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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in France with the highest housing vacancy rate

Dembeni (Mayotte) has the highest housing vacancy rate in France: 28.5% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Château-Chinon (Ville) (Nièvre, 25.8%) and Aubusson (Creuse, 25.8%).

5,527 towns ranked out of 34,875

Dembeni, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stDembeni 28.5% Mayotte
  2. 2ndChâteau-Chinon (Ville) 25.8% Nièvre
  3. 3rdAubusson 25.8% Creuse

This ranking covers 5,527 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Gestel (Morbihan) comes last with 1.5%.

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: highest housing vacancy rates in France

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 Dembeni Mayotte (976) 28.5 20,387
2 Château-Chinon (Ville) Nièvre (58) 25.8 2,120
3 Aubusson Creuse (23) 25.8 3,162
4 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe (971) 25.6 15,112
5 Bourbonne-les-Bains Haute-Marne (52) 25.3 2,004
6 Bort-les-Orgues Corrèze (19) 23.6 2,545
7 Bessèges Gard (30) 23.3 2,627
8 Clamecy Nièvre (58) 22.9 3,726
9 Tonnerre Yonne (89) 22.6 4,421
10 La Fère Aisne (02) 22.6 2,915
11 Joinville Haute-Marne (52) 22.5 3,006
12 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde (33) 22.1 2,518
13 Saint-Mihiel Meuse (55) 21.9 3,806
14 Thiers Puy-de-Dôme (63) 21.8 11,994
15 Salins-les-Bains Jura (39) 21.6 2,526
16 Stenay Meuse (55) 21.3 2,504
17 Montréjeau Haute-Garonne (31) 21.3 2,670
18 Bourganeuf Creuse (23) 21.1 2,564
19 Decazeville Aveyron (12) 21.0 5,222
20 Koungou Mayotte (976) 20.8 36,971
21 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin (68) 20.6 4,983
22 Avesnes-sur-Helpe Nord (59) 20.6 4,151
23 Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône (70) 20.5 6,917
24 Mirecourt Vosges (88) 20.5 5,166
25 Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône (69) 20.4 5,877
26 Sedan Ardennes (08) 20.4 17,029
27 Mamoudzou Mayotte (976) 20.2 94,603
28 Aubin Aveyron (12) 20.1 3,583
29 Guise Aisne (02) 20.1 4,549
30 Basse-Terre Guadeloupe (971) 20.1 9,614
31 Craponne-sur-Arzon Haute-Loire (43) 19.8 2,016
32 Orbec Calvados (14) 19.8 2,005
33 Hauts de Bienne Jura (39) 19.6 5,294
34 Bar-sur-Aube Aube (10) 19.5 4,877
35 Sochaux Doubs (25) 19.3 3,756
36 Tulle Corrèze (19) 19.2 14,017
37 Uzerche Corrèze (19) 19.2 2,871
38 Nantua Ain (01) 19.1 3,586
39 Saint-Claude Jura (39) 19.0 8,594
40 Sada Mayotte (976) 19.0 12,623
41 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône (70) 19.0 2,856
42 tied Behren-lès-Forbach Moselle (57) 18.9 6,203
42 tied Saulieu Côte-d'Or (21) 18.9 2,294
44 La Grand-Combe Gard (30) 18.8 4,893
45 Mtsamboro Mayotte (976) 18.5 11,613
46 Cayenne French Guiana (973) 18.5 62,951
47 tied Marvejols Lozère (48) 18.3 4,963
47 tied Senones Vosges (88) 18.3 2,234
49 Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme (63) 18.1 3,613
50 Montluçon Allier (03) 18.1 34,107
51 Le Cheylard Ardèche (07) 18.0 2,942
52 Cours Rhône (69) 18.0 4,401
53 Commentry Allier (03) 17.8 6,179
54 Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 17.8 11,734
55 Gray Haute-Saône (70) 17.7 5,748
56 Ottmarsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 17.5 2,072
57 Maurs Cantal (15) 17.5 2,215
58 Rambervillers Vosges (88) 17.4 5,078
59 tied Mauriac Cantal (15) 17.4 3,653
59 tied Lamastre Ardèche (07) 17.4 2,364
61 Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 17.2 15,581
62 Eymoutiers Haute-Vienne (87) 17.2 2,068
63 La Châtre Indre (36) 17.1 4,163
64 Breil-sur-Roya Alpes-Maritimes (06) 16.8 2,422
65 Bouzonville Moselle (57) 16.7 3,768
66 Sinnamary French Guiana (973) 16.7 2,791
67 Bédarieux Hérault (34) 16.6 6,014
68 Le Blanc Indre (36) 16.5 6,401
69 Le Teil Ardèche (07) 16.5 8,949
70 Baccarat Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 16.4 4,143
71 Joigny Yonne (89) 16.4 9,306
72 Bellac Haute-Vienne (87) 16.4 3,670
73 Bitche Moselle (57) 16.4 5,057
74 Wassy Haute-Marne (52) 16.3 2,876
75 Argenton-sur-Creuse Indre (36) 16.2 5,010
76 Kani-Kéli Mayotte (976) 16.1 6,086
77 tied Saint-Ambroix Gard (30) 16.1 3,493
77 tied Vervins Aisne (02) 16.1 2,617
79 tied Morhange Moselle (57) 16.0 3,369
79 tied Saint-Calais Sarthe (72) 16.0 3,146
81 Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert Haute-Saône (70) 16.0 3,888
82 Fumay Ardennes (08) 15.9 3,132
83 Grand-Bourg Guadeloupe (971) 15.9 4,689
84 Macouria French Guiana (973) 15.9 20,050
85 Saint-Amand-Montrond Cher (18) 15.9 10,201
86 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vaucluse (84) 15.9 2,083
87 Lubersac Corrèze (19) 15.8 2,296
88 Avallon Yonne (89) 15.7 6,465
89 tied Fumel Lot-et-Garonne (47) 15.7 4,799
89 tied Le Vigan Gard (30) 15.7 3,959
91 Roura French Guiana (973) 15.7 3,486
92 M'Tsangamouji Mayotte (976) 15.6 11,966
93 Châtillon-sur-Indre Indre (36) 15.6 2,331
94 Sancoins Cher (18) 15.6 2,987
95 Sézanne Marne (51) 15.5 4,694
96 Charolles Saône-et-Loire (71) 15.5 3,058
97 Langogne Lozère (48) 15.5 3,032
98 Montsinéry-Tonnegrande French Guiana (973) 15.5 3,645
99 Bouillante Guadeloupe (971) 15.4 6,210
100 tied Saint-Flour Cantal (15) 15.4 6,853

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest housing vacancy rates in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Dembeni (Mayotte) has the highest housing vacancy rate in France: 28.5% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in France with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Dembeni (28.5%), Château-Chinon (Ville) (25.8%), Aubusson (25.8%), Pointe-à-Pitre (25.6%), Bourbonne-les-Bains (25.3%), Bort-les-Orgues (23.6%), Bessèges (23.3%), Clamecy (22.9%), Tonnerre (22.6%), and La Fère (22.6%).

Which town in France has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in France: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in France with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in France are ranked?

5,527 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.

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