| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Montpellier |
| Relegated | Istres Nîmes |
| Champions League | Montpellier Chambéry |
| European Cup | Saint Raphaël Nantes |
| Top goalscorer | Guillaume Saurina (162) |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
2011–12 Ligue Nationale de Handball Division 1 season was the 60th since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions, having won their title the previous season.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambéry | Chambéry | Le Phare | 4,500 |
| Nîmes | Nîmes | Le Parnasse | 3,391 |
| Toulouse | Toulouse | Palais des Sports André Brouat | 3,751 |
| Montpellier | Montpellier | Arena Montpellier | 9,000 |
| Paris | Paris | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 4,016 |
| Créteil | Créteil | Palais des Sports Robert Oubron | 2,500 |
| Dunkerque | Dunkerque | Salle Dewerdt | 2,500 |
| Istres | Istres | Halle polyvalente | 2,000 |
| St.-Raphaël | Saint-Raphaël | Palais des Sports Intercommunal | 2,000 |
| Cesson-Rennes | Rennes | Palais des Sports de la Valette | 1,400 |
| Nantes | Nantes | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu | 5,500 |
| Ivry | Ivry-sur-Seine | Gymnase Auguste Delaune | 1,500 |
| Tremblay | Tremblay-en-France | Palais des sports de Tremblay-en-France | 1,200 |
| Sélestat | Sélestat | CSI Séléstat | 2,200 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 887 | 712 | +175 | 47 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Chambéry | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 728 | 656 | +72 | 39 | |
| 3 | Saint Raphaël | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 742 | 718 | +24 | 36 | 2012–13 EHF Champions League wild card tournament |
| 4 | HBC Nantes | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 729 | 717 | +12 | 31 | 2012–13 EHF European Cup third qualifying round |
| 5 | Dunkerque | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 713 | 665 | +48 | 31 | |
| 6 | Toulouse | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 718 | 730 | −12 | 24 | |
| 7 | Sélestat | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 732 | 761 | −29 | 22 | |
| 8 | Créteil | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 688 | 748 | −60 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ivry | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 649 | 682 | −33 | 20 | |
| 10 | Cesson | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 691 | 707 | −16 | 20 | |
| 11 | Tremblay HB | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 673 | 724 | −51 | 20 | |
| 12 | Paris HB | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 704 | 757 | −53 | 18 | |
| 13 | Istres HB | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 720 | 760 | −40 | 18 | Relegation to the 2012–13 LNH Division 2 |
| 14 | USAM Nîmes | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 685 | 722 | −37 | 17 |
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guillaume Saurina
|
USAM Nîmes Gard | 162 |
| 2 |  Valero Rivera
|
HBC Nantes | 158 |
| 3 | Jérôme Fernandez
|
Fenix Toulouse Handball | 157 |
| 4 | Hugo Descat
|
US Créteil Handball | 148 |
| 5 | Damien Scaccianoce
|
USAM Nîmes Gard | 146 |
