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2026 ranking · access to general practitioners (APL)

The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the best access to general practitioners

Île-d'Aix (Charente-Maritime) has the best access to general practitioners in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 15.4 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Rosiers-d'Égletons (Corrèze, 9.6 visits per inhabitant per year) and Égletons (Corrèze, 9.1 visits per inhabitant per year).

4,293 towns ranked

Île-d'Aix, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stÎle-d'Aix 15.4visits/yr Charente-Maritime
  2. 2ndRosiers-d'Égletons 9.6visits/yr Corrèze
  3. 3rdÉgletons 9.1visits/yr Corrèze

This ranking covers all 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle (Corrèze) comes last with 0.0 visits per inhabitant per year.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: best access to doctors in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank Town Department Visits per inhabitant per year Proportional bar Population
1 Île-d'Aix Charente-Maritime (17) 15.4 188
2 Rosiers-d'Égletons Corrèze (19) 9.6 1,110
3 Égletons Corrèze (19) 9.1 5,074
4 Villenave-d'Ornon Gironde (33) 8.7 42,858
5 Moustier-Ventadour Corrèze (19) 8.6 498
6 Soudeilles Corrèze (19) 8.1 305
7 Lormont Gironde (33) 8.0 26,158
8 Floirac Gironde (33) 7.8 18,439
9 Bénesse-Maremne Landes (40) 7.7 3,848
10 Montaignac-sur-Doustre Corrèze (19) 7.6 644
11 Bielle Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 7.6 383
12 Aytré Charente-Maritime (17) 7.6 9,881
13 Chapelle-Spinasse Corrèze (19) 7.5 115
14 Bassussarry Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 7.5 3,499
15 Angresse Landes (40) 7.3 2,329
16 Vitrac-sur-Montane Corrèze (19) 7.3 227
17 Cenon Gironde (33) 7.2 27,065
18 Dompierre-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 7.1 6,486
19 Bruges Gironde (33) 7.1 20,233
20 Artigues-près-Bordeaux Gironde (33) 7.0 8,765
21 Arcangues Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.9 3,728
22 Eysines Gironde (33) 6.8 25,154
23 Moutier-Rozeille Creuse (23) 6.8 440
24 Puilboreau Charente-Maritime (17) 6.8 6,875
25 Lagord Charente-Maritime (17) 6.8 7,945
26 Latresne Gironde (33) 6.8 3,849
27 Le Haillan Gironde (33) 6.7 11,570
28 Aubiac Gironde (33) 6.7 325
29 tied Néoux Creuse (23) 6.7 286
29 tied Sarran Corrèze (19) 6.7 269
31 Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.7 55,590
32 Bouliac Gironde (33) 6.6 3,875
33 Saint-Hilaire-Foissac Corrèze (19) 6.6 198
34 tied Talence Gironde (33) 6.5 47,340
34 tied Aste-Béon Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.5 237
34 tied Gère-Bélesten Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.5 194
37 La Jarne Charente-Maritime (17) 6.5 2,695
38 Anglet Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.5 44,406
39 Ondres Landes (40) 6.5 6,627
40 Saubion Landes (40) 6.4 1,882
41 Arbonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.4 2,525
42 Saint-Geours-de-Maremne Landes (40) 6.3 3,163
43 Yves Charente-Maritime (17) 6.3 1,611
44 Lanne-en-Barétous Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.3 495
45 Bordeaux Gironde (33) 6.3 271,552
46 tied Saint-Xandre Charente-Maritime (17) 6.2 5,806
46 tied Aramits Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.2 671
48 Hautefage Corrèze (19) 6.2 326
49 Beychac-et-Caillau Gironde (33) 6.2 2,648
50 Aubusson Creuse (23) 6.2 3,162
51 tied Toulenne Gironde (33) 6.1 2,918
51 tied Saint-Maixant Creuse (23) 6.1 227
51 tied Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne Creuse (23) 6.1 122
54 Izeste Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.1 450
55 Bellocq Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.1 951
56 Langon Gironde (33) 6.0 7,834
57 Bidart Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.0 7,830
58 tied Louvie-Juzon Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.0 1,097
58 tied Castet Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 6.0 139
60 Saint-Vivien Charente-Maritime (17) 6.0 1,460
61 Tarnos Landes (40) 6.0 13,342
62 Vergeroux Charente-Maritime (17) 6.0 1,310
63 Ciboure Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.9 6,077
64 tied Laruns Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.9 1,196
64 tied Saint-Julien-aux-Bois Corrèze (19) 5.9 436
64 tied Béost Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.9 235
64 tied Louvie-Soubiron Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.9 137
68 Labenne Landes (40) 5.9 7,304
69 Périgny Charente-Maritime (17) 5.9 9,055
70 Saint-Amand Creuse (23) 5.9 458
71 Lacanau Gironde (33) 5.9 5,853
72 Le Porge Gironde (33) 5.8 3,507
73 Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf Creuse (23) 5.8 195
74 Laroin Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.8 1,055
75 Saubrigues Landes (40) 5.8 1,732
76 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 5.8 81,843
77 tied Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains Landes (40) 5.8 1,712
77 tied Azur Landes (40) 5.8 1,009
79 Puyoô Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.8 1,097
80 Le Taillan-Médoc Gironde (33) 5.8 11,234
81 Seignosse Landes (40) 5.8 4,189
82 Jurançon Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.8 7,309
83 Génissac Gironde (33) 5.8 2,087
84 Sarrance Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 154
85 Longèves Charente-Maritime (17) 5.7 1,065
86 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Vienne (86) 5.7 4,808
87 Les Gonds Charente-Maritime (17) 5.7 1,836
88 Urrugne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 10,851
89 Saint-Michel-Escalus Landes (40) 5.7 335
90 Arveyres Gironde (33) 5.7 2,093
91 tied Billère Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 14,645
91 tied Médis Charente-Maritime (17) 5.7 3,231
93 tied Asasp-Arros Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 521
93 tied Lurbe-Saint-Christau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 212
95 Berneuil Charente-Maritime (17) 5.7 1,190
96 tied Bègles Gironde (33) 5.7 32,221
96 tied Labescau Gironde (33) 5.7 144
98 Auros Gironde (33) 5.7 1,091
99 Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse Landes (40) 5.7 8,262
100 tied Bedous Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.7 582

