types:
trio
three people considered as a unit
foule
a large number of things or people considered together
audience
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
communauté
a group of people living in a particular local area
classe
a body of students who are taught together
classe
a body of students who graduate together
assemblée
a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
bande
an informal body of friends
réunion
a formally arranged gathering
cortège,
suite
the group following and attending to some important person
camp
a group of people living together in a camp
triumvirat
a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
compagnie
a social gathering of guests or companions
auditoire,
salle
the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
praticants
the members of a religious community living together
métropole
people living in a large densely populated municipality
ville
the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
hameau
a community of people smaller than a village
horde
a nomadic community
boum,
fête
a group of people gathered together for pleasure
réunion
a confidential or secret meeting
conférence
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
sommet
a meeting of heads of governments
cour,
magistrature
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
renaissance
an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion