Ezequiel Lavezzi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lucas Moura and Adrien Rabiot scored in PSG's 27th league win. Ibrahimovic notched his 26th league goal to finish as the top scorer for the second straight season.
Coach Laurent Blanc rested some of the players called up for the World Cup: Salvatore Sirigu, Maxwell, Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti, Yohan Cabaye and Edinson Cavani.
Lille came from a goal down at Lorient to win 4-1, with Salomon Kalou scoring twice. Lille finished third in Ligue 1 and will enter the third qualifying round of the Champions League.
Saint-Etienne beat Ajaccio 3-1 to finish fourth and qualify for the Europa League playoff round. Loic Perrin bagged a brace either side of Mevlut Erding's goal, but the outstanding Max-Alain Gradel missed a penalty before Issa Baradji and Ajaccio bid farewell to the top flight with a goal deep in stoppage time.
Lyon edged Nice 1-0 with a goal from Bakary Kone to grab the last Europa League spot. Lyon centre-back Bakary Kone headed home a free kick from Clement Grenier in the sixth to help his club earn a European spot for the 18th straight season.
Lyon finished fifth and will enter the third qualifying round of the Europa League.
In a match between the only teams still under the threat of relegation, Eviansecured safety by defeating Sochaux 3-0.
Sochaux needed a victory to stay in the top flight but Evian dashed their hopes in the first half with a bicycle kick from Denmark midfielder Daniel Wass in the ninth minute and a volley from defender Aldo Angoula in the 42nd. Wass finished off a counter-attack in the 72nd minute to seal the win.
Sochaux, Valenciennes and Ajaccio are relegated, while Metz, Lens and Caen gain promotion.
Marseille missed out on a European spot despite edging Guingamp 1-0. Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda lost consciousness after his head collided with the knee of Guingamp striker Mustapha Yatabare in the 19th minute. He was taken off on a stretcher.
French runners-up Monaco drew 1-1 with Bordeaux, Lucas Ocampos negating Guillaume Hoarau's early strike.
Rennes beat mid-table Reims 3-1. The visitors had the points all-but sewn up by the hour mark thanks to goals from Abdoulaye Doucoure, Ola Toivonen and Paul-Georges Ntep, and Reims could only respond through Diego's late strike.
Bastia and Nantes split the points in a goalless draw. Bastia goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, who holds the record for most French league appearances (618), played his last game in the league as he will retire this summer. He's part of France's World Cup squad.
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