Source: DREES (French Ministry of Health), localized potential accessibility (APL) to general practitioners; general practitioner office and home visits accessible per inhabitant per year (APL). Not ranked: communes whose APL is not published. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Best access to doctors in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the best access to general practitioners?

Île-d'Aix (Charente-Maritime) has the best access to general practitioners in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 15.4 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the best access to general practitioners?

In order: Île-d'Aix (15.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Rosiers-d'Égletons (9.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Égletons (9.1 visits per inhabitant per year), Villenave-d'Ornon (8.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Moustier-Ventadour (8.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Soudeilles (8.1 visits per inhabitant per year), Lormont (8.0 visits per inhabitant per year), Floirac (7.8 visits per inhabitant per year), Bénesse-Maremne (7.7 visits per inhabitant per year), and Montaignac-sur-Doustre (7.6 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle (Corrèze) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 0.0 visits per inhabitant per year. See Medical deserts: the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the poorest access to general practitioners.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

All of them: the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine appear in this ranking.

How is access to doctors measured?

Localized potential accessibility (APL), calculated by DREES, the statistics office of the French Ministry of Health, measures how many general practitioner visits each inhabitant can access per year. It takes into account doctors in the commune and in nearby communes, how much they work, and the age of the population. In its studies, DREES describes communes with an APL below 2.5 visits per inhabitant per year as underserved. Values are high in tourist resorts, where doctors also serve a seasonal population.

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