Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the highest unemployment rate?

La Ricamarie (Loire) has the highest unemployment rate in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as reported in the census: 22.3%.

What are the 10 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the highest unemployment rate?

In order: La Ricamarie (22.3%), Le Péage-de-Roussillon (20.7%), Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (19.0%), Saint-Étienne (19.0%), Vénissieux (18.8%), Saint-Vallier (18.8%), Vaulx-en-Velin (18.7%), Firminy (18.7%), Givors (18.5%), and Montluçon (18.5%).

Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the lowest unemployment rate?

Val-Cenis (Savoie) has the lowest unemployment rate in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as reported in the census: 1.3%. See the towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the lowest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

794 out of 4,025. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

Which unemployment rate is ranked?

It is the share of the labor force aged 15 to 64 who report being unemployed in the INSEE population census. This self-reported measure differs from the quarterly unemployment rate based on the International Labour Organization definition, which is not published for individual communes. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, census estimates rest on too few people.

Highest Unemployment Rates in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 794 of the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Val-Cenis (Savoie) comes last with 1.3%.

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 unemployment rates in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	La Ricamarie	Loire (42)	22.3	8,085
2	Le Péage-de-Roussillon	Isère (38)	20.7	6,769
3	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc	Ardèche (07)	19.0	2,447
4	Saint-Étienne	Loire (42)	19.0	174,698
5	Vénissieux	Rhône (69)	18.8	65,689
6	Saint-Vallier	Drôme (26)	18.8	4,173
7	Vaulx-en-Velin	Rhône (69)	18.7	53,281
8	Firminy	Loire (42)	18.7	17,241
9	Givors	Rhône (69)	18.5	21,503
10	Montluçon	Allier (03)	18.5	34,107
11	Vichy	Allier (03)	18.4	25,445
12	Aubenas	Ardèche (07)	18.2	13,130
13	Saint-Fons	Rhône (69)	18.0	19,342
14	Ruoms	Ardèche (07)	17.9	2,329
15	Les Vans	Ardèche (07)	17.7	2,702
16	Roanne	Loire (42)	17.4	36,067
17	Échirolles	Isère (38)	17.1	37,710
18	Cusset	Allier (03)	17.0	13,822
19	Brioude	Haute-Loire (43)	16.9	6,839
20	Le Chambon-Feugerolles	Loire (42)	16.8	12,399
21	Annemasse	Haute-Savoie (74)	16.8	37,978
22	Vals-les-Bains	Ardèche (07)	16.7	3,521
23	Privas	Ardèche (07)	16.6	8,786
24	Moulins	Allier (03)	16.3	19,714
25	Saint-Éloy-les-Mines	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	16.2	3,613
26	Romans-sur-Isère	Drôme (26)	16.1	34,176
27 tied	Montélimar	Drôme (26)	16.1	41,752
27 tied	Gaillard	Haute-Savoie (74)	16.1	11,508
29	Rive-de-Gier	Loire (42)	16.0	15,379
30	Nyons	Drôme (26)	15.9	6,966
31	Rillieux-la-Pape	Rhône (69)	15.8	31,691
32	Oyonnax	Ain (01)	15.7	22,923
33	Commentry	Allier (03)	15.6	6,179
34	Clermont-Ferrand	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	15.4	148,795
35	Villefontaine	Isère (38)	15.4	19,662
36	Valence	Drôme (26)	15.3	65,647
37	Annonay	Ardèche (07)	15.2	17,836
38	Buis-les-Baronnies	Drôme (26)	15.2	2,280
39	Pierrelatte	Drôme (26)	15.1	14,006
40	Ambilly	Haute-Savoie (74)	15.1	6,419
41	Nantua	Ain (01)	15.1	3,586
42 tied	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	Ardèche (07)	15.0	7,828
42 tied	Die	Drôme (26)	15.0	5,088
44	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ain (01)	14.9	43,961
45	Bellerive-sur-Allier	Allier (03)	14.9	9,171
46	Villefranche-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	14.8	36,563
47	Bourg-de-Péage	Drôme (26)	14.7	10,082
48 tied	Varennes-sur-Allier	Allier (03)	14.7	3,602
48 tied	Boën-sur-Lignon	Loire (42)	14.7	3,071
50	Valserhône	Ain (01)	14.6	17,031
51	Roussillon	Isère (38)	14.5	8,707
52	Brassac-les-Mines	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	14.4	3,547
53	Viviers	Ardèche (07)	14.2	3,699
54	Bellignat	Ain (01)	14.1	3,796
55	Saint-Chamond	Loire (42)	14.0	36,065
56	La Tour-du-Pin	Isère (38)	14.0	8,326
57	Bourgoin-Jallieu	Isère (38)	13.8	30,773
58 tied	Donzère	Drôme (26)	13.7	6,105
58 tied	Brives-Charensac	Haute-Loire (43)	13.7	4,478
60	Le Teil	Ardèche (07)	13.7	8,949
61	Tarare	Rhône (69)	13.6	11,110
62	Le Puy-en-Velay	Haute-Loire (43)	13.6	19,376
63	Le Pont-de-Claix	Isère (38)	13.5	11,012
64 tied	Saint-Marcellin	Isère (38)	13.5	7,838
64 tied	Maringues	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	13.5	3,192
66	Ville-la-Grand	Haute-Savoie (74)	13.5	9,654
67	Thiers	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	13.3	11,994
68	Cluses	Haute-Savoie (74)	13.3	18,170
69	Grenoble	Isère (38)	13.2	158,303
70	Aouste-sur-Sye	Drôme (26)	13.1	2,777
71 tied	Saint-Martin-d'Hères	Isère (38)	13.1	37,921
71 tied	Beaurepaire	Isère (38)	13.1	5,096
73	Ambérieu-en-Bugey	Ain (01)	13.0	16,339
74	Villeurbanne	Rhône (69)	13.0	164,747
75	Décines-Charpieu	Rhône (69)	13.0	30,064
76	Crest	Drôme (26)	12.9	8,916
77	Évian-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	12.9	9,521
78	Villeneuve-de-Berg	Ardèche (07)	12.9	3,140
79	L'Horme	Loire (42)	12.8	4,842
80	La Mulatière	Rhône (69)	12.7	6,605
81	Feyzin	Rhône (69)	12.7	10,351
82	Bron	Rhône (69)	12.7	43,369
83	Ferney-Voltaire	Ain (01)	12.6	12,235
84	Gannat	Allier (03)	12.6	5,794
85	Lablachère	Ardèche (07)	12.5	2,229
86	Thonon-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	12.5	38,946
87	Bourbon-l'Archambault	Allier (03)	12.5	2,549
88	Lapalisse	Allier (03)	12.5	3,207
89 tied	Saint-Priest	Rhône (69)	12.5	49,498
89 tied	Salaise-sur-Sanne	Isère (38)	12.5	4,664
91	Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin	Savoie (73)	12.4	2,155
92	Étrembières	Haute-Savoie (74)	12.4	2,709
93 tied	Saint-Rambert-d'Albon	Drôme (26)	12.4	7,073
93 tied	La Voulte-sur-Rhône	Ardèche (07)	12.4	4,916
95	Portes-lès-Valence	Drôme (26)	12.4	10,650
96	Le Pouzin	Ardèche (07)	12.3	2,914
97	Voiron	Isère (38)	12.3	22,415
98	Bourg-lès-Valence	Drôme (26)	12.3	20,405
99	Scionzier	Haute-Savoie (74)	12.2	9,299
100	Désertines	Allier (03)	12.1	4,345

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.

The towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the highest unemployment rate

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