What is the least densely populated town in Normandy in 2026?

Montfiquet (Calvados) is the least densely populated town in Normandy, with just 4.2 inhabitants per km².

What are the 10 least densely populated towns in Normandy?

In order: Montfiquet (4.2 inhabitants per km²), Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs (5.7 inhabitants per km²), Lignères (6.0 inhabitants per km²), Avernes-Saint-Gourgon (6.0 inhabitants per km²), Le Mont-Saint-Michel (6.1 inhabitants per km²), La Trinité-des-Laitiers (6.3 inhabitants per km²), La Lande-de-Goult (6.6 inhabitants per km²), La Fontelaye (6.8 inhabitants per km²), Le Champ-de-la-Pierre (6.9 inhabitants per km²), and La Ferrière-au-Doyen (7.1 inhabitants per km²).

What is the most densely populated town in Normandy?

Rouen (Seine-Maritime) is the most densely populated town in Normandy, with 5,573.7 inhabitants per km². See the most densely populated towns in Normandy.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

All of them: the 2,644 towns in Normandy 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 Normandy (2026)

This ranking covers all 2,644 towns in Normandy. At the other end of the ranking, Rouen (Seine-Maritime) comes last with 5,573.7 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 Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Density (per km²)	Population	Area (km²)
1	Montfiquet	Calvados (14)	4.2	82	20
2	Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs	Orne (61)	5.7	76	13
3	Lignères	Orne (61)	6.0	32	5.4
4	Avernes-Saint-Gourgon	Orne (61)	6.0	73	12
5	Le Mont-Saint-Michel	Manche (50)	6.1	24	4.0
6	La Trinité-des-Laitiers	Orne (61)	6.3	70	11
7	La Lande-de-Goult	Orne (61)	6.6	187	29
8	La Fontelaye	Seine-Maritime (76)	6.8	27	4.0
9	Le Champ-de-la-Pierre	Orne (61)	6.9	28	4.1
10	La Ferrière-au-Doyen	Orne (61)	7.1	159	22
11	Les Ventes-de-Bourse	Orne (61)	7.3	152	21
12	Le Ménil-Vicomte	Orne (61)	7.5	29	3.9
13	Puisenval	Seine-Maritime (76)	7.6	37	4.9
14	Touquettes	Orne (61)	7.9	77	9.7
15	Fay	Orne (61)	8.0	69	8.7
16	Saint-Victor-sur-Avre	Eure (27)	8.0	55	6.9
17	Ginai	Orne (61)	8.0	74	9.3
18	Barou-en-Auge	Calvados (14)	8.0	67	8.4
19	Lorleau	Eure (27)	8.1	100	12
20	Champ-Haut	Orne (61)	8.1	42	5.2
21	Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons	Orne (61)	8.2	72	8.8
22	Chaumont	Orne (61)	8.6	167	20
23	Montreuil-la-Cambe	Orne (61)	8.6	82	9.6
24	Taillepied	Manche (50)	8.8	19	2.2
25	Brullemail	Orne (61)	8.9	91	10
26	Saint-Pierre-des-Jonquières	Seine-Maritime (76)	8.9	74	8.3
27	La Bellière	Orne (61)	9.0	125	14
28	Le Ménil-Bérard	Orne (61)	9.1	67	7.3
29	Coudehard	Orne (61)	9.2	78	8.5
30	Bellavilliers	Orne (61)	9.2	145	16
31	Le Mage	Orne (61)	9.4	237	25
32	Le Bouillon	Orne (61)	9.6	170	18
33	Neauphe-sur-Dive	Orne (61)	9.7	134	14
34	Feings	Orne (61)	9.7	197	20
35	L'Hosmes	Eure (27)	9.8	66	6.7
36	Montgaudry	Orne (61)	9.9	109	11
37	Gournay-le-Guérin	Eure (27)	9.9	122	12
38	Les Champeaux	Orne (61)	10.0	96	9.7
39	La Fresnaie-Fayel	Orne (61)	10.0	51	5.1
