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2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Normandy with the highest housing vacancy rate

Orbec (Calvados) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 19.8% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime, 17.2%) and Sées (Orne, 15.2%).

296 towns ranked out of 2,644

Orbec, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stOrbec 19.8% Calvados
  2. 2ndElbeuf 17.2% Seine-Maritime
  3. 3rdSées 15.2% Orne

This ranking covers 296 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. 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, Cairon (Calvados) 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 Normandy

Rank Town Department Vacant private homes Proportional bar Population
1 Orbec Calvados (14) 19.8 2,005
2 Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 17.2 15,581
3 Sées Orne (61) 15.2 4,600
4 Tinchebray-Bocage Orne (61) 13.7 4,875
5 Mortagne-au-Perche Orne (61) 13.7 4,141
6 L'Aigle Orne (61) 13.5 7,886
7 La Ferté Macé Orne (61) 13.4 5,365
8 Mortain-Bocage Manche (50) 13.2 3,130
9 Vimoutiers Orne (61) 12.9 3,090
10 Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne (61) 12.7 2,764
11 Aumale Seine-Maritime (76) 12.7 2,045
12 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche (50) 12.6 6,076
13 Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 12.6 6,320
14 Rugles Eure (27) 12.3 2,227
15 Isigny-le-Buat Manche (50) 12.2 3,272
16 Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 12.1 5,802
17 Flers Orne (61) 12.0 14,745
18 Nonancourt Eure (27) 11.8 2,363
19 Putanges-le-Lac Orne (61) 11.6 2,135
20 Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny Manche (50) 11.5 3,972
21 Juvigny Val d'Andaine Orne (61) 11.4 2,125
22 tied Forges-les-Eaux Seine-Maritime (76) 11.3 3,788
22 tied Rives d'Andaine Orne (61) 11.3 2,919
24 Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 11.1 10,303
25 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados (14) 11.0 7,458
26 tied Brionne Eure (27) 10.9 4,346
26 tied Sourdeval Manche (50) 10.9 3,086
28 Évreux Eure (27) 10.9 50,601
29 Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 10.9 28,970
30 Domfront en Poiraie Orne (61) 10.9 4,226
31 Alençon Orne (61) 10.7 26,175
32 Valdallière Calvados (14) 10.6 5,804
33 tied Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 10.5 10,549
33 tied Saint-James Manche (50) 10.5 5,102
35 Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 10.5 119,165
36 Tessy-Bocage Manche (50) 10.4 2,264
37 Noues de Sienne Calvados (14) 10.3 4,290
38 Beaumont-le-Roger Eure (27) 10.3 2,818
39 Lisieux Calvados (14) 10.3 20,196
40 Bernay Eure (27) 10.2 10,031
41 Falaise Calvados (14) 10.2 7,908
42 Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 10.1 4,871
43 Brécey Manche (50) 10.0 2,307
44 Périers Manche (50) 9.7 2,410
45 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados (14) 9.7 6,311
46 tied Gouffern en Auge Orne (61) 9.7 3,710
46 tied Doudeville Seine-Maritime (76) 9.7 2,462
48 La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne (61) 9.6 2,997
49 Grandparigny Manche (50) 9.6 2,681
50 Longny les Villages Orne (61) 9.6 2,850
51 Gavray-sur-Sienne Manche (50) 9.5 2,074
52 Honfleur Calvados (14) 9.4 6,824
53 Saint-Valery-en-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 9.4 3,997
54 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 9.2 7,534
55 Bolbec Seine-Maritime (76) 9.2 11,749
56 tied Breteuil Eure (27) 9.1 4,407
56 tied Pontorson Manche (50) 9.1 4,365
58 Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 9.1 9,639
59 Écouché-les-Vallées Orne (61) 9.0 2,240
60 Le Tréport Seine-Maritime (76) 9.0 4,469
61 Tourouvre au Perche Orne (61) 8.9 2,990
62 Saint-Lô Manche (50) 8.9 20,213
63 Percy-en-Normandie Manche (50) 8.8 2,744
64 Val-au-Perche Orne (61) 8.8 3,403
65 Sainte-Mère-Église Manche (50) 8.8 2,942
66 Sablons sur Huisne Orne (61) 8.7 2,011
67 Conches-en-Ouche Eure (27) 8.7 4,910
68 Coutances Manche (50) 8.7 9,529
69 Pont-Hébert Manche (50) 8.6 2,078
70 Saint-Sauveur-Villages Manche (50) 8.6 3,325
71 Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 8.5 3,583
72 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Manche (50) 8.3 2,159
73 Picauville Manche (50) 8.3 3,270
74 Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 8.3 18,238
75 Ivry-la-Bataille Eure (27) 8.2 2,642
76 La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur Calvados (14) 8.2 2,571
77 tied Louviers Eure (27) 8.2 19,093
77 tied Gaillon Eure (27) 8.2 6,839
79 Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 8.2 168,588
80 Saint-Saëns Seine-Maritime (76) 8.1 2,319
81 Gisors Eure (27) 8.1 12,622
82 Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne (61) 8.0 4,287
83 Dozulé Calvados (14) 8.0 2,266
84 Cany-Barville Seine-Maritime (76) 7.9 2,948
85 tied Les Andelys Eure (27) 7.9 7,848
85 tied Pont-de-l'Arche Eure (27) 7.9 4,188
87 Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 7.8 10,375
88 Caumont-sur-Aure Calvados (14) 7.8 2,458
89 Pont-l'Évêque Calvados (14) 7.8 5,215
90 tied Vernon Eure (27) 7.7 25,873
90 tied Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom Calvados (14) 7.7 3,648
92 Argentan Orne (61) 7.6 13,939
93 Souleuvre en Bocage Calvados (14) 7.6 8,774
94 Rives-en-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 7.6 4,065
95 Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime (76) 7.6 2,847
96 Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 7.6 8,651
97 La Haye Manche (50) 7.5 4,136
98 Bayeux Calvados (14) 7.5 13,043
99 Perche en Nocé Orne (61) 7.5 2,011
100 tied Eu Seine-Maritime (76) 7.5 6,704

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 Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Orbec (Calvados) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 19.8% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: Orbec (19.8%), Elbeuf (17.2%), Sées (15.2%), Tinchebray-Bocage (13.7%), Mortagne-au-Perche (13.7%), L'Aigle (13.5%), La Ferté Macé (13.4%), Mortain-Bocage (13.2%), Vimoutiers (12.9%), and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie (12.7%).

Which town in Normandy has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Cairon (Calvados) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Normandy with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

296 out of 2,644. 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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