What is the least densely populated town in Hauts-de-France in 2026?

Méréaucourt (Somme) is the least densely populated town in Hauts-de-France, with just 3.0 inhabitants per km².

What are the 10 least densely populated towns in Hauts-de-France?

In order: Méréaucourt (3.0 inhabitants per km²), Locquignol (3.1 inhabitants per km²), Bruys (3.5 inhabitants per km²), Épécamps (4.4 inhabitants per km²), Ployart-et-Vaurseine (5.1 inhabitants per km²), Gouy-les-Groseillers (5.2 inhabitants per km²), Éparcy (5.3 inhabitants per km²), Guinecourt (5.8 inhabitants per km²), Cuiry-lès-Iviers (5.9 inhabitants per km²), and Saint-Pierremont (5.9 inhabitants per km²).

What is the most densely populated town in Hauts-de-France?

Lannoy (Nord) is the most densely populated town in Hauts-de-France, with 10,111.1 inhabitants per km². See the most densely populated towns in Hauts-de-France.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

All of them: the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France appear in this ranking.

How is density calculated?

Density is the official total population of the commune (INSEE) divided by its area in square kilometers.

Least Densely Populated Towns in Hauts-de-France (2026)

This ranking covers all 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. At the other end of the ranking, Lannoy (Nord) comes last with 10,111.1 inhabitants per km².

