2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Aubusson (Creuse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 25.8% of its private homes are vacant.

Aubusson (Creuse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 25.8% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Bort-les-Orgues (Corrèze, 23.6%) and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde, 22.1%).

550 towns ranked out of 4,293

Aubusson, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 550 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Saint-Rogatien (Charente-Maritime) 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Aubusson	Creuse (23)	25.8	3,162
2	Bort-les-Orgues	Corrèze (19)	23.6	2,545
3	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande	Gironde (33)	22.1	2,518
4	Bourganeuf	Creuse (23)	21.1	2,564
5	Tulle	Corrèze (19)	19.2	14,017
6	Uzerche	Corrèze (19)	19.2	2,871
7	Eymoutiers	Haute-Vienne (87)	17.2	2,068
8	Bellac	Haute-Vienne (87)	16.4	3,670
9	Lubersac	Corrèze (19)	15.8	2,296
10	Fumel	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	15.7	4,799
11 tied	Ussel	Corrèze (19)	14.8	9,551
11 tied	Nontron	Dordogne (24)	14.8	3,181
13	Civray	Vienne (86)	14.8	2,652
14	Castillon-la-Bataille	Gironde (33)	14.7	3,366
15	Clairac	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	14.6	2,794
16	Confolens	Charente (16)	14.5	2,855
17	Ribérac	Dordogne (24)	14.4	3,893
18	Ruffec	Charente (16)	14.3	3,602
19	Égletons	Corrèze (19)	14.2	5,074
20	Thiviers	Dordogne (24)	14.1	3,062
21	Montmorillon	Vienne (86)	13.8	6,217
22	Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat	Haute-Vienne (87)	13.7	4,480
23	Mareuil en Périgord	Dordogne (24)	13.6	2,367
24	Châteauponsac	Haute-Vienne (87)	13.3	2,060
25	Allassac	Corrèze (19)	13.2	4,175
26	Guéret	Creuse (23)	13.2	13,584
27	La Souterraine	Creuse (23)	13.2	5,176
28	La Réole	Gironde (33)	13.2	4,577
29	Agen	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	13.1	33,656
30	Mansle-les-Fontaines	Charente (16)	13.1	2,118
31	Bourg	Gironde (33)	13.0	2,274
32	Mirebeau	Vienne (86)	13.0	2,175
33	Meymac	Corrèze (19)	13.0	2,580
34	Le Bugue	Dordogne (24)	12.9	2,692
35	Mauléon-Licharre	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	12.9	3,226
36	Miramont-de-Guyenne	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	12.8	3,193
37	Salies-de-Béarn	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	12.7	4,861
38	Jonzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	12.7	3,778
39	Bessines-sur-Gartempe	Haute-Vienne (87)	12.6	2,763
40 tied	Nérac	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	12.5	7,377
40 tied	Montbron	Charente (16)	12.5	2,030
42	Blaye	Gironde (33)	12.5	5,186
43	Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	12.5	11,279
44	Lavardac	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	12.3	2,347
45	Castelculier	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	12.3	2,435
46	Pauillac	Gironde (33)	12.2	5,277
47	Montendre	Charente-Maritime (17)	12.2	3,274
48	Le Buisson-de-Cadouin	Dordogne (24)	12.2	2,005
49	Sainte-Feyre	Creuse (23)	12.1	2,641
50 tied	Rochechouart	Haute-Vienne (87)	12.0	3,648
50 tied	Cadillac-sur-Garonne	Gironde (33)	12.0	2,696
52	Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	12.0	6,707
53	Loudun	Vienne (86)	11.9	7,113
54	La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	Charente (16)	11.9	4,127
55 tied	Casteljaloux	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	11.9	4,805
55 tied	Casseneuil	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	11.9	2,394
57	Saint-Jean-d'Angély	Charente-Maritime (17)	11.9	7,218
58	Périgueux	Dordogne (24)	11.7	30,496
59	Terres-de-Haute-Charente	Charente (16)	11.6	3,896
60	Saint-Junien	Haute-Vienne (87)	11.6	11,677
61	Airvault	Deux-Sèvres (79)	11.4	3,353
62	Mussidan	Dordogne (24)	11.4	2,814
63	Plaine-et-Vallées	Deux-Sèvres (79)	11.4	2,366
64	Aiguillon	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	11.3	4,083
65	Orthez	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	11.3	11,531
66	Argentat-sur-Dordogne	Corrèze (19)	11.3	2,991
67	Monsempron-Libos	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	11.2	2,157
68	Monflanquin	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	11.2	2,400
69	Montignac-Lascaux	Dordogne (24)	11.2	2,812
70	Lussac-les-Châteaux	Vienne (86)	11.1	2,311
71	Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire	Charente (16)	11.0	4,899
72	Nexon	Haute-Vienne (87)	11.0	2,589
73	Séreilhac	Haute-Vienne (87)	11.0	2,029
74	Valence-en-Poitou	Vienne (86)	11.0	4,453
75	Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde	Gironde (33)	11.0	3,217
76	Astaffort	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	10.9	2,006
77	Lesparre-Médoc	Gironde (33)	10.9	5,972
78	Matha	Charente-Maritime (17)	10.8	2,267
79	Val en Vignes	Deux-Sèvres (79)	10.8	2,142
80	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	10.7	9,099
81	Eymet	Dordogne (24)	10.7	2,615
82	Marmande	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	10.6	17,833
83	Lezay	Deux-Sèvres (79)	10.6	2,050
84	Montpon-Ménestérol	Dordogne (24)	10.5	5,934
85	Brantôme en Périgord	Dordogne (24)	10.5	3,835
86	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche	Haute-Vienne (87)	10.4	7,164
87	Terrasson-Lavilledieu	Dordogne (24)	10.4	6,321
88	Châtellerault	Vienne (86)	10.3	31,656
89 tied	Sauzé-entre-Bois	Deux-Sèvres (79)	10.3	2,311
89 tied	Roquefort	Landes (40)	10.3	2,022
91	Tonneins	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	10.2	9,619
92	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	10.2	23,095
93	Saint-Palais	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	10.1	2,291
94 tied	Peyrehorade	Landes (40)	10.1	3,884
94 tied	Montmoreau	Charente (16)	10.1	2,485
96	Cognac	Charente (16)	10.1	18,984
97	Limoges	Haute-Vienne (87)	10.0	131,817
98	La Roche-Chalais	Dordogne (24)	9.9	3,109
99	Saint-Varent	Deux-Sèvres (79)	9.9	2,439
100	Segonzac	Charente (16)	9.9	2,138

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Aubusson (Creuse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 25.8% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Aubusson (25.8%), Bort-les-Orgues (23.6%), Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (22.1%), Bourganeuf (21.1%), Tulle (19.2%), Uzerche (19.2%), Eymoutiers (17.2%), Bellac (16.4%), Lubersac (15.8%), and Fumel (15.7%).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Saint-Rogatien (Charente-Maritime) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 1.6% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

550 out of 4,293. 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.