| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Winners: | Montpellier |
| Relegated: | Cesson & Dijon |
| Continentalcup1: | Montpellier, Chambery |
| Continentalcup2: | Dunkerque, Saint Raphaël |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
2010–11 Ligue Nationale de Handball Division 1 season was the 59th since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions, having won their title the previous season.
| Club | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambéry SH | Le Phare | 4 500 | |
| 3 391 | |||
| 3 751 | |||
| 4 000 | |||
| Palais des sports René Bougnol Arena Montpellier | 3 000 8 500 | ||
| Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 4 016 | ||
| 2 500 | |||
| 2 000 | |||
| 2 000 | |||
| Complexe sportif Mangin Beaulieu Palais des Sports de Beaulieu | 2 900 5 000 | ||
| 1 500 | |||
| Palais des Sports de la Valette | 1 400 | ||
| 1 200 | |||
| 1 200 |
| EHF Champions League | ||
| EHF Cup | ||
| EHF Cup Winners' Cup | ||
| Relegated |
| Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | Dff | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier AHB | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 847 | 660 | +187 | 50 | |
| 2 | Chambéry Savoie | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 805 | 701 | +104 | 44 | |
| 3 | Dunkerque | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 789 | 732 | +57 | 37 | |
| 4 | Saint Raphaël | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 740 | 722 | +18 | 30 | |
| 5 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 756 | 723 | +33 | 30 | |
| 6 | Istres HB | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 701 | 711 | -10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Tremblay HB | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 654 | 684 | -30 | 26 | |
| 8 | Saint Cyr Touraine | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 706 | 767 | -61 | 20 | |
| 9 | Toulouse Union | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 703 | 762 | -59 | 18 | |
| 10 | USAM Nîmes | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 639 | 666 | -27 | 18 | |
| 11 | Paris HB | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 691 | 729 | -38 | 17 | |
| 12 | US Ivry | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 689 | 758 | -69 | 16 | |
| 13 | OC Cesson | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 658 | 696 | -38 | 16 | |
| 14 | Dijon | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 673 | 740 | -67 | 15 |