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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the highest housing vacancy rate

Château-Chinon (Ville) (Nièvre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 25.8% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Clamecy (Nièvre, 22.9%) and Tonnerre (Yonne, 22.6%).

210 towns ranked out of 3,685

Château-Chinon (Ville), 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stChâteau-Chinon (Ville) 25.8% Nièvre
  2. 2ndClamecy 22.9% Nièvre
  3. 3rdTonnerre 22.6% Yonne

This ranking covers 210 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 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, Varois-et-Chaignot (Côte-d'Or) comes last with 1.7%.

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 Château-Chinon (Ville) Nièvre (58) 25.8 2,120
2 Clamecy Nièvre (58) 22.9 3,726
3 Tonnerre Yonne (89) 22.6 4,421
4 Salins-les-Bains Jura (39) 21.6 2,526
5 Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône (70) 20.5 6,917
6 Hauts de Bienne Jura (39) 19.6 5,294
7 Sochaux Doubs (25) 19.3 3,756
8 Saint-Claude Jura (39) 19.0 8,594
9 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône (70) 19.0 2,856
10 Saulieu Côte-d'Or (21) 18.9 2,294
11 Gray Haute-Saône (70) 17.7 5,748
12 Joigny Yonne (89) 16.4 9,306
13 Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert Haute-Saône (70) 16.0 3,888
14 Avallon Yonne (89) 15.7 6,465
15 Charolles Saône-et-Loire (71) 15.5 3,058
16 La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 15.2 4,747
17 Nevers Nièvre (58) 14.9 34,018
18 Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or (21) 14.5 5,772
19 Saint-Florentin Yonne (89) 14.5 4,217
20 Decize Nièvre (58) 14.3 5,103
21 La Machine Nièvre (58) 14.3 3,234
22 Tournus Saône-et-Loire (71) 14.2 5,925
23 Chablis Yonne (89) 14.2 2,180
24 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 14.2 9,949
25 tied Saint-Amour Jura (39) 14.1 2,477
25 tied Moirans-en-Montagne Jura (39) 14.1 2,217
27 Brienon-sur-Armançon Yonne (89) 14.1 3,077
28 Digoin Saône-et-Loire (71) 14.1 7,584
29 Toucy Yonne (89) 14.1 2,717
30 Autun Saône-et-Loire (71) 14.0 14,175
31 Seurre Côte-d'Or (21) 13.9 2,378
32 Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or (21) 13.8 4,238
33 Montbard Côte-d'Or (21) 13.5 4,773
34 Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 13.3 20,799
35 Montceau-les-Mines Saône-et-Loire (71) 13.3 17,325
36 Luzy Nièvre (58) 13.1 2,044
37 Imphy Nièvre (58) 13.1 3,217
38 Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 13.0 46,662
39 Poligny Jura (39) 12.7 4,351
40 Arbois Jura (39) 12.6 3,306
41 Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire (71) 12.5 6,650
42 Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire (71) 12.5 3,705
43 Épinac Saône-et-Loire (71) 12.3 2,192
44 Montbéliard Doubs (25) 12.2 25,159
45 Montchanin Saône-et-Loire (71) 12.2 5,038
46 Lons-le-Saunier Jura (39) 12.1 17,480
47 Sennecey-le-Grand Saône-et-Loire (71) 12.1 2,961
48 Morbier Jura (39) 12.0 2,519
49 Fourchambault Nièvre (58) 12.0 4,041
50 Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire (71) 11.9 4,755
51 L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs (25) 11.9 2,821
52 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Yonne (89) 11.6 5,212
53 Lure Haute-Saône (70) 11.6 8,054
54 Guérigny Nièvre (58) 11.2 2,555
55 Saint-Julien-du-Sault Yonne (89) 11.1 2,220
56 tied Sens Yonne (89) 11.0 27,600
56 tied Giromagny Territoire de Belfort (90) 11.0 2,970
58 Hérimoncourt Doubs (25) 11.0 3,557
59 Audincourt Doubs (25) 10.9 14,303
60 Migennes Yonne (89) 10.9 6,765
61 Chagny Saône-et-Loire (71) 10.8 5,434
62 Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 10.8 46,481
63 Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans Doubs (25) 10.6 3,964
64 Beaucourt Territoire de Belfort (90) 10.6 5,029
65 Pougues-les-Eaux Nièvre (58) 10.6 2,447
66 Charny Orée de Puisaye Yonne (89) 10.4 4,967
67 Arc-lès-Gray Haute-Saône (70) 10.3 2,440
68 Beaune Côte-d'Or (21) 10.3 20,999
69 Vesoul Haute-Saône (70) 10.3 15,833
70 Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire (71) 10.1 6,672
71 Saint-Germain-du-Bois Saône-et-Loire (71) 10.1 2,008
72 Baume-les-Dames Doubs (25) 10.0 5,282
73 tied Auxerre Yonne (89) 10.0 36,245
73 tied Delle Territoire de Belfort (90) 10.0 5,698
75 Auxonne Côte-d'Or (21) 9.8 7,668
76 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 9.7 35,885
77 Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude Jura (39) 9.5 2,438
78 Ciry-le-Noble Saône-et-Loire (71) 9.5 2,215
79 Venarey-les-Laumes Côte-d'Or (21) 9.4 2,786
80 Nuits-Saint-Georges Côte-d'Or (21) 9.4 5,347
81 Port-sur-Saône Haute-Saône (70) 9.4 3,001
82 Cheny Yonne (89) 9.4 2,248
83 Grandvillars Territoire de Belfort (90) 9.3 2,996
84 Ronchamp Haute-Saône (70) 9.3 2,777
85 Paray-le-Monial Saône-et-Loire (71) 9.3 9,677
86 Champagnole Jura (39) 9.2 8,456
87 Pont-sur-Yonne Yonne (89) 9.1 3,428
88 Valdoie Territoire de Belfort (90) 9.0 5,394
89 Selongey Côte-d'Or (21) 9.0 2,429
90 Gevrey-Chambertin Côte-d'Or (21) 9.0 2,954
91 Mandeure Doubs (25) 8.9 4,746
92 Montholon Yonne (89) 8.8 2,792
93 Héricourt Haute-Saône (70) 8.7 10,850
94 Coteaux du Lizon Jura (39) 8.6 2,212
95 Villers-le-Lac Doubs (25) 8.5 5,385
96 Montmorot Jura (39) 8.4 3,607
97 Seloncourt Doubs (25) 8.4 5,993
98 Dole Jura (39) 8.4 24,654
99 Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne (89) 8.3 3,516
100 Maîche Doubs (25) 8.2 4,361

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Château-Chinon (Ville) (Nièvre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 25.8% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Château-Chinon (Ville) (25.8%), Clamecy (22.9%), Tonnerre (22.6%), Salins-les-Bains (21.6%), Luxeuil-les-Bains (20.5%), Hauts de Bienne (19.6%), Sochaux (19.3%), Saint-Claude (19.0%), Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse (19.0%), and Saulieu (18.9%).

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Varois-et-Chaignot (Côte-d'Or) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

210 out of 3,685. 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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