2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Normandy with the lowest housing vacancy rate

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

Cairon (Calvados) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant.

Cairon (Calvados) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Houppeville (Seine-Maritime, 1.7%) and Fontenay-le-Marmion (Calvados, 1.8%).

296 towns ranked out of 2,644

Cairon, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 296 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. 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, Orbec (Calvados) comes last with 19.8%.

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: lowest housing vacancy rates in Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Cairon	Calvados (14)	1.7	2,106
2	Houppeville	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	2,864
3	Fontenay-le-Marmion	Calvados (14)	1.8	2,070
4	Fontaine-la-Mallet	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.8	2,778
5	Soliers	Calvados (14)	1.9	2,292
6	Saint-Manvieu-Norrey	Calvados (14)	2.2	2,260
7	La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	2,415
8	Quincampoix	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	3,165
9	Ranville	Calvados (14)	2.4	2,101
10	Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe	Calvados (14)	2.4	2,528
11	Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.4	2,357
12	Saint-Contest	Calvados (14)	2.5	2,514
13	Courcelles-sur-Seine	Eure (27)	2.5	2,206
14	Frénouville	Calvados (14)	2.5	2,067
15	Boos	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.5	4,029
16	Bénouville	Calvados (14)	2.5	2,012
17	Saint-Martin-de-May	Calvados (14)	2.5	4,593
18 tied	Bosroumois	Eure (27)	2.6	3,951
18 tied	Biéville-Beuville	Calvados (14)	2.6	3,932
18 tied	Pîtres	Eure (27)	2.6	2,617
21	Carpiquet	Calvados (14)	2.6	3,468
22	Octeville-sur-Mer	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.7	6,292
23	Cuverville	Calvados (14)	2.7	2,297
24	Isneauville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.7	3,779
25	Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.7	2,051
26 tied	Blainville-sur-Orne	Calvados (14)	2.8	6,185
26 tied	Val d'Arry	Calvados (14)	2.8	2,543
28	Gainneville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.8	2,589
29	La Londe	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.8	2,423
30	Colleville-Montgomery	Calvados (14)	2.9	2,618
31	Bretteville-sur-Odon	Calvados (14)	2.9	4,585
32 tied	Thue et Mue	Calvados (14)	3.0	6,251
32 tied	Giberville	Calvados (14)	3.0	5,117
34	Franqueville-Saint-Pierre	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.0	6,371
35	Épouville	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.0	2,637
36 tied	Le Thuit de l'Oison	Eure (27)	3.0	3,915
36 tied	Évrecy	Calvados (14)	3.0	2,102
38	Démouville	Calvados (14)	3.0	3,096
39	Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon	Eure (27)	3.2	2,203
40 tied	Saint-Vigor-le-Grand	Calvados (14)	3.2	2,497
40 tied	Laize-Clinchamps	Calvados (14)	3.2	2,186
42	Hermanville-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	3.2	3,375
43	Gonfreville-l'Orcher	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.2	8,958
44	Verson	Calvados (14)	3.3	4,113
45	Offranville	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.3	3,457
46	Val-de-Reuil	Eure (27)	3.3	13,566
47	Mathieu	Calvados (14)	3.4	2,386
48	Jullouville	Manche (50)	3.4	2,475
49	Cléon	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.4	4,830
50	Cormelles-le-Royal	Calvados (14)	3.4	5,443
51	Saint-Ouen-de-Thouberville	Eure (27)	3.4	2,454
52	Guichainville	Eure (27)	3.4	3,144
53 tied	Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.5	10,821
53 tied	Belbeuf	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.5	2,314
55	Villers-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	3.5	2,470
56	Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.5	3,162
57	Fontaine-Étoupefour	Calvados