2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest housing vacancy rate?

La Châtre (Indre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 17.1% of its private homes are vacant.

La Châtre (Indre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 17.1% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Le Blanc (Indre, 16.5%) and Argenton-sur-Creuse (Indre, 16.2%).

238 towns ranked out of 1,754

La Châtre, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 238 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. 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, La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Cher) comes last with 2.2%.

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 Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	La Châtre	Indre (36)	17.1	4,163
2	Le Blanc	Indre (36)	16.5	6,401
3	Argenton-sur-Creuse	Indre (36)	16.2	5,010
4	Saint-Amand-Montrond	Cher (18)	15.9	10,201
5	Châtillon-sur-Indre	Indre (36)	15.6	2,331
6	Sancoins	Cher (18)	15.6	2,987
7	Vierzon	Cher (18)	15.2	25,527
8	Valençay	Indre (36)	14.6	2,272
9	Vatan	Indre (36)	14.5	2,028
10	Montargis	Loiret (45)	14.4	15,193
11	Levroux	Indre (36)	14.4	2,823
12	Argent-sur-Sauldre	Cher (18)	14.3	2,049
13	Pithiviers	Loiret (45)	14.2	8,989
14	Montrichard Val de Cher	Loir-et-Cher (41)	13.9	3,654
15	Châtillon-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	13.4	3,144
16	Château-Renard	Loiret (45)	13.3	2,154
17	Chilleurs-aux-Bois	Loiret (45)	13.2	2,122
18	Reuilly	Indre (36)	13.1	2,017
19	Saint-Aignan	Loir-et-Cher (41)	12.9	2,870
20	Beaune-la-Rolande	Loiret (45)	12.9	2,107
21	La Loupe	Eure-et-Loir (28)	12.8	3,246
22	Château-Renault	Indre-et-Loire (37)	12.7	4,454
23	Issoudun	Indre (36)	12.6	11,403
24	Selles-sur-Cher	Loir-et-Cher (41)	12.4	4,244
25	Dun-sur-Auron	Cher (18)	12.3	3,586
26	Sully-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	12.2	5,175
27	Dreux	Eure-et-Loir (28)	12.0	32,045
28	Buzançais	Indre (36)	11.9	4,438
29	Coullons	Loiret (45)	11.9	2,282
30	Vald'Yerre	Eure-et-Loir (28)	11.4	3,660
31	Gien	Loiret (45)	11.3	13,808
32	Gièvres	Loir-et-Cher (41)	11.2	2,291
33	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois	Cher (18)	11.1	3,207
34 tied	Nogent-le-Rotrou	Eure-et-Loir (28)	11.0	9,683
34 tied	Brou	Eure-et-Loir (28)	11.0	3,267
36	Montoire-sur-le-Loir	Loir-et-Cher (41)	10.8	3,848
37	Ligueil	Indre-et-Loire (37)	10.4	2,151
38	Châteaudun	Eure-et-Loir (28)	10.2	13,129
39 tied	Salbris	Loir-et-Cher (41)	10.2	4,898
39 tied	Illiers-Combray	Eure-et-Loir (28)	10.2	3,260
41	Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières	Eure-et-Loir (28)	10.1	5,704
42	Noyers-sur-Cher	Loir-et-Cher (41)	10.1	2,667
43	Briare	Loiret (45)	10.0	4,979
44	Courtenay	Loiret (45)	9.9	3,833
45	Puiseaux	Loiret (45)	9.9	3,348
46	Chinon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	9.9	8,432
47	Chabris	Indre (36)	9.7	2,781
48	Bourges	Cher (18)	9.7	66,155
49	Toury	Eure-et-Loir (28)	9.7	2,669
50	Descartes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	9.7	3,408
51	Aubigny-sur-Nère	Cher (18)	9.6	5,536
52	Villedieu-sur-Indre	Indre (36)	9.6	2,621
53	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	9.4	44,536
54	Bonneval	Eure-et-Loir (28)	9.4	4,960
55	Lorris	Loiret (45)	9.4	3,056
56	Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais	Eure-et-Loir (28)	9.4	2,685
57	Beauce la Romaine	Loir-et-Cher (41)	9.2	3,400
58	Le Malesherbois	Loiret (45)	9.2	8,175
59	Gallardon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	9.2	3,595
60	Chouzé-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	9.0	2,154
61	Loches	Indre-et-Loire (37)	8.9	6,756
62	Vendôme	Loir-et-Cher (41)	8.9	16,364
63	Mehun-sur-Yèvre	Cher (18)	8.8	6,464
64	Janville-en-Beauce	Eure-et-Loir (28)	8.8	2,507
65	Bourgueil	Indre-et-Loire (37)	8.8	3,737
66	Villefranche-sur-Cher	Loir-et-Cher (41)	8.7	2,734
67	Romorantin-Lanthenay	Loir-et-Cher (41)	8.6	18,847
68	Le Controis-en-Sologne	Loir-et-Cher (41)	8.4	7,007
69	Foëcy	Cher (18)	8.3	2,081
70 tied	Azay-le-Rideau	Indre-et-Loire (37)	8.3	3,528
70 tied	Senonches	Eure-et-Loir (28)	8.3	3,088
72	Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	Indre-et-Loire (37)	8.2	4,133
73	Vouvray	Indre-et-Loire (37)	8.0	3,481
74	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	8.0	48,742
75	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.9	39,318
76	Vignoux-sur-Barangeon	Cher (18)	7.9	2,053
77	Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	Cher (18)	7.9	6,556
78	Orléans	Loiret (45)	7.9	118,788
79	Les Villages Vovéens	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.8	4,058
80	Cour-Cheverny	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.8	2,909
81	Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	7.7	2,029
82	Ouzouer-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	7.7	2,622
83	Poilly-lez-Gien	Loiret (45)	7.5	2,512
84 tied	Beaugency	Loiret (45)	7.5	8,192
84 tied	Vitry-aux-Loges	Loiret (45)	7.5	2,215
86	Amboise	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.4	13,303
87	Châlette-sur-Loing	Loiret (45)	7.4	12,883
88 tied	Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.3	6,497
88 tied	Nogent-sur-Vernisson	Loiret (45)	7.3	2,603
90	Saint-Laurent-Nouan	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.3	4,317
91	Nouan-le-Fuzelier	Loir-et-Cher (41)	7.3	2,320
92	Épernon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.3	5,811
93	Rochecorbon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.2	3,299
94 tied	Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.2	141,746
94 tied	Bléré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	7.2	5,415
96	Ferrières-en-Gâtinais	Loiret (45)	7.2	3,913
97	Fleury-les-Aubrais	Loiret (45)	7.1	22,020
98	Patay	Loiret (45)	7.1	2,422
99	Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.0	4,104
100	Chevilly	Loiret (45)	6.9	2,699

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 Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest housing vacancy rate?

La Châtre (Indre) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 17.1% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: La Châtre (17.1%), Le Blanc (16.5%), Argenton-sur-Creuse (16.2%), Saint-Amand-Montrond (15.9%), Châtillon-sur-Indre (15.6%), Sancoins (15.6%), Vierzon (15.2%), Valençay (14.6%), Vatan (14.5%), and Montargis (14.4%).

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (Cher) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Centre-Val de Loire: 2.2% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

238 out of 1,754. 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.