2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 16.8% of its private homes are vacant.

Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 16.8% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Vaucluse, 15.9%) and Apt (Vaucluse, 14.8%).

325 towns ranked out of 946

Breil-sur-Roya, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 325 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 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, Gignac-la-Nerthe (Bouches-du-Rhône) comes last with 2.9%.

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Breil-sur-Roya	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	16.8	2,422
2	Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Vaucluse (84)	15.9	2,083
3	Apt	Vaucluse (84)	14.8	10,359
4	Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	14.7	4,149
5	Gonfaron	Var (83)	12.3	4,561
6	Sisteron	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.2	8,097
7	Barjols	Var (83)	12.1	3,019
8	Peille	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.9	2,145
9	Les Mées	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	11.8	4,158
10	Digne-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	11.4	18,764
11	Malaucène	Vaucluse (84)	11.3	2,818
12	Cabasse	Var (83)	11.1	2,055
13	Sospel	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.1	3,879
14	Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.0	8,646
15	Aups	Var (83)	10.9	2,222
16	L'Escarène	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	10.9	2,598
17	Salernes	Var (83)	10.9	4,097
18	Valensole	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	10.8	3,199
19	Callas	Var (83)	10.5	2,162
20	Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	10.2	93,567
21	Valréas	Vaucluse (84)	10.1	9,435
22	Bollène	Vaucluse (84)	10.1	14,247
23	Barcelonnette	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	9.9	2,674
24	Laragne-Montéglin	Hautes-Alpes (05)	9.9	3,599
25	Vaison-la-Romaine	Vaucluse (84)	9.8	6,199
26	Beausoleil	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	9.7	12,055
27	Orange	Vaucluse (84)	9.7	30,314
28	Le Luc	Var (83)	9.7	11,453
29	Brignoles	Var (83)	9.6	18,173
30	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	9.4	32,388
31	Peyruis	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	9.3	2,843
32	Saint-Julien	Var (83)	9.3	2,502
33	Beaumes-de-Venise	Vaucluse (84)	9.3	2,491
34	Tarascon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	9.2	15,526
35	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	9.0	5,235
36	Manosque	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	9.0	23,349
37	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.9	52,515
38	Cavaillon	Vaucluse (84)	8.8	25,991
39	Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes	Vaucluse (84)	8.8	2,707
40	Veynes	Hautes-Alpes (05)	8.8	3,361
41 tied	Pignans	Var (83)	8.8	4,896
41 tied	Signes	Var (83)	8.8	3,169
43	Lorgues	Var (83)	8.8	10,141
44	Cotignac	Var (83)	8.7	2,226
45	Chorges	Hautes-Alpes (05)	8.6	3,211
46	Tallard	Hautes-Alpes (05)	8.6	2,350
47 tied	Carcès	Var (83)	8.5	3,604
47 tied	Gréoux-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.5	3,122
49	Mondragon	Vaucluse (84)	8.3	3,891
50	Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.3	892,391
51	Sainte-Tulle	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.3	3,642
52	Guillestre	Hautes-Alpes (05)	8.3	2,377
53 tied	Caderousse	Vaucluse (84)	8.2	2,549
53 tied	Malijai	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.2	2,054
55	Forcalquier	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.2	5,309
56	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.1	2,457
57	Draguignan	Var (83)	8.1	41,617
58	Saint-Tropez	Var (83)	8.1	3,649
59	Orgon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.1	2,794
60	Cadenet	Vaucluse (84)	8.0	4,441
61	Fontvieille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.0	3,673
62	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	8.0	51,830
63	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.9	9,773
64	La Tour-d'Aigues	Vaucluse (84)	7.9	4,517
65	Méounes-lès-Montrieux	Var (83)	7.9	2,306
66	Saint-Andiol	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.9	3,404
67	Seillans	Var (83)	7.8	2,985
68	Courthézon	Vaucluse (84)	7.8	6,499
69	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.8	2,356
70	Villefranche-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.8	5,042
71	Cap-d'Ail	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.7	4,571
72	Cassis	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.7	6,760
73	Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt	Vaucluse (84)	7.6	3,078
74	Pierrefeu-du-Var	Var (83)	7.6	6,187
75	Flayosc	Var (83)	7.6	4,754
76	Le Muy	Var (83)	7.6	10,338
77 tied	Sarrians	Vaucluse (84)	7.6	5,871
77 tied	Mornas	Vaucluse (84)	7.6	2,602
79	Les Arcs	Var (83)	7.6	8,274
80	Barbentane	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	4,406
81	Oraison	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	7.5	6,270
82 tied	Pertuis	Vaucluse (84)	7.5	19,817
82 tied	Mouriès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	3,587
84	Châteaurenard	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	16,804
85	Meyrargues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.4	3,911
86 tied	Briançon	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.4	11,744
86 tied	Cabannes	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.4	4,652
88	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.4	2,148
89	Èze	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.3	2,180
90	Sorgues	Vaucluse (84)	7.3	19,227
91	Bédoin	Vaucluse (84)	7.3	3,185
92	Toulon	Var (83)	7.3	180,774
93	Fayence	Var (83)	7.3	6,241
94 tied	Le Pontet	Vaucluse (84)	7.2	18,566
94 tied	Mazan	Vaucluse (84)	7.2	6,421
96	Alleins	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.1	2,919
97	La Turbie	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	3,113
98	Beaulieu-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	3,909
99	Bras	Var (83)	7.1	2,719
100	Bagnols-en-Forêt	Var (83)	7.1	3,245

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 16.8% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Breil-sur-Roya (16.8%), Châteauneuf-du-Pape (15.9%), Apt (14.8%), Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne (14.7%), Gonfaron (12.3%), Sisteron (12.2%), Barjols (12.1%), Peille (11.9%), Les Mées (11.8%), and Digne-les-Bains (11.4%).

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gignac-la-Nerthe (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 2.9% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

325 out of 946. 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.