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

Avignon (Vaucluse) has the highest unemployment rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as reported in the census: 20.0%.

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

In order: Avignon (20.0%), Apt (18.1%), Le Pontet (16.8%), Carpentras (16.7%), Port-de-Bouc (16.3%), Tarascon (16.2%), Orange (16.0%), Lapalud (15.9%), Régusse (15.7%), and La Croix-Valmer (15.7%).

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

La Cadière-d'Azur (Var) has the lowest unemployment rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as reported in the census: 4.8%. See the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest unemployment rate.

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

336 out of 946. 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 336 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 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, La Cadière-d'Azur (Var) comes last with 4.8%.

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	20.0	93,567
2	Apt	Vaucluse (84)	18.1	10,359
3	Le Pontet	Vaucluse (84)	16.8	18,566
4	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	16.7	32,388
5	Port-de-Bouc	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	16.3	15,955
6	Tarascon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	16.2	15,526
7	Orange	Vaucluse (84)	16.0	30,314
8	Lapalud	Vaucluse (84)	15.9	3,924
9	Régusse	Var (83)	15.7	2,417
10	La Croix-Valmer	Var (83)	15.7	3,951
11	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	Vaucluse (84)	15.6	20,755
12	Cavaillon	Vaucluse (84)	15.5	25,991
13	Bollène	Vaucluse (84)	15.3	14,247
14	Le Lavandou	Var (83)	15.2	6,712
15	Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	14.9	75,105
16	Le Luc	Var (83)	14.5	11,453
17	Brignoles	Var (83)	14.5	18,173
18	Sainte-Maxime	Var (83)	14.4	14,260
19	Barjols	Var (83)	14.4	3,019
20	Sorgues	Vaucluse (84)	14.4	19,227
21 tied	La Seyne-sur-Mer	Var (83)	14.3	64,430
21 tied	Saint-Tropez	Var (83)	14.3	3,649
21 tied	Cotignac	Var (83)	14.3	2,226
24	Bédoin	Vaucluse (84)	14.2	3,185
25	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	14.1	26,576
26	Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	14.0	8,646
27	Gassin	Var (83)	14.0	2,744
28	Vallauris	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	13.9	29,509
29	Vaison-la-Romaine	Vaucluse (84)	13.9	6,199
30	Gréoux-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	13.7	3,122
31	Draguignan	Var (83)	13.6	41,617
32 tied	Toulon	Var (83)	13.5	180,774
32 tied	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	13.5	2,457
34	Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	13.5	892,391
35	Malaucène	Vaucluse (84)	13.4	2,818
36	Salernes	Var (83)	13.3	4,097
37	Berre-l'Étang	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	13.3	13,912
38	Le Thoronet	Var (83)	13.3	2,678
39	Solliès-Pont	Var (83)	13.2	12,637
40	Vitrolles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	13.2	37,134
41	Carcès	Var (83)	12.9	3,604
42	Sisteron	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.9	8,097
43	Monteux	Vaucluse (84)	12.9	13,549
44	Lorgues	Var (83)	12.9	10,141
45	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.8	5,235
46	Nice	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	12.8	360,710
47	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	12.8	47,920
48	Valréas	Vaucluse (84)	12.6	9,435
49	Hyères	Var (83)	12.6	56,763
50	Manosque	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.4	23,349
51	Fréjus	Var (83)	12.4	60,503
52	Gonfaron	Var (83)	12.4	4,561
53	Salon-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	12.3	44,736
54	Le Muy	Var (83)	12.3	10,338
55	Caumont-sur-Durance	Vaucluse (84)	12.2	5,743
56	Digne-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.2	18,764
57	Forcalquier	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.2	5,309
58	La Garde	Var (83)	12.1	26,772
59 tied	Pignans	Var (83)	12.1	4,896
59 tied	Breil-sur-Roya	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	12.1	2,422
61	Six-Fours-les-Plages	Var (83)	12.1	37,643
62	Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	12.1	48,807
63	Saint-Raphaël	Var (83)	12.1	37,704
64	Cabannes	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	12.0	4,652
65	Valensole	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	12.0	3,199
66	Vidauban	Var (83)	12.0	12,763
67	Sanary-sur-Mer	Var (83)	12.0	18,793
68	Beaumes-de-Venise	Vaucluse (84)	12.0	2,491
69	Velleron	Vaucluse (84)	11.9	3,239
70 tied	Les Arcs	Var (83)	11.9	8,274
70 tied	Tourves	Var (83)	11.9	5,287
72	Cogolin	Var (83)	11.8	12,448
73	La Londe-les-Maures	Var (83)	11.8	10,707
74	Bandol	Var (83)	11.7	8,378
75	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.7	52,515
76	Mallemort	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.7	6,319
77 tied	La Ciotat	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.6	38,868
77 tied	Cavalaire-sur-Mer	Var (83)	11.6	8,202
77 tied	Rians	Var (83)	11.6	4,306
80	Aubignan	Vaucluse (84)	11.5	6,118
81	Saint-Julien	Var (83)	11.5	2,502
82	Trets	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.5	11,139
83	Cabasse	Var (83)	11.5	2,055
84	Drap	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.4	5,502
85 tied	Le Cannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.4	42,297
85 tied	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.4	18,582
85 tied	Lauris	Vaucluse (84)	11.4	3,990
88 tied	Gap	Hautes-Alpes (05)	11.3	42,685
88 tied	Cassis	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.3	6,760
90	Laragne-Montéglin	Hautes-Alpes (05)	11.3	3,599
91 tied	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.3	51,830
91 tied	Vedène	Vaucluse (84)	11.3	12,278
93	La Roquebrussanne	Var (83)	11.3	2,864
94	Malijai	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	11.2	2,054
95	Gargas	Vaucluse (84)	11.2	3,089
96	Le Cannet-des-Maures	Var (83)	11.2	5,211
97	Aix-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	11.2	152,854
98	Mandelieu-la-Napoule	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.2	21,845
99	Sospel	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	11.2	3,879
100 tied	Piolenc	Vaucluse (84)	11.1	5,825

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest unemployment rate

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