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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

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

Coubert (Seine-et-Marne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Île-de-France: 11.6% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Montereau-Fault-Yonne (Seine-et-Marne, 11.5%) and La Ferté-Gaucher (Seine-et-Marne, 11.2%).

545 towns ranked out of 1,266

Coubert, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stCoubert 11.6% Seine-et-Marne
  2. View of Montereau-Fault-Yonne 2ndMontereau-Fault-Yonne 11.5% Seine-et-Marne
  3. 3rdLa Ferté-Gaucher 11.2% Seine-et-Marne

Photos: © GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 545 of the 1,266 towns in Île-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, Lésigny (Seine-et-Marne) 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 Île-de-France

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 Coubert Seine-et-Marne (77) 11.6 2,019
2 Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne (77) 11.5 22,467
3 La Ferté-Gaucher Seine-et-Marne (77) 11.2 4,776
4 Bray-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne (77) 11.0 2,366
5 Bailly-Romainvilliers Seine-et-Marne (77) 10.7 7,061
6 Souppes-sur-Loing Seine-et-Marne (77) 10.7 5,044
7 Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 10.7 149,936
8 Provins Seine-et-Marne (77) 10.4 11,911
9 Nemours Seine-et-Marne (77) 10.2 13,049
10 Château-Landon Seine-et-Marne (77) 10.2 3,197
11 Bagnolet Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 10.0 43,234
12 Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne (77) 9.9 16,021
13 Aubervilliers Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 9.9 88,529
14 Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames Seine-et-Marne (77) 9.6 2,094
15 Étampes Essonne (91) 9.4 27,034
16 Meulan-en-Yvelines Yvelines (78) 9.3 9,025
17 Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 9.2 15,970
18 Magny-en-Vexin Val-d'Oise (95) 9.1 5,840
19 Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines (78) 9.0 43,683
20 Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.9 3,646
21 Pantin Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 8.9 62,083
22 La Chapelle-la-Reine Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.9 2,198
23 Saint-Martin-du-Tertre Val-d'Oise (95) 8.8 2,713
24 Ivry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 8.8 65,263
25 La Courneuve Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 8.7 47,285
26 Beaumont-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise (95) 8.6 10,333
27 Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.6 2,746
28 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 8.4 53,747
29 Melun Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.4 46,211
30 Égreville Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.4 2,227
31 tied Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne (94) 8.4 36,319
31 tied Rozay-en-Brie Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.4 2,880
33 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 8.3 17,049
34 Chaumes-en-Brie Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.2 3,539
35 La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.2 10,341
36 Coulommiers Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.2 16,543
37 Rebais Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.1 2,309
38 Houdan Yvelines (78) 8.1 3,772
39 Dourdan Essonne (91) 8.1 11,571
40 Grisy-Suisnes Seine-et-Marne (77) 8.1 2,973
41 Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 8.0 45,634
42 Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 8.0 5,101
43 Gennevilliers Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7.9 51,177
44 Pussay Essonne (91) 7.9 2,318
45 Guerville Yvelines (78) 7.9 2,081
46 tied Corbeil-Essonnes Essonne (91) 7.8 54,730
46 tied Roissy-en-France Val-d'Oise (95) 7.8 2,699
48 Jouy-sur-Morin Seine-et-Marne (77) 7.7 2,254
49 Septeuil Yvelines (78) 7.5 2,304
50 Nangis Seine-et-Marne (77) 7.5 8,956
51 Chevilly-Larue Val-de-Marne (94) 7.4 19,900
52 Montfort-l'Amaury Yvelines (78) 7.4 2,845
53 Enghien-les-Bains Val-d'Oise (95) 7.4 11,549
54 tied Bobigny Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.4 57,035
54 tied Les Pavillons-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.4 25,875
56 Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise (95) 7.4 30,195
57 Persan Val-d'Oise (95) 7.3 14,395
58 Fontenay-lès-Briis Essonne (91) 7.3 2,382
59 Angerville Essonne (91) 7.3 4,474
60 Chars Val-d'Oise (95) 7.3 2,034
61 Clichy Hauts-de-Seine (92) 7.2 64,658
62 Andilly Val-d'Oise (95) 7.2 2,789
63 Montigny-sur-Loing Seine-et-Marne (77) 7.1 2,753
64 Vélizy-Villacoublay Yvelines (78) 7.1 23,206
65 Le Raincy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.1 14,920
66 Quincy-sous-Sénart Essonne (91) 7.1 9,534
67 Épinay-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.0 52,944
68 tied Stains Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.0 41,471
68 tied Gentilly Val-de-Marne (94) 7.0 20,062
70 Arpajon Essonne (91) 6.9 11,800
71 Boutigny-sur-Essonne Essonne (91) 6.9 3,187
72 Arcueil Val-de-Marne (94) 6.9 22,306
73 tied Villejuif Val-de-Marne (94) 6.9 60,473
73 tied Montlhéry Essonne (91) 6.9 9,987
73 tied Marines Val-d'Oise (95) 6.9 3,650
76 tied Choisy-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 6.9 46,126
76 tied Bezons Val-d'Oise (95) 6.9 36,551
78 Montreuil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.8 112,549
79 tied Pontoise Val-d'Oise (95) 6.8 32,475
79 tied Grigny Essonne (91) 6.8 26,888
79 tied Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Val-de-Marne (94) 6.8 24,206
79 tied Jouy-en-Josas Yvelines (78) 6.8 8,108
83 Romainville Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.8 37,224
84 Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Yvelines (78) 6.8 7,908
85 Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine (92) 6.8 30,774
86 tied Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 6.8 47,628
86 tied Milly-la-Forêt Essonne (91) 6.8 4,640
86 tied Perthes Seine-et-Marne (77) 6.8 2,106
89 Paris Paris (75) 6.7 2,119,412
90 Villeneuve-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 6.7 21,062
91 Bouafle Yvelines (78) 6.7 2,258
92 Tournan-en-Brie Seine-et-Marne (77) 6.7 8,373
93 Livry-Gargan Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.7 47,453
94 tied Villetaneuse Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.6 12,599
94 tied Le Mérévillois Essonne (91) 6.6 3,522
96 tied Gretz-Armainvilliers Seine-et-Marne (77) 6.5 8,890
96 tied Luzarches Val-d'Oise (95) 6.5 5,090
98 Drancy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.5 72,583
99 Pommeuse Seine-et-Marne (77) 6.5 3,078
100 Boissy-l'Aillerie Val-d'Oise (95) 6.4 2,151

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 Île-de-France: FAQ

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

Coubert (Seine-et-Marne) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Île-de-France: 11.6% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: Coubert (11.6%), Montereau-Fault-Yonne (11.5%), La Ferté-Gaucher (11.2%), Bray-sur-Seine (11.0%), Bailly-Romainvilliers (10.7%), Souppes-sur-Loing (10.7%), Saint-Denis (10.7%), Provins (10.4%), Nemours (10.2%), and Château-Landon (10.2%).

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

Lésigny (Seine-et-Marne) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Île-de-France: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Île-de-France with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

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

545 out of 1,266. 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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