2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The least indebted towns in France

Q: Which town in France has the least debt per inhabitant?

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin), Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (Isère), Carnoux-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), and Le Lorrain (Martinique) are tied as the least indebted towns in France, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin), Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (Isère), Carnoux-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), and Le Lorrain (Martinique) are tied as the least indebted towns in France, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

2,278 towns ranked out of 34,875

Molsheim, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 2,278 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Paris comes last with €5,335.

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 indebted towns in France

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1 tied	Molsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	0	9,438
1 tied	Saint-Maurice-l'Exil	Isère (38)	0	6,966
1 tied	Carnoux-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	0	6,952
1 tied	Le Lorrain	Martinique (972)	0	6,635
1 tied	Pecquencourt	Nord (59)	0	6,334
1 tied	Rungis	Val-de-Marne (94)	0	5,662
7	Issoudun	Indre (36)	0	11,403
8	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	0	21,509
9	Habsheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	0	5,168
10	Tinqueux	Marne (51)	0	10,886
11	Blanquefort	Gironde (33)	0	17,850
12 tied	Marcq-en-Barœul	Nord (59)	0	40,930
12 tied	Le François	Martinique (972)	0	15,928
14	Mutzig	Bas-Rhin (67)	0	6,138
15	Canteleu	Seine-Maritime (76)	0	14,752
16	Écully	Rhône (69)	0	18,243
17	Sausheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	0	5,750
18	Villers-Cotterêts	Aisne (02)	0	10,885
19	Stiring-Wendel	Moselle (57)	0	11,034
20	Hœnheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	1	11,822
21	Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	1	6,368
22	Rodez	Aveyron (12)	1	25,685
23	Bondues	Nord (59)	1	9,932
24 tied	Croissy-sur-Seine	Yvelines (78)	1	11,210
24 tied	Paray-Vieille-Poste	Essonne (91)	1	8,246
26	Berre-l'Étang	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1	13,912
27	Jouars-Pontchartrain	Yvelines (78)	1	6,200
28	Lorgues	Var (83)	1	10,141
29	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	French Guiana (973)	1	54,718
30	Mons-en-Barœul	Nord (59)	1	21,244
31	Combourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1	6,534
32	Brunstatt-Didenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	2	8,395
33	Hem	Nord (59)	2	18,719
34	La Gorgue	Nord (59)	2	5,672
35	Plan-de-Cuques	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2	11,726
36	Soisy-sur-Seine	Essonne (91)	2	7,508
37	Sainte-Adresse	Seine-Maritime (76)	3	7,186
38	Châtillon-sur-Seine	Côte-d'Or (21)	3	5,772
39	Villemoisson-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	3	7,406
40	Gros-Morne	Martinique (972)	4	9,684
41	Gémenos	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	4	6,712
42	Acigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	5	7,040
43	Liancourt	Oise (60)	5	6,855
44	Fouquières-lès-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5	6,119
45	Montesson	Yvelines (78)	6	14,761
46	Thyez	Haute-Savoie (74)	7	6,423
47	Lisses	Essonne (91)	7	7,449
48	Kani-Kéli	Mayotte (976)	7	6,086
49	Saint-Victoret	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	9	6,758
50	Brech	Morbihan (56)	12	7,349
51	Villeneuve-Tolosane	Haute-Garonne (31)	13	11,167
52	Tsingoni	Mayotte (976)	14	14,194
53	Givors	Rhône (69)	15	21,503
54	Puteaux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	17	44,242
55	La Hague	Manche (50)	17	11,761
56	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	20	5,541
57	Villefontaine	Isère (38)	21	19,662
58	Roncq	Nord (59)	21	14,157
59	Saint-Genis-Pouilly	Ain (01)	24	14,673
60	Kourou	French Guiana (973)	24	25,026
61	Déville-lès-Rouen	Seine-Maritime (76)	28	10,902
62	Hagondange	Moselle (57)	29	9,386
63	Genas	Rhône (69)	29	13,698
64	Ludres	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	32	5,920
65	Le Diamant	Martinique (972)	32	6,234
66	Saint-Doulchard	Cher (18)	33	9,873
67	Charvieu-Chavagneux	Isère (38)	33	10,623
68	La Motte-Servolex	Savoie (73)	34	12,730
69	Plouzané	Finistère (29)	35	13,863
70	Saint-André-des-Eaux	Loire-Atlantique (44)	37	7,196
71	Rosières-près-Troyes	Aube (10)	43	5,142
72	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Yvelines (78)	44	47,628
73	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Loiret (45)	44	9,697
74	Laudun-l'Ardoise	Gard (30)	44	6,958
75	Sainte-Savine	Aube (10)	45	10,616
76	Saint-Denis-en-Val	Loiret (45)	46	7,954
77	Menucourt	Val-d'Oise (95)	46	6,231
78	Meudon	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	47	46,959
79	Feignies	Nord (59)	48	6,765
80	Muret	Haute-Garonne (31)	55	26,618
81	Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	Rhône (69)	56	7,093
82	Bellevigny	Vendée (85)	57	6,389
83	Montigny-en-Gohelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	57	9,784
84	Sèvremoine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	60	26,473
85	Saint-Apollinaire	Côte-d'Or (21)	61	7,662
86	Freyming-Merlebach	Moselle (57)	63	13,379
87	Saint-Avé	Morbihan (56)	64	12,792
88	Maisons-Laffitte	Yvelines (78)	65	23,549
89	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône	Val-d'Oise (95)	69	25,699
90	Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche	Corrèze (19)	69	5,212
91	Rambervillers	Vosges (88)	72	5,078
92	La Ricamarie	Loire (42)	72	8,085
93	Bourg-de-Péage	Drôme (26)	77	10,082
94	Courtry	Seine-et-Marne (77)	79	7,376
95	Saint-Égrève	Isère (38)	79	18,199
96	La Verrière	Yvelines (78)	81	6,068
97	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	81	51,681
98	Basse-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	81	9,894
99	Illkirch-Graffenstaden	Bas-Rhin (67)	82	28,336
100	Acoua	Mayotte (976)	84	5,865

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Least indebted towns in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the least debt per inhabitant?

What are the 10 least indebted towns in France?

In order: Molsheim (€0), Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (€0), Carnoux-en-Provence (€0), Le Lorrain (€0), Pecquencourt (€0), Rungis (€0), Issoudun (€0), Carquefou (€0), Habsheim (€0), and Tinqueux (€0).

Which town in France has the most debt per inhabitant?

Paris is the most indebted town in France, with debt of €5,335 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in France.

How many towns in France are ranked?

2,278 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.