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: least densely populated towns in Hauts-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Density (per km²)	Population	Area (km²)
1	Méréaucourt	Somme (80)	3.0	9	3.0
2	Locquignol	Nord (59)	3.1	306	98
3	Bruys	Aisne (02)	3.5	20	5.7
4	Épécamps	Somme (80)	4.4	7	1.6
5	Ployart-et-Vaurseine	Aisne (02)	5.1	25	4.9
6	Gouy-les-Groseillers	Oise (60)	5.2	16	3.1
7	Éparcy	Aisne (02)	5.3	40	7.5
8	Guinecourt	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.8	13	2.2
9	Cuiry-lès-Iviers	Aisne (02)	5.9	28	4.8
10	Saint-Pierremont	Aisne (02)	5.9	41	7.0
11	Saint-Pierre-lès-Franqueville	Aisne (02)	6.0	42	7.0
12	Villers-Agron-Aiguizy	Aisne (02)	6.0	77	13
13	Tannières	Aisne (02)	6.3	16	2.6
14	Sainte-Preuve	Aisne (02)	7.1	68	9.6
15	Bieuxy	Aisne (02)	7.1	32	4.5
16	Nizy-le-Comte	Aisne (02)	7.2	228	32
17	Montbavin	Aisne (02)	7.5	41	5.4
18	Cierges	Aisne (02)	7.7	63	8.2
19	Vrocourt	Oise (60)	7.7	34	4.4
20	Bancigny	Aisne (02)	7.8	26	3.3
21	Châtillon-lès-Sons	Aisne (02)	8.1	85	11
22	Arrancy	Aisne (02)	8.1	45	5.6
23	Gronard	Aisne (02)	8.2	58	7.1
24	Gorges	Somme (80)	8.2	40	4.9
25	Laverrière	Oise (60)	8.6	32	3.7
26	Besmont	Aisne (02)	8.6	136	16
27	La Croix-sur-Ourcq	Aisne (02)	8.6	90	10
28	Coingt	Aisne (02)	8.6	63	7.3
29	Catheux	Oise (60)	8.7	102	12
30	Dravegny	Aisne (02)	8.7	136	16
31	Bernâtre	Somme (80)	8.7	40	4.6
32	Cerny-en-Laonnois	Aisne (02)	8.7	63	7.2
33	L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin	Somme (80)	8.8	45	5.1
34	Moustier-en-Fagne	Nord (59)	8.8	63	7.1
35	Dolignon	Aisne (02)	8.9	30	3.4
36	Vincy-Reuil-et-Magny	Aisne (02)	8.9	105	12
37	Beaumé	Aisne (02)	8.9	82	9.2
38	Hinacourt	Aisne (02)	9.1	28	3.1
39	Burelles	Aisne (02)	9.1	126	14
40	Saint-Clément	Aisne (02)	9.2	46	5.0
41	Marfontaine	Aisne (02)	9.2	85	9.2
42	Montgru-Saint-Hilaire	Aisne (02)	9.3	30	3.2
43	Montchâlons	Aisne (02)	9.3	63	6.8
44	Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont	Somme (80)	9.4	309	33
45	Pancy-Courtecon	Aisne (02)	9.4	60	6.4
46	Remaisnil	Somme (80)	9.6	28	2.9
47	Riencourt-lès-Bapaume	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.7	33	3.4
48	Montigny-sous-Marle	Aisne (02)	9.8	72	7.3
49	Craonne	Aisne (02)	10.0	86	8.6
50	Avelesges	Somme (80)	10.1	49	4.9
51	Herly	Somme (80)	10.1	38	3.8
52	Ugny-l'Équipée	Somme (80)	10.2	29	2.9
53	Fontaine-Chaalis	Oise (60)	10.3	340	33
54	Logny-lès-Aubenton	Aisne (02)	10.3	84	8.2
55	Ostel	Aisne (02)	10.3	94	9.1
56	Dohis	Aisne (02)	10.5	85	8.1
57	Les Autels	Aisne (02)	10.5	63	6.0
58	Marizy-Saint-Mard	Aisne (02)	10.6	48	4.5
59	Moulin-sous-Touvent	Oise (60)	10.6	192	18
60	Clermont-les-Fermes	Aisne (02)	10.7	99	9.3
61	Nampcelles-la-Cour	Aisne (02)	10.7	117	11
62	Sergy	Aisne (02)	10.8	144	13
63	Lanchy	Aisne (02)	10.8	40	3.7
64	Avesnes-Chaussoy	Somme (80)	11.0	67	6.1
65	Fontaine-sous-Montdidier	Somme (80)	11.0	99	9.0
66	Launoy	Aisne (02)	11.0	100	9.1
67	Mâchecourt	Aisne (02)	11.0	111	10
68	Macogny	Aisne (02)	11.0	68	6.2
69	Vendières	Aisne (02)	11.2	138	12
70	Gennes-Ivergny	Pas-de-Calais (62)	11.2	123	11
71	Montigny-lès-Condé	Aisne (02)	11.3	54	4.8
72	Priez	Aisne (02)	11.4	56	4.9
73	Étréjust	Somme (80)	11.4	43	3.8
74	Paissy	Aisne (02)	11.4	81	7.1
75	Grincourt-lès-Pas	Pas-de-Calais (62)	11.5	32	2.8
76	Rouvroy-sur-Serre	Aisne (02)	11.5	45	3.9
77	Loupeigne	Aisne (02)	11.6	85	7.3
78	Vendresse-Beaulne	Aisne (02)	11.7	102	8.7
79	Léchelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	11.7	44	3.8
80	Chermizy-Ailles	Aisne (02)	11.8	129	11
81	Saint-Acheul	Somme (80)	11.8	36	3.0
82	Maast-et-Violaine	Aisne (02)	11.9	130	11
83	Goudelancourt-lès-Berrieux	Aisne (02)	11.9	66	5.5
84	Saint-Crépin-aux-Bois	Oise (60)	12.0	195	16
85	Mont-Saint-Martin	Aisne (02)	12.1	70	5.8
86	Archon	Aisne (02)	12.1	77	6.4
87	Lappion	Aisne (02)	12.2	289	24
88	Belloy-Saint-Léonard	Somme (80)	12.2	80	6.6
89	Parpeville	Aisne (02)	12.3	194	16
90	Cuiry-Housse	Aisne (02)	12.3	105	8.5
91	Proviseux-et-Plesnoy	Aisne (02)	12.3	138	11
92	Courbes	Aisne (02)	12.3	39	3.2
93	Montloué	Aisne (02)	12.4	193	16
94	Montlevon	Aisne (02)	12.4	281	23
95	Dagny-Lambercy	Aisne (02)	12.5	125	10
96	Arguel	Somme (80)	12.6	32	2.5
97	Beaurepaire	Oise (60)	12.6	64	5.1
98	La Neuville-Housset	Aisne (02)	12.6	63	5.0
99	Quincy-sous-le-Mont	Aisne (02)	12.7	64	5.0
100	Ébouleau	Aisne (02)	12.7	166	13

Source: INSEE (official population figures); IGN / Observatoire des territoires (areas); total population divided by area. Not ranked: towns with no inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The least densely populated towns in Hauts-de-France in 2026

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