40	Saint-Aquilin-de-Corbion	Orne (61)	10.2	62	6.1
41	Écorches	Orne (61)	10.5	102	9.7
42	Mortemer	Seine-Maritime (76)	10.5	94	8.9
43	Louvagny	Calvados (14)	10.6	58	5.5
44	Mardilly	Orne (61)	10.6	135	13
45	Chahains	Orne (61)	10.6	81	7.7
46	Norrey-en-Auge	Calvados (14)	10.6	94	8.9
47	La Chaux	Orne (61)	10.7	54	5.1
48	Victot-en-Auge	Calvados (14)	10.7	151	14
49	Rapilly	Calvados (14)	10.7	45	4.2
50	Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille	Orne (61)	11.0	135	12
51	La Bellière	Seine-Maritime (76)	11.0	50	4.5
52	Le Cercueil	Orne (61)	11.2	148	13
53	Verneusses	Eure (27)	11.2	181	16
54 tied	Moutiers-au-Perche	Orne (61)	11.3	378	34
54 tied	Ferrières-la-Verrerie	Orne (61)	11.3	164	15
56	Saint-Aubin-de-Bonneval	Orne (61)	11.4	133	12
57	Chambord	Eure (27)	11.5	168	15
58	Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois	Orne (61)	11.6	294	25
59	Englesqueville-la-Percée	Calvados (14)	11.7	92	7.9
60	La Lande-de-Lougé	Orne (61)	11.7	58	5.0
61	Mesnil-Rousset	Eure (27)	11.8	85	7.2
62	Saint-Patrice-du-Désert	Orne (61)	11.9	243	20
63	Géfosse-Fontenay	Calvados (14)	11.9	132	11
64	La Goulafrière	Eure (27)	12.0	172	14
65	Ménil-Froger	Orne (61)	12.1	64	5.3
66	Hotot-en-Auge	Calvados (14)	12.1	290	24
67	Beaulieu	Orne (61)	12.1	218	18
68	Sébeville	Manche (50)	12.2	35	2.9
69	Audouville-la-Hubert	Manche (50)	12.2	78	6.4
70	Lilly	Eure (27)	12.3	74	6.0
71	Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes	Orne (61)	12.3	127	10
72	Tellières-le-Plessis	Orne (61)	12.4	67	5.4
73	Longmesnil	Seine-Maritime (76)	12.4	48	3.9
74 tied	Pervenchères	Orne (61)	12.5	353	28
74 tied	Saint-Roch-sur-Égrenne	Orne (61)	12.5	153	12
76	Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière	Orne (61)	12.5	235	19
77	Saint-Quentin-de-Blavou	Orne (61)	12.5	81	6.5
78 tied	Dame-Marie	Orne (61)	12.6	167	13
78 tied	Faverolles	Orne (61)	12.6	133	11
80	Cour-Maugis sur Huisne	Orne (61)	12.6	597	47
81	Neuvy-au-Houlme	Orne (61)	12.8	200	16
82	Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois	Orne (61)	12.9	443	34
83	La Folletière-Abenon	Calvados (14)	12.9	139	11
84	Saint-Martin-l'Aiguillon	Orne (61)	12.9	189	15
85	Dancourt	Seine-Maritime (76)	13.0	237	18
86 tied	Cisai-Saint-Aubin	Orne (61)	13.0	188	14
86 tied	Les Moutiers-en-Auge	Calvados (14)	13.0	131	10
88	Les Cent-Acres	Seine-Maritime (76)	13.0	66	5.1
89	Les Isles-Bardel	Calvados (14)	13.0	74	5.7
90	Coulmer	Orne (61)	13.0	87	6.7
91	Saint-Aubin-de-Courteraie	Orne (61)	13.0	131	10
92	Flamets-Frétils	Seine-Maritime (76)	13.2	163	12
93	Vaunoise	Orne (61)	13.2	101	7.7
94	Saint-Ouen-le-Brisoult	Orne (61)	13.2	129	9.8
95	Saint-Martin-de-Blagny	Calvados (14)	13.3	118	8.9
96	Grandcourt	Seine-Maritime (76)	13.3	298	22
97	Le Sap-André	Orne (61)	13.3	127	9.5
98	Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu	Orne (61)	13.4	87	6.5
99	Beauficel	Manche (50)	13.5	123	9.1
100	Baillolet	Seine-Maritime (76)	13.5	118	8.7

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 Normandy in 2026

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