italy Otranto 10

Italy Italy Padova 10 15 20

Italy Italy Palermo 10 30 350 250 150

Italy Italy Parma 11

Italy Italy Pavia 10 20 30

Italy Italy Perugia 10

Italy Italy Piacenza

Italy Italy Pisa 17

Italy Italy Pistoia 11

Italy Italy Polizzi Generosa

Italy Italy PratoItaly Italy Ravenna

Italy Italy Reggio nell Emilia

Italy Italy Rimini

Italy Italy Roma 50 40 35 35 35

Italy Italy Salerno 20 50 40 30

Italy Italy Sassari

Italy Italy Siena 12

Italy Italy Siracusa

Italy Italy Spoleto

Italy Italy Taranto

Italy Italy Torino

Italy Italy Trapani

Italy Italy Treviso

Italy Italy UdineItaly Italy Venezia 37 45 58 70

Italy Italy Vicenza

Italy Italy Viterbo 20

Iberia Portugal Braga 10

Iberia Portugal Coimbra 20

Iberia Portugal Evora

Iberia Portugal Lisboa 15 15 15 15 15

Iberia Portugal Porto 10

Iberia Portugal Santarem

Iberia Spain Alcazar de san Juan

Iberia Spain Almeria 10 27 25 20

Iberia Spain Antequera

Iberia Spain Arcos de la FronteraIberia Spain Avila

Iberia Spain Badajoz 16

Iberia Spain Baena

Iberia Spain Baeza

Iberia Spain Barbastro 28 36 35 25 15

Iberia Spain Barcelona 20

Iberia Spain Burgos 18 20 20

Iberia Spain Cartagena 10 33 25 10


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Iberia Spain Cordoba 160 240 450 300 60

Cordoba( 75 95 100 80

Iberia Spain Cuenca

Iberia Spain Ecija 18 15 10

Iberia Spain Elvira 15 20 22

Iberia Spain Granada 15 20 26 40 60

Iberia Spain Huesca 10

Iberia Spain Jaen 10 20 15 15

Iberia Spain Jativa

Iberia Spain Jerze de l 12 15 19 15 15

Iberia Spain Leon 15 25 40

Iberia Spain Lerida

Iberia Spain Madrid

Iberia Spain Malaga 17 15 15

Iberia Spain Medina de rio Seco

Iberia Spain Medina del Campo

Iberia Spain Merida 30 40 30 20 15

Iberia Spain Morella

Iberia Spain Murcia 10 10 19 20 15

Iberia Spain Palencia

Iberia Spain Palma 10 25 25 30Iberia Spain Plasencia

Iberia Spain Salamanca

Iberia Spain Sevilla 30 40 90 85 80

Iberia Spain Toledo 25 30 37 35 35

Iberia Spain Ubeda

Iberia Spain Valencia 15 20 26

Iberia Spain Valladolid

Iberia Spain Zaragoza 10 17 20 21

Calculations based on Bairoch et al.;

in year:

Urban Totals in thousands per area 800 900 1000 1100 1200

CentrE 0 0 0 0 10

Boh 0 0 10 10 10

Brit 0 10 77 65 69

Fran 152 147 249 340 610

Belg 0 0 24 34 125

Neth 0 0 0 0 25

Germ 105 126 198 208 285

Zwitz 0 0 0 0 0

Austr 0 0 0 0 12

Italy 120 197 713 703 853

Iberia 255 381 624 540 567

Urban totals per century in thousands of inhabitants

9th 10th 11th 12th

CentrE 0 0 0 5

Boh 0 5 10 10

Brit 5 43.5 71 67


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Fran 149.5 198 294.5 475

Belg 0 12 29 79.5

Neth 0 0 0 12.5

Germ 115.5 162 203 246.5

Zwitz 0 0 0 0

Austr 0 0 0 6

Italy 158.5 455 708 778

Iberia 318 502.5 582 553.5

Total area population in millions 9th 10th 11th 12th

CentrE 2.5 3.2 3.7 3.8

Boh 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1

Brit 1.3 1.8 2.3 3.0

Fran 5.2 5.8 7.2 9.1

Belg 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8

Neth 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

Germ 3.3 3.4 3.8 5.0

Zwitz 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5

Austr 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1Italy 4.3 4.8 5.4 6.5

Iberia 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.9

total 22.9 25.8 30.2 37.3

Urban population as percentage of area total: 9th 10th 11th 12th

CentrE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Boh 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.9

Brit 0.4 2.4 3.1 2.2

Fran 2.9 3.4 4.1 5.2

Belg 0.0 3.0 5.8 9.9

Neth 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5

Germ 3.5 4.8 5.3 4.9Zwitz 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Austr 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

Italy 3.7 9.5 13.1 12.0

Iberia 7.6 11.4 11.9 9.4

Extra: Iberian Peninsula distinction between Muslim and Christian areas

Urban inhabitants of Muslim Spain

numbers of inhabitants in thousands

interpolations and extrapolations of missing data in Bairoch are indicated in r

area country city 800 900 1000 interpolati 1200

Iberia Portugal Braga

Iberia Portugal Coimbra

Iberia Portugal Evora

Iberia Portugal Lisboa 15 15 15 15

Iberia Portugal Porto 10

Iberia Portugal Santarem

Iberia Spain Alcazar de san Juan


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Iberia Spain Almeria 10 27 25 20

Iberia Spain Antequera

Iberia Spain Arcos de la Frontera

Iberia Spain Avila

Iberia Spain Badajoz 16

Iberia Spain Baena

Iberia Spain Baeza

Iberia Spain Barbastro 28 36 35 25

Iberia Spain Barcelona

Iberia Spain Burgos

Iberia Spain Cartagena 10 33 25 10

Iberia Spain Cordoba 160 240 450 300 60

Cordoba( 75 95 100 80

Iberia Spain Cuenca

Iberia Spain Ecija 18 15 10

Iberia Spain Elvira 15 20 22

Iberia Spain Granada 15 20 26 40 60

Iberia Spain Huesca 10

Iberia Spain Jaen 10 20 15 15

Iberia Spain Jativa

Iberia Spain Jerze de l 12 15 19 15 15Iberia Spain Leon

Iberia Spain Lerida

Iberia Spain Madrid

Iberia Spain Malaga 17 15 15

Iberia Spain Medina de rio Seco

Iberia Spain Medina del Campo

Iberia Spain Merida 30 40 30 20 15

Iberia Spain Morella

Iberia Spain Murcia 10 10 19 20 15

Iberia Spain Palencia

Iberia Spain Palma 10 25 25 30

Iberia Spain Plasencia

Iberia Spain Salamanca

Iberia Spain Sevilla 30 40 90 85 80Iberia Spain Toledo 25 30 37 35

Iberia Spain Ubeda

Iberia Spain Valencia 15 20 26

Iberia Spain Valladolid

Iberia Spain Zaragoza 10 17 20

Totals Muslim Iberia 255 381 591 495 371

Totals Christian Iberia 0 0 33 45 196

Urban Totals Iberia per century

9th 10th 11th 12th

Muslim 318 486 543 433Christian 0 16.5 39 120.5

Population Iberia (estimate) in millions per century

9th 10th 11th 12th

Muslim 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.0

Christian 0.8 0.9 2 2.9


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Iberian urbanisation ratio in percent

9th 10th 11th 12th

Muslim 9.4 13.9 18.7 14.4

Christian 0.0 1.8 2.0 4.2


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banque de donnees et analyse sommaire des resultats 800-1850. Geneve, Librairie Droz.

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