Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest unemployment rate?

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) has the highest unemployment rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as reported in the census: 26.8%.

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

In order: Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (26.8%), Soyaux (22.9%), Fumel (21.2%), Pauillac (19.5%), La Souterraine (19.5%), Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle (19.0%), Castillon-la-Bataille (18.8%), Thiviers (18.5%), Mourenx (18.4%), and Mussidan (18.3%).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest unemployment rate?

Assat (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has the lowest unemployment rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as reported in the census: 3.3%. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

572 out of 4,293. 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 572 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Assat (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) comes last with 3.3%.

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande	Gironde (33)	26.8	2,518
2	Soyaux	Charente (16)	22.9	10,396
3	Fumel	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	21.2	4,799
4	Pauillac	Gironde (33)	19.5	5,277
5	La Souterraine	Creuse (23)	19.5	5,176
6	Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle	Gironde (33)	19.0	3,191
7	Castillon-la-Bataille	Gironde (33)	18.8	3,366
8	Thiviers	Dordogne (24)	18.5	3,062
9	Mourenx	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	18.4	5,859
10	Mussidan	Dordogne (24)	18.3	2,814
11	Angoulême	Charente (16)	18.3	43,454
12	Montpon-Ménestérol	Dordogne (24)	18.1	5,934
13	Châtellerault	Vienne (86)	18.1	31,656
14	Lormont	Gironde (33)	17.9	26,158
15	Rochefort	Charente-Maritime (17)	17.7	24,081
16	Aiguillon	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	17.5	4,083
17	Montendre	Charente-Maritime (17)	17.4	3,274
18	Lesparre-Médoc	Gironde (33)	17.3	5,972
19	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	17.2	23,095
20	Saint-Jean-d'Angély	Charente-Maritime (17)	17.2	7,218
21	Monsempron-Libos	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	17.2	2,157
22	Saint-Médard-de-Guizières	Gironde (33)	17.1	2,473
23	Ribérac	Dordogne (24)	17.1	3,893
24	Ruffec	Charente (16)	17.1	3,602
25	Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	17.0	19,985
26	Blaye	Gironde (33)	16.7	5,186
27	Bergerac	Dordogne (24)	16.7	27,863
28	La Réole	Gironde (33)	16.6	4,577
29	Dax	Landes (40)	16.3	22,972
30	Civray	Vienne (86)	16.3	2,652
31	Périgueux	Dordogne (24)	16.3	30,496
32	Bourganeuf	Creuse (23)	16.3	2,564
33	Tonneins	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	16.3	9,619
34 tied	Pau	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	16.2	81,891
34 tied	Pineuilh	Gironde (33)	16.2	4,619
36	Vaux-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	16.2	4,083
37	Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	16.1	6,731
38	Limoges	Haute-Vienne (87)	16.0	131,817
39	Chef-Boutonne	Deux-Sèvres (79)	15.9	2,473
40	Miramont-de-Guyenne	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	15.9	3,193
41	Labouheyre	Landes (40)	15.7	2,941
42	Libourne	Gironde (33)	15.7	25,591
43	Poitiers	Vienne (86)	15.6	92,187
44 tied	Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	15.5	6,707
44 tied	Bellac	Haute-Vienne (87)	15.5	3,670
46	Guéret	Creuse (23)	15.5	13,584
47	Capbreton	Landes (40)	15.4	9,453
48	Aubusson	Creuse (23)	15.4	3,162
49	Coutras	Gironde (33)	15.4	8,803
50	Tartas	Landes (40)	15.3	3,218
51	Peyrehorade	Landes (40)	15.2	3,884
52	Le Bugue	Dordogne (24)	15.2	2,692
53 tied	Parthenay	Deux-Sèvres (79)	15.1	10,555
53 tied	Vendays-Montalivet	Gironde (33)	15.1	2,877
55	Gaillan-en-Médoc	Gironde (33)	15.1	2,428
56	Les Mathes	Charente-Maritime (17)	15.0	2,210
57	Mansle-les-Fontaines	Charente (16)	14.9	2,118
58	Mimizan	Landes (40)	14.9	7,814
59	Hourtin	Gironde (33)	14.9	4,124
60	Marmande	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	14.8	17,833
61	La Roche-Chalais	Dordogne (24)	14.8	3,109
62	Arcachon	Gironde (33)	14.7	11,396
63	Cenon	Gironde (33)	14.7	27,065
64	Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.6	4,123
65	Confolens	Charente (16)	14.5	2,855
66	Saintes	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.4	26,773
67	La Rochelle	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.4	81,843
68	Agen	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	14.3	33,656
69	Marennes-Hiers-Brouage	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.2	6,264
70 tied	La Tremblade	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.2	4,704
70 tied	Jonzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.2	3,778
72	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne	Charente-Maritime (17)	14.1	5,189
73	Terrasson-Lavilledieu	Dordogne (24)	14.0	6,321
74 tied	Cognac	Charente (16)	14.0	18,984
74 tied	Clairac	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	14.0	2,794
76	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	14.0	9,099
77	Mirebeau	Vienne (86)	14.0	2,175
78	Bias	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	13.9	3,033
79	Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire	Charente (16)	13.8	4,899
80	Talence	Gironde (33)	13.8	47,340
81	Saujon	Charente-Maritime (17)	13.8	7,549
82	Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	13.8	11,279
83	Tulle	Corrèze (19)	13.7	14,017
84	Matha	Charente-Maritime (17)	13.6	2,267
85 tied	Saint-Savinien	Charente-Maritime (17)	13.6	2,557
85 tied	Bourg	Gironde (33)	13.6	2,274
87	Saint-Michel	Charente (16)	13.6	3,219
88 tied	Thouars	Deux-Sèvres (79)	13.5	14,178
88 tied	Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle	Dordogne (24)	13.5	2,107
90	Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac	Gironde (33)	13.4	2,617
91	Hendaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	13.3	18,506
92	Casseneuil	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	13.3	2,394
93	Morcenx-la-Nouvelle	Landes (40)	13.2	5,159
94 tied	Biscarrosse	Landes (40)	13.2	16,203
94 tied	Langon	Gironde (33)	13.2	7,834
94 tied	Le Château-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	13.2	4,446
97	Sauzé-entre-Bois	Deux-Sèvres (79)	13.1	2,311
98	Nersac	Charente (16)	13.1	2,298
99	La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	Charente (16)	13.1	4,127
100	Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde	Gironde (33)	13.1	3,217

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest unemployment rate

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