2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in France with the lowest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in France has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in France: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant.

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in France: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (Maine-et-Loire, 1.5%) and Saint-Rogatien (Charente-Maritime, 1.6%).

5,527 towns ranked out of 34,875

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This ranking covers 5,527 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, Dembeni (Mayotte) comes last with 28.5%.

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: lowest housing vacancy rates in France

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Gestel	Morbihan (56)	1.5	2,692
2	Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.5	3,177
3	Saint-Rogatien	Charente-Maritime (17)	1.6	2,414
4	Sainte-Foy-d'Aigrefeuille	Haute-Garonne (31)	1.6	2,616
5	Grand-Santi	French Guiana (973)	1.6	9,675
6	Warmeriville	Marne (51)	1.6	2,780
7	Saint-Léger-de-Linières	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.6	3,932
8 tied	Brécé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.7	2,281
8 tied	Cairon	Calvados (14)	1.7	2,106
10	Varois-et-Chaignot	Côte-d'Or (21)	1.7	2,128
11	Houppeville	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	2,864
12 tied	Lésigny	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1.7	7,038
12 tied	Sequedin	Nord (59)	1.7	4,711
14	Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc	Gironde (33)	1.8	7,992
15	Fontenay-le-Marmion	Calvados (14)	1.8	2,070
16 tied	Émerainville	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1.8	7,741
16 tied	Verny	Moselle (57)	1.8	2,089
18	La Chapelle-Thouarault	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.8	2,345
19	Saint-Christophe-du-Bois	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.8	2,891
20	Fontaine-la-Mallet	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.8	2,778
21 tied	Bouffémont	Val-d'Oise (95)	1.9	6,638
21 tied	Saint-Léger-les-Vignes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.9	2,200
23 tied	Montreuil-Juigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.9	7,913
23 tied	Mouilleron-le-Captif	Vendée (85)	1.9	5,408
25 tied	Toufflers	Nord (59)	1.9	3,991
25 tied	Soliers	Calvados (14)	1.9	2,292
27	Frans	Ain (01)	1.9	2,619
28 tied	Bonchamp-lès-Laval	Mayenne (53)	2.0	6,498
28 tied	Massieux	Ain (01)	2.0	2,907
30 tied	Magnanville	Yvelines (78)	2.0	6,534
30 tied	Villers-sous-Saint-Leu	Oise (60)	2.0	2,341
32	Sainte-Foy	Vendée (85)	2.0	2,754
33	Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.0	3,025
34 tied	La Verrière	Yvelines (78)	2.0	6,068
34 tied	Teyran	Hérault (34)	2.0	4,872
36 tied	Othis	Seine-et-Marne (77)	2.1	6,784
36 tied	Crégy-lès-Meaux	Seine-et-Marne (77)	2.1	5,483
36 tied	Roquettes	Haute-Garonne (31)	2.1	4,347
39 tied	Avelin	Nord (59)	2.1	2,603
39 tied	Le Mesnil-en-Thelle	Oise (60)	2.1	2,467
39 tied	Sennecey-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	2.1	2,183
39 tied	Bégrolles-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.1	2,159
43 tied	L'Houmeau	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.1	3,048
43 tied	Noyelles-lès-Vermelles	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.1	2,293
43 tied	Marennes	Rhône (69)	2.1	2,021
46 tied	L'Huisserie	Mayenne (53)	2.1	4,780
46 tied	Communay	Rhône (69)	2.1	4,622
48 tied	Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.1	4,048
48 tied	Meucon	Morbihan (56)	2.1	2,347
50	Mouguerre	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.1	5,583
51 tied	Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	Nord (59)	2.1	8,468
51 tied	Le Plessis-Pâté	Essonne (91)	2.1	4,199
51 tied	Fontaine-le-Comte	Vienne (86)	2.1	4,049
51 tied	Domloup	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.1	3,943
51 tied	Nages-et-Solorgues	Gard (30)	2.1	2,261
56 tied	Neuville-en-Ferrain	Nord (59)	2.2	10,074
56 tied	Montberon	Haute-Garonne (31)	2.2	3,210
58	Saint-Manvieu-Norrey	Calvados (14)	2.2	2,260
59	Givrand	Vendée (85)	2.2	2,255
60 tied	Le Crès	Hérault (34)	2.2	9,365
60 tied	Le Plessis-Grammoire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.2	2,715
60 tied	La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	2,415
63 tied	Martignas-sur-Jalle	Gironde (33)	2.2	8,204
63 tied	Quincampoix	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	3,165
63 tied	Mozé-sur-Louet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.2	2,075
66	La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin	Cher (18)	2.2	3,759
67 tied	Saint-Léonard	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.3	3,402
67 tied	Rurange-lès-Thionville	Moselle (57)	2.3	2,379
67 tied	Mesquer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	2,220
67 tied	Labastide-Saint-Georges	Tarn (81)	2.3	2,054
71	Montagnat	Ain (01)	2.3	2,232
72	Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.3	2,273
73	Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux	Vendée (85)	2.3	7,322
74	Sussargues	Hérault (34)	2.3	2,918
75 tied	Beaucouzé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.3	5,834
75 tied	Pont-Péan	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	4,348
75 tied	Saint-Mars-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	2,756
75 tied	Bailleul-sur-Thérain	Oise (60)	2.3	2,376
75 tied	Llupia	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2.3	2,242
80 tied	Pleumeleuc	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	3,607
80 tied	La Couture	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.3	2,651
82 tied	Thorigné-Fouillard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	8,905
82 tied	Venansault	Vendée (85)	2.3	4,996
82 tied	Bruyères-sur-Oise	Val-d'Oise (95)	2.3	4,958
82 tied	Boisseuil	Haute-Vienne (87)	2.3	3,073
86 tied	Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	6,164
86 tied	Pulnoy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	2.3	5,162
86 tied	Cailloux-sur-Fontaines	Rhône (69)	2.3	3,059
86 tied	Camiers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.3	2,612
90 tied	Guécélard	Sarthe (72)	2.4	3,240
90 tied	Warhem	Nord (59)	2.4	2,058
92 tied	Bourgbarré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.4	4,899
92 tied	Montamisé	Vienne (86)	2.4	3,796
92 tied	Rouhling	Moselle (57)	2.4	2,020
95	Ranville	Calvados (14)	2.4	2,101
96 tied	Semoy	Loiret (45)	2.4	3,346
96 tied	Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe	Calvados (14)	2.4	2,528
96 tied	Cantenay-Épinard	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.4	2,447
99 tied	Corbas	Rhône (69)	2.4	11,395
99 tied	Uxegney	Vosges (88)	2.4	2,289

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest housing vacancy rates in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in France: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Gestel (1.5%), Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (1.5%), Saint-Rogatien (1.6%), Sainte-Foy-d'Aigrefeuille (1.6%), Grand-Santi (1.6%), Warmeriville (1.6%), Saint-Léger-de-Linières (1.6%), Brécé (1.7%), Cairon (1.7%), and Varois-et-Chaignot (1.7%).

Which town in France has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Dembeni (Mayotte) has the highest housing vacancy rate in France: 28.5% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in France with the highest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in France are ranked?

5,527 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.