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List of association handball clubs in France sorted by division
| 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 VAP (D3) |
| Caen Handball | Caen | Normandy | 10th |
| JS Cherbourg | Cherbourg | Normandy | 2nd |
| Dijon Métropole HB | Dijon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 6th |
| Frontignan Handball | Frontignan | Occitania | 2nd VAP (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 | VAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball | Achenheim & Truchtersheim | Grand Est | 8th | Yes |
| Sambre Avesnois Handball | Aulnoye-Aymeries | Hauts-de-France | 3rd | Yes |
| Club Athlétique Béglais Handball | Bègles | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9th | |
| Palente Besançon HB | Besançon | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 1st in N1 Group 3 | |
| Bouillargues Handball Nîmes Métropole | Bouillargues | Occitania | 4th | Yes |
| HB Clermont Auvergne Métropole 63 | Clermont-Ferrand | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7th | Yes |
| | | 14th (D1) | Yes | |
| Le Havre AC Handball | Le Havre | Normandy | 5th | Yes |
| Lomme Lille Métropole Handball | Lomme | Hauts-de-France | 1st in N1 Group 2 | |
| Noisy-le-Grand Handball | Noisy-le-Grand | Île-de-France | 6th | Yes |
| Saint-Grégoire Rennes Métropole HB | Saint-Grégoire | Brittany | 11th | |
| Stella Saint-Maur Handball | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | Île-de-France | 2nd | Yes |
| Toulouse Féminin Handball | Toulouse | Occitania | 1st in N1 Group 4 | |
| ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin | Vaulx-en-Velin | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 10th |
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