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The towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the best access to general practitioners

Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes) has the best access to general practitioners in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 23.9 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Vars (Hautes-Alpes, 18.0 visits per inhabitant per year) and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes, 12.7 visits per inhabitant per year).

946 towns ranked

Montgenèvre, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stMontgenèvre 23.9visits/yr Hautes-Alpes
  2. 2ndVars 18.0visits/yr Hautes-Alpes
  3. 3rdSaint-Étienne-de-Tinée 12.7visits/yr Alpes-Maritimes

This ranking covers all 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. At the other end of the ranking, Majastres (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank Town Department Visits per inhabitant per year Proportional bar Population
1 Montgenèvre Hautes-Alpes (05) 23.9 475
2 Vars Hautes-Alpes (05) 18.0 600
3 tied Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Alpes-Maritimes (06) 12.7 1,441
3 tied Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage Alpes-Maritimes (06) 12.7 98
5 Saint-Firmin Hautes-Alpes (05) 9.2 479
6 Aubessagne Hautes-Alpes (05) 8.8 753
7 Chabottes Hautes-Alpes (05) 8.5 989
8 Aspres-lès-Corps Hautes-Alpes (05) 8.4 103
9 Le Glaizil Hautes-Alpes (05) 8.3 180
10 Annot Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 8.1 1,039
11 Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas Hautes-Alpes (05) 8.0 1,202
12 Valdoule Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.9 209
13 Dévoluy Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.9 948
14 Saint-Jacques-en-Valgodemard Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.8 117
15 Le Fugeret Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 7.8 202
16 Roquefort-la-Bédoule Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 7.7 5,859
17 Saint-Chaffrey Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.5 1,544
18 Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.5 386
19 Puimoisson Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 7.5 704
20 Saint-Clément-sur-Durance Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.4 351
21 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 7.3 2,457
22 La Salle-les-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.3 929
23 Mouans-Sartoux Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7.2 11,231
24 La Fare-en-Champsaur Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.2 490
25 Saint-Laurent-du-Cros Hautes-Alpes (05) 7.1 588
26 tied Villars-sur-Var Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7.1 786
26 tied Massoins Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7.1 139
28 tied Valdeblore Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7.1 1,125
28 tied Rimplas Alpes-Maritimes (06) 7.1 158
30 Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.9 361
31 Coudoux Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6.9 3,905
32 Opio Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.8 2,598
33 Cabris Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.8 1,501
34 Roquebillière Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.8 1,874
35 Bouc-Bel-Air Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6.6 15,679
36 Savines-le-Lac Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.6 1,148
37 Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.5 390
38 Isola Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.5 651
39 Crots Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.4 1,218
40 Lantosque Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.4 1,207
41 La Brillanne Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.4 1,138
42 Saint-Victoret Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6.4 6,758
43 Baratier Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.3 662
44 Champoléon Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.3 149
45 Aurel Vaucluse (84) 6.2 201
46 Noves Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6.2 6,150
47 tied Sospel Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.2 3,879
47 tied Castillon Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.2 429
49 Les Vigneaux Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.2 524
50 Riez Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.2 1,648
51 Saint-Martin-de-Brômes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.1 633
52 Saint-Maurice-en-Valgodemard Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.1 119
53 tied Barcelonnette Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.1 2,674
53 tied Faucon-de-Barcelonnette Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.1 310
55 Breil-sur-Roya Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.0 2,422
56 Rognac Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 6.0 12,686
57 Roumoules Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 6.0 737
58 Embrun Hautes-Alpes (05) 6.0 6,757
59 Mandelieu-la-Napoule Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.0 21,845
60 Puyméras Vaucluse (84) 6.0 609
61 Grimaud Var (83) 5.9 4,651
62 La Farlède Var (83) 5.9 10,162
63 Enchastrayes Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.9 401
64 tied Saint-Pons Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.9 647
64 tied Uvernet-Fours Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.9 511
66 Forest-Saint-Julien Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.9 359
67 Touët-sur-Var Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5.9 757
68 Allemagne-en-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.8 559
69 tied Guillestre Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.8 2,377
69 tied Risoul Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.8 679
69 tied Mont-Dauphin Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.8 166
72 La Penne-sur-Huveaune Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.8 6,656
73 Orcières Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.7 657
74 tied Allos Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.7 819
74 tied Colmars Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.7 591
76 La Motte-en-Champsaur Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.7 212
77 Faucon Vaucluse (84) 5.6 464
78 Les Thuiles Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.6 370
79 Ancelle Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.6 1,038
80 Mougins Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5.6 20,142
81 Plan-de-Cuques Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.6 11,726
82 Les Pennes-Mirabeau Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.6 22,791
83 Saint-Benoît Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.6 166
84 Caumont-sur-Durance Vaucluse (84) 5.5 5,743
85 Châteauroux-les-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.5 1,269
86 Buissard Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.5 190
87 Le Rove Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.5 5,297
88 Le Rouret Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5.4 4,314
89 La Bâtie-Neuve Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.4 2,699
90 Villar-Saint-Pancrace Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.4 1,462
91 Aspremont Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5.4 2,390
92 Comps-sur-Artuby Var (83) 5.3 345
93 tied Le Lavandou Var (83) 5.3 6,712
93 tied Entrevaux Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.3 788
95 tied La Bastide Var (83) 5.3 229
95 tied Fontienne Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 5.3 131
97 Puy-Sanières Hautes-Alpes (05) 5.3 292
98 Saint-Romain-en-Viennois Vaucluse (84) 5.3 880
99 Châteauneuf-les-Martigues Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.2 18,582
100 Colomars Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5.2 3,439

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the best access to general practitioners?

Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes) has the best access to general practitioners in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 23.9 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the best access to general practitioners?

In order: Montgenèvre (23.9 visits per inhabitant per year), Vars (18.0 visits per inhabitant per year), Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (12.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage (12.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Saint-Firmin (9.2 visits per inhabitant per year), Aubessagne (8.8 visits per inhabitant per year), Chabottes (8.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Aspres-lès-Corps (8.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Le Glaizil (8.3 visits per inhabitant per year), and Annot (8.1 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Majastres (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 0.0 visits per inhabitant per year. See Medical deserts: the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the poorest access to general practitioners.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

All of them: the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 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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