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2026 ranking · unemployment rate (census)

The towns in France with the highest unemployment rate (501st to 600th)

Apatou (French Guiana) has the highest unemployment rate in France, as reported in the census: 76.5%.

5,602 towns ranked out of 34,875

Continued: the towns in France ranked 501st to 600th, out of 5,602.

The ranking, continued: highest unemployment rates in France

Rank Town Department Unemployment rate (ages 15–64) Proportional bar Population
500 tied La Réole Gironde (33) 16.6 4,577
502 Évry-Courcouronnes Essonne (91) 16.6 67,272
503 tied Aulnay-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 16.6 87,951
503 tied Vimoutiers Orne (61) 16.6 3,090
505 Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 16.6 15,955
506 Orly Val-de-Marne (94) 16.5 24,853
507 Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 16.5 43,765
508 tied Bernay Eure (27) 16.5 10,031
508 tied Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 16.5 8,661
510 tied Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 16.5 10,885
510 tied Grandvilliers Oise (60) 16.5 2,846
512 tied Reims Marne (51) 16.5 180,733
512 tied Épinay-sous-Sénart Essonne (91) 16.5 11,679
514 Onnaing Nord (59) 16.5 8,537
515 Loos Nord (59) 16.5 22,850
516 tied Grigny Essonne (91) 16.4 26,888
516 tied Mainvilliers Eure-et-Loir (28) 16.4 10,840
518 tied Nevers Nièvre (58) 16.4 34,018
518 tied Saint-Florentin Yonne (89) 16.4 4,217
520 Sérignan Hérault (34) 16.4 8,772
521 Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe (72) 16.4 12,850
522 tied Valenton Val-de-Marne (94) 16.4 14,444
522 tied Saint-Valery-en-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 16.4 3,997
524 Jœuf Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 16.4 6,431
525 tied Dax Landes (40) 16.3 22,972
525 tied Pamiers Ariège (09) 16.3 17,005
525 tied Gonfreville-l'Orcher Seine-Maritime (76) 16.3 8,958
525 tied Sully-sur-Loire Loiret (45) 16.3 5,175
529 Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 16.3 4,871
530 tied Épinay-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 16.3 52,944
530 tied Chenôve Côte-d'Or (21) 16.3 14,415
530 tied Cessenon-sur-Orb Hérault (34) 16.3 2,459
533 tied Port-de-Bouc Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 16.3 15,955
533 tied Valdoie Territoire de Belfort (90) 16.3 5,394
533 tied Civray Vienne (86) 16.3 2,652
536 Périgueux Dordogne (24) 16.3 30,496
537 tied Moulins Allier (03) 16.3 19,714
537 tied Tarascon-sur-Ariège Ariège (09) 16.3 3,119
539 tied Bar-le-Duc Meuse (55) 16.3 15,228
539 tied Bourganeuf Creuse (23) 16.3 2,564
541 tied Tonneins Lot-et-Garonne (47) 16.3 9,619
541 tied Lewarde Nord (59) 16.3 2,371
543 tied Stains Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 16.2 41,471
543 tied Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 16.2 9,639
543 tied Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme (63) 16.2 3,613
546 tied Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 16.2 81,891
546 tied Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 16.2 5,802
546 tied Souppes-sur-Loing Seine-et-Marne (77) 16.2 5,044
546 tied Pineuilh Gironde (33) 16.2 4,619
550 tied Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 16.2 46,481
550 tied Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 16.2 18,538
550 tied Harnes Pas-de-Calais (62) 16.2 12,334
553 tied Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 16.2 21,244
553 tied Talant Côte-d'Or (21) 16.2 12,075
553 tied Vaux-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 16.2 4,083
556 Saint-Girons Ariège (09) 16.2 6,398
557 tied Langres Haute-Marne (52) 16.2 7,819
557 tied Gaillon Eure (27) 16.2 6,839
559 Tarascon Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 16.2 15,526
560 Lodève Hérault (34) 16.2 7,500
561 tied Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 16.1 45,634
561 tied Romans-sur-Isère Drôme (26) 16.1 34,176
563 Grand-Charmont Doubs (25) 16.1 5,943
564 Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron Charente-Maritime (17) 16.1 6,731
565 Ars-sur-Moselle Moselle (57) 16.1 4,663
566 tied Montélimar Drôme (26) 16.1 41,752
566 tied Gaillard Haute-Savoie (74) 16.1 11,508
568 tied Trith-Saint-Léger Nord (59) 16.1 6,107
568 tied Aussillon Tarn (81) 16.1 5,620
570 tied Ostricourt Nord (59) 16.1 6,124
570 tied Ribaute-les-Tavernes Gard (30) 16.1 2,081
572 Laroque-d'Olmes Ariège (09) 16.1 2,481
573 La Loupe Eure-et-Loir (28) 16.0 3,246
574 Évin-Malmaison Pas-de-Calais (62) 16.0 4,650
575 Falaise Calvados (14) 16.0 7,908
576 tied Orange Vaucluse (84) 16.0 30,314
576 tied Lecci Corse-du-Sud (2A) 16.0 2,166
578 tied Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 16.0 20,799
578 tied Rive-de-Gier Loire (42) 16.0 15,379
578 tied Moyeuvre-Grande Moselle (57) 16.0 7,370
581 Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 16.0 131,817
582 tied Montbard Côte-d'Or (21) 16.0 4,773
582 tied Descartes Indre-et-Loire (37) 16.0 3,408
584 Airaines Somme (80) 15.9 2,232
585 tied Arnouville Val-d'Oise (95) 15.9 15,105
585 tied Équihen-Plage Pas-de-Calais (62) 15.9 2,651
585 tied Chef-Boutonne Deux-Sèvres (79) 15.9 2,473
588 Miramont-de-Guyenne Lot-et-Garonne (47) 15.9 3,193
589 tied Étaples Pas-de-Calais (62) 15.9 10,819
589 tied Golbey Vosges (88) 15.9 8,950
589 tied Giromagny Territoire de Belfort (90) 15.9 2,970
592 tied Pont-Sainte-Maxence Oise (60) 15.9 12,496
592 tied Nyons Drôme (26) 15.9 6,966
592 tied Lapalud Vaucluse (84) 15.9 3,924
592 tied Hérimoncourt Doubs (25) 15.9 3,557
596 tied Issoudun Indre (36) 15.9 11,403
596 tied Albert Somme (80) 15.9 9,668
596 tied Hérin Nord (59) 15.9 4,197
599 tied L'Île-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 15.9 8,715
599 tied Noyelles-Godault Pas-de-Calais (62) 15.9 6,020

Source: INSEE, population census; unemployed people aged 15 to 64 as a share of the labor force aged 15 to 64, as reported in the census, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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