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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Grand Est with the highest housing vacancy rate

Bourbonne-les-Bains (Haute-Marne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Grand Est: 25.3% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Joinville (Haute-Marne, 22.5%) and Saint-Mihiel (Meuse, 21.9%).

486 towns ranked out of 5,115

Bourbonne-les-Bains, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stBourbonne-les-Bains 25.3% Haute-Marne
  2. 2ndJoinville 22.5% Haute-Marne
  3. 3rdSaint-Mihiel 21.9% Meuse

This ranking covers 486 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. 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, Warmeriville (Marne) comes last with 1.6%.

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 Grand Est

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 Bourbonne-les-Bains Haute-Marne (52) 25.3 2,004
2 Joinville Haute-Marne (52) 22.5 3,006
3 Saint-Mihiel Meuse (55) 21.9 3,806
4 Stenay Meuse (55) 21.3 2,504
5 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin (68) 20.6 4,983
6 Mirecourt Vosges (88) 20.5 5,166
7 Sedan Ardennes (08) 20.4 17,029
8 Bar-sur-Aube Aube (10) 19.5 4,877
9 Behren-lès-Forbach Moselle (57) 18.9 6,203
10 Senones Vosges (88) 18.3 2,234
11 Ottmarsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 17.5 2,072
12 Rambervillers Vosges (88) 17.4 5,078
13 Bouzonville Moselle (57) 16.7 3,768
14 Baccarat Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 16.4 4,143
15 Bitche Moselle (57) 16.4 5,057
16 Wassy Haute-Marne (52) 16.3 2,876
17 Morhange Moselle (57) 16.0 3,369
18 Fumay Ardennes (08) 15.9 3,132
19 Sézanne Marne (51) 15.5 4,694
20 Ligny-en-Barrois Meuse (55) 15.1 3,798
21 Neufchâteau Vosges (88) 15.0 6,981
22 Bar-sur-Seine Aube (10) 14.8 3,055
23 Revin Ardennes (08) 14.8 5,817
24 tied Bar-le-Duc Meuse (55) 14.7 15,228
24 tied Sainte-Menehould Marne (51) 14.7 4,253
26 Givet Ardennes (08) 14.6 6,512
27 Montmédy Meuse (55) 14.5 2,106
28 Bruyères Vosges (88) 14.4 2,959
29 Contrexéville Vosges (88) 14.1 3,117
30 tied Troyes Aube (10) 14.0 63,254
30 tied Le Thillot Vosges (88) 14.0 3,213
32 Moyenmoutier Vosges (88) 13.9 3,172
33 tied Dieuze Moselle (57) 13.9 2,953
33 tied Vendeuvre-sur-Barse Aube (10) 13.9 2,265
35 Sarre-Union Bas-Rhin (67) 13.8 2,771
36 Brienne-le-Château Aube (10) 13.8 2,708
37 tied Longeville-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 13.7 4,155
37 tied Vouziers Ardennes (08) 13.7 3,938
39 Nogent-sur-Seine Aube (10) 13.6 5,631
40 Château-Salins Moselle (57) 13.5 2,534
41 Vitry-le-François Marne (51) 13.5 11,168
42 Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 13.4 18,538
43 Commercy Meuse (55) 13.1 5,570
44 Hombourg-Haut Moselle (57) 13.1 6,030
45 Cornimont Vosges (88) 13.0 3,097
46 Liffol-le-Grand Vosges (88) 13.0 2,144
47 Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges (88) 12.8 3,971
48 Langres Haute-Marne (52) 12.7 7,819
49 Carignan Ardennes (08) 12.7 2,719
50 Romilly-sur-Seine Aube (10) 12.6 15,231
51 Mouzon Ardennes (08) 12.3 2,255
52 Verdun Meuse (55) 12.2 17,786
53 Knutange Moselle (57) 12.2 3,244
54 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges (88) 12.2 19,721
55 Piennes Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 12.2 2,461
56 La Porte du Der Haute-Marne (52) 12.1 2,153
57 Auboué Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 12.1 2,668
58 Masevaux-Niederbruck Haut-Rhin (68) 12.0 3,670
59 tied Mulhouse Haut-Rhin (68) 12.0 106,083
59 tied Épernay Marne (51) 12.0 22,628
61 tied Farébersviller Moselle (57) 12.0 5,267
61 tied Schirmeck Bas-Rhin (67) 12.0 2,088
63 Longuyon Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.8 5,205
64 Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin (68) 11.8 4,869
65 Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.7 14,470
66 tied Nogent Haute-Marne (52) 11.6 3,606
66 tied Xertigny Vosges (88) 11.6 2,636
68 Thann Haut-Rhin (68) 11.5 7,897
69 Montmirail Marne (51) 11.4 3,602
70 Dambach-la-Ville Bas-Rhin (67) 11.4 2,189
71 Rocroi Ardennes (08) 11.4 2,311
72 Charmes Vosges (88) 11.4 4,530
73 Nouzonville Ardennes (08) 11.3 5,588
74 Villenauxe-la-Grande Aube (10) 11.3 2,642
75 tied Raon-l'Étape Vosges (88) 11.3 6,010
75 tied Mailly-le-Camp Aube (10) 11.3 2,038
77 Bouligny Meuse (55) 11.2 2,544
78 Charleville-Mézières Ardennes (08) 11.2 46,473
79 tied Bogny-sur-Meuse Ardennes (08) 11.1 4,951
79 tied Vittel Vosges (88) 11.1 4,912
81 Dormans Marne (51) 11.0 2,933
82 Arcis-sur-Aube Aube (10) 11.0 2,867
83 Fère-Champenoise Marne (51) 10.9 2,209
84 tied Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.9 15,955
84 tied Remiremont Vosges (88) 10.9 7,619
86 Algrange Moselle (57) 10.9 5,868
87 Rethel Ardennes (08) 10.9 7,674
88 Freyming-Merlebach Moselle (57) 10.9 13,379
89 Blancs-Coteaux Marne (51) 10.8 3,245
90 Forbach Moselle (57) 10.8 20,721
91 Théding Moselle (57) 10.8 2,462
92 Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne (52) 10.7 23,281
93 Jœuf Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.7 6,431
94 Munster Haut-Rhin (68) 10.6 4,808
95 Sarreguemines Moselle (57) 10.6 20,549
96 Longwy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.6 15,930
97 Homécourt Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.4 6,295
98 Aÿ-Champagne Marne (51) 10.4 5,191
99 Vrigne aux Bois Ardennes (08) 10.3 3,570
100 Granges-Aumontzey Vosges (88) 10.3 2,582

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 Grand Est: FAQ

Which town in Grand Est has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Bourbonne-les-Bains (Haute-Marne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Grand Est: 25.3% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: Bourbonne-les-Bains (25.3%), Joinville (22.5%), Saint-Mihiel (21.9%), Stenay (21.3%), Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (20.6%), Mirecourt (20.5%), Sedan (20.4%), Bar-sur-Aube (19.5%), Behren-lès-Forbach (18.9%), and Senones (18.3%).

Which town in Grand Est has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Warmeriville (Marne) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Grand Est: 1.6% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Grand Est with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

486 out of 5,115. 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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