Asheville is a city located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the United States. It serves as the county seat of Buncombe County and is situated at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers.
The city is the most populous municipality in Western North Carolina and ranks as the 11th-most populous city in the state, with a population of 94,589 according to the 2020 census. The broader Asheville metropolitan area encompasses four counties and has an estimated population of 422,000 residents.