Which town in Grand Est has the highest unemployment rate?

Sedan (Ardennes) has the highest unemployment rate in Grand Est, as reported in the census: 27.6%.

What are the 10 towns in Grand Est with the highest unemployment rate?

In order: Sedan (27.6%), Fumay (25.0%), La Chapelle-Saint-Luc (25.0%), Romilly-sur-Seine (23.9%), Forbach (23.4%), Behren-lès-Forbach (23.1%), Mulhouse (22.8%), Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (22.6%), Farébersviller (22.5%), and Morhange (22.4%).

Which town in Grand Est has the lowest unemployment rate?

Meyenheim (Haut-Rhin) has the lowest unemployment rate in Grand Est, as reported in the census: 2.8%. See the towns in Grand Est with the lowest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

497 out of 5,115. 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 Grand Est (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 497 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. 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, Meyenheim (Haut-Rhin) comes last with 2.8%.

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 Grand Est

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Sedan	Ardennes (08)	27.6	17,029
2	Fumay	Ardennes (08)	25.0	3,132
3	La Chapelle-Saint-Luc	Aube (10)	25.0	12,730
4	Romilly-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	23.9	15,231
5	Forbach	Moselle (57)	23.4	20,721
6	Behren-lès-Forbach	Moselle (57)	23.1	6,203
7	Mulhouse	Haut-Rhin (68)	22.8	106,083
8	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	Vosges (88)	22.6	19,721
9	Farébersviller	Moselle (57)	22.5	5,267
10	Morhange	Moselle (57)	22.4	3,369
11	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	22.0	46,473
12	Givet	Ardennes (08)	21.3	6,512
13	Monthermé	Ardennes (08)	21.2	2,210
14	Joinville	Haute-Marne (52)	21.1	3,006
15	Raon-l'Étape	Vosges (88)	21.1	6,010
16	Commercy	Meuse (55)	20.7	5,570
17	Troyes	Aube (10)	20.5	63,254
18	Vitry-le-François	Marne (51)	20.3	11,168
19	Revin	Ardennes (08)	20.2	5,817
20	Woippy	Moselle (57)	19.9	15,068
21	Bogny-sur-Meuse	Ardennes (08)	19.7	4,951
22	Rambervillers	Vosges (88)	19.6	5,078
23	Les Noës-près-Troyes	Aube (10)	19.2	3,297
24	Bruyères	Vosges (88)	19.2	2,959
25	Bar-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	18.9	3,055
26	Pont-Sainte-Marie	Aube (10)	18.9	5,335
27	Stiring-Wendel	Moselle (57)	18.8	11,034
28	Freyming-Merlebach	Moselle (57)	18.8	13,379
29	Stenay	Meuse (55)	18.6	2,504
30	Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	18.4	30,204
31	Longwy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	18.3	15,930
32	Bar-sur-Aube	Aube (10)	18.2	4,877
33	Maxéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	18.0	10,204
34	Arcis-sur-Aube	Aube (10)	17.8	2,867
35	Senones	Vosges (88)	17.8	2,234
36 tied	Mirecourt	Vosges (88)	17.7	5,166
36 tied	Contrexéville	Vosges (88)	17.7	3,117
38	Saint-Louis	Haut-Rhin (68)	17.5	23,072
39	Nouzonville	Ardennes (08)	17.4	5,588
40	Folschviller	Moselle (57)	17.4	3,955
41 tied	Verdun	Meuse (55)	17.3	17,786
41 tied	Creutzwald	Moselle (57)	17.3	12,432
43	Wassy	Haute-Marne (52)	17.3	2,876
44	Piennes	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	17.1	2,461
45	Saint-Dizier	Haute-Marne (52)	17.1	23,281
46	Épinal	Vosges (88)	16.9	33,395
47	Jarville-la-Malgrange	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	16.9	9,567
48	Théding	Moselle (57)	16.8	2,462
49	Mont-Saint-Martin	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	16.7	9,456
50	Saint-Mihiel	Meuse (55)	16.7	3,806
51	Nogent-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	16.7	5,631
52	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	16.6	15,955
53	Reims	Marne (51)	16.5	180,733
54	Jœuf	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	16.4	6,431
55	Bar-le-Duc	Meuse (55)	16.3	15,228
56	Lunéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	16.2	18,538
57	Langres	Haute-Marne (52)	16.2	7,819
58	Ars-sur-Moselle	Moselle (57)	16.1	4,663
59	Moyeuvre-Grande	Moselle (57)	16.0	7,370
60	Golbey	Vosges (88)	15.9	8,950
61	Fameck	Moselle (57)	15.9	14,939
62	Knutange	Moselle (57)	15.8	3,244
63	Bischwiller	Bas-Rhin (67)	15.8	12,376
64 tied	Schiltigheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	15.7	34,922
64 tied	Saint-Avold	Moselle (57)	15.7	15,006
66	Sarralbe	Moselle (57)	15.5	4,439
67	Strasbourg	Bas-Rhin (67)	15.5	296,552
68	Épernay	Marne (51)	15.5	22,628
69	Petite-Rosselle	Moselle (57)	15.3	6,228
70	Ligny-en-Barrois	Meuse (55)	15.3	3,798
71 tied	Puttelange-aux-Lacs	Moselle (57)	15.2	3,062
71 tied	Longlaville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	15.2	2,400
73	Faulquemont	Moselle (57)	15.2	5,158
74 tied	Rethel	Ardennes (08)	15.1	7,674
74 tied	Rocroi	Ardennes (08)	15.1	2,311
76	Huningue	Haut-Rhin (68)	15.1	7,584
77	Sarreguemines	Moselle (57)	15.1	20,549
78 tied	Cocheren	Moselle (57)	15.1	3,395
78 tied	Le Thillot	Vosges (88)	15.1	3,213
80	Hombourg-Haut	Moselle (57)	15.0	6,030
81	Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines	Haut-Rhin (68)	15.0	4,983
82	Neufchâteau	Vosges (88)	14.9	6,981
83	Vrigne aux Bois	Ardennes (08)	14.8	3,570
84	Châlons-en-Champagne	Marne (51)	14.7	43,914
85 tied	Laxou	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	14.6	14,948
85 tied	Uckange	Moselle (57)	14.6	7,062
87	Villenauxe-la-Grande	Aube (10)	14.6	2,642
88	Vendeuvre-sur-Barse	Aube (10)	14.6	2,265
89	Baccarat	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	14.6	4,143
90	Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	14.6	4,685
91 tied	Colmar	Haut-Rhin (68)	14.5	68,013
91 tied	Brienne-le-Château	Aube (10)	14.5	2,708
93	Château-Salins	Moselle (57)	14.5	2,534
94	Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	14.5	104,988
95	Bitschwiller-lès-Thann	Haut-Rhin (68)	14.5	2,025
96	Vouziers	Ardennes (08)	14.4	3,938
97	Metz	Moselle (57)	14.3	124,396
98	Sainte-Savine	Aube (10)	14.3	10,616
99	Illzach	Haut-Rhin (68)	14.3	15,135
100	Sézanne	Marne (51)	14.3	4,694

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 Grand Est with the highest unemployment rate

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