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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest housing vacancy rate

La Fère (Aisne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Hauts-de-France: 22.6% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Avesnes-sur-Helpe (Nord, 20.6%) and Guise (Aisne, 20.1%).

537 towns ranked out of 3,782

La Fère, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stLa Fère 22.6% Aisne
  2. 2ndAvesnes-sur-Helpe 20.6% Nord
  3. 3rdGuise 20.1% Aisne

This ranking covers 537 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-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, Sequedin (Nord) 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 Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 La Fère Aisne (02) 22.6 2,915
2 Avesnes-sur-Helpe Nord (59) 20.6 4,151
3 Guise Aisne (02) 20.1 4,549
4 Vervins Aisne (02) 16.1 2,617
5 Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 14.3 33,122
6 Hirson Aisne (02) 14.2 8,595
7 Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord (59) 14.1 6,906
8 Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne (02) 13.9 5,671
9 Frévent Pas-de-Calais (62) 13.8 3,299
10 Denain Nord (59) 13.5 20,777
11 Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais (62) 13.4 2,578
12 Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 13.2 14,954
13 tied Marle Aisne (02) 13.0 2,255
13 tied Cousolre Nord (59) 13.0 2,172
15 Noyon Oise (60) 12.8 13,173
16 Wignehies Nord (59) 12.7 2,823
17 Villers-Outréaux Nord (59) 12.4 2,133
18 Valenciennes Nord (59) 12.3 43,966
19 tied Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 12.3 40,924
19 tied Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 12.3 2,036
21 Louvroil Nord (59) 12.1 6,329
22 Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 12.0 53,963
23 Condé-sur-l'Escaut Nord (59) 11.8 9,296
24 Fruges Pas-de-Calais (62) 11.7 2,570
25 Château-Thierry Aisne (02) 11.7 15,366
26 Anzin Nord (59) 11.5 13,273
27 Cambrai Nord (59) 11.4 31,738
28 Roubaix Nord (59) 11.4 98,701
29 Douai Nord (59) 11.3 41,108
30 tied Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 11.3 4,587
30 tied Bapaume Pas-de-Calais (62) 11.3 4,071
30 tied Nesle Somme (80) 11.3 2,305
33 Sissonne Aisne (02) 11.3 2,147
34 Fourmies Nord (59) 11.2 11,644
35 Fère-en-Tardenois Aisne (02) 11.0 2,872
36 Beautor Aisne (02) 11.0 2,611
37 Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache Aisne (02) 10.9 2,495
38 Doullens Somme (80) 10.9 5,938
39 Laon Aisne (02) 10.9 24,809
40 Capinghem Nord (59) 10.8 2,756
41 Ham Somme (80) 10.8 4,456
42 Le Quesnoy Nord (59) 10.7 5,006
43 Creil Oise (60) 10.7 36,533
44 Sallaumines Pas-de-Calais (62) 10.6 9,451
45 Charly-sur-Marne Aisne (02) 10.5 2,631
46 Quiévrechain Nord (59) 10.4 5,985
47 Caudry Nord (59) 10.4 13,980
48 Saint-Michel Aisne (02) 10.4 3,235
49 Gamaches Somme (80) 10.3 2,491
50 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais (62) 10.3 4,783
51 Abbeville Somme (80) 10.3 22,793
52 Flixecourt Somme (80) 10.2 3,284
53 Berlaimont Nord (59) 10.1 3,195
54 Grandvilliers Oise (60) 10.0 2,846
55 La Ferté-Milon Aisne (02) 9.9 2,126
56 tied Montataire Oise (60) 9.9 14,387
56 tied Longueil-Annel Oise (60) 9.9 2,631
58 Friville-Escarbotin Somme (80) 9.8 4,414
59 Villers-Saint-Paul Oise (60) 9.8 6,567
60 tied Péronne Somme (80) 9.8 7,265
60 tied Breteuil Oise (60) 9.8 4,303
62 Roye Somme (80) 9.7 5,909
63 La Sentinelle Nord (59) 9.6 3,119
64 Solesmes Nord (59) 9.6 4,252
65 tied Hautmont Nord (59) 9.6 14,232
65 tied Billy-Montigny Pas-de-Calais (62) 9.6 7,975
67 Albert Somme (80) 9.5 9,668
68 Maubeuge Nord (59) 9.5 29,031
69 Jeumont Nord (59) 9.5 10,260
70 tied Chauny Aisne (02) 9.4 12,024
70 tied Lourches Nord (59) 9.4 3,756
72 Pierrefonds Oise (60) 9.4 2,028
73 Landrecies Nord (59) 9.4 3,482
74 Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 9.4 21,772
75 Soissons Aisne (02) 9.4 28,664
76 Ailly-sur-Noye Somme (80) 9.2 2,685
77 Trélon Nord (59) 9.2 2,661
78 Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 9.2 43,765
79 Venette Oise (60) 9.1 2,815
80 Cassel Nord (59) 9.1 2,263
81 Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 9.0 25,585
82 tied Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Nord (59) 9.0 16,239
82 tied Raismes Nord (59) 9.0 12,253
82 tied Trith-Saint-Léger Nord (59) 9.0 6,107
85 Desvres Pas-de-Calais (62) 8.9 4,866
86 Braine Aisne (02) 8.9 2,279
87 Lillers Pas-de-Calais (62) 8.9 10,302
88 Montdidier Somme (80) 8.8 6,032
89 Méru Oise (60) 8.8 14,049
90 Lille Nord (59) 8.7 240,109
91 Walincourt-Selvigny Nord (59) 8.7 2,100
92 tied Amiens Somme (80) 8.7 139,183
92 tied Nogent-l'Artaud Aisne (02) 8.7 2,159
94 Pont-sur-Sambre Nord (59) 8.6 2,394
95 tied Onnaing Nord (59) 8.6 8,537
95 tied Sains-du-Nord Nord (59) 8.6 2,780
97 Ribécourt-Dreslincourt Oise (60) 8.6 4,050
98 Anor Nord (59) 8.5 3,135
99 Auchel Pas-de-Calais (62) 8.4 10,098
100 Wallers Nord (59) 8.4 5,685

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 Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest housing vacancy rate?

La Fère (Aisne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Hauts-de-France: 22.6% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: La Fère (22.6%), Avesnes-sur-Helpe (20.6%), Guise (20.1%), Vervins (16.1%), Lens (14.3%), Hirson (14.2%), Le Cateau-Cambrésis (14.1%), Bohain-en-Vermandois (13.9%), Frévent (13.8%), and Denain (13.5%).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Sequedin (Nord) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Hauts-de-France: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

537 out of 3,782. 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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