Bordeaux moved up to third, level with on points with last season's Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-1 win at struggling Lens.
Wahbi Khazri opened the scoring midway through the first half for the visitors before Cheick Diabate doubled their advantage just before the break.
Yoann Touzghar reduced the arrears with a second-half penalty, but Bordeaux were worthy winners as they moved onto 24 points, with seven wins from 13 matches.
Nantes extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 2-1 win at Caen.
Mathieu Duhamel opened the scoring for the home side after 23 minutes but Oscar Vizcarrondo brought the scores level just before the break.
And the comeback was complete on the hour as Jordan Veretout netted to ensure Nantes maintained their push on the European places.
Toulouse climbed into the top half of the table thanks to a 3-0 home win over Metz.
Pantxi Sirieix got the home side off to the perfect start with the opening goal in only the third minute before second-half scores by Wissam Ben Yedder and Aleksandar Pesic wrapped up the win.
The three points lifted Toulouse into 10th place and halted a four-game winless run in all competitions.
Evian moved off the foot of the table after ending a three-game losing run with a 1-0 victory over Nice.
The Thonon-les-Bains-based club had not scored during their recent bad slump but they moved out of the bottom three thanks to Daniel Wass' superb free-kick.
The Denmark international found the top corner in the 76th minute to condemn Nice to back-to-back defeats, following their loss to Lyon last week.
Gadji Tallo scored a brace as Bastia moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Montpellier at the Stade Armand Cesari.
Tallo struck midway through the first half and again on the stroke of half-time as the home side returned to winning ways with their third victory of the season to move into 15th in the Ligue 1 standings.
The defeat marks a fourth from Montpellier's last five matches in all competitions as Rolland Courbis' side dropped down two places to 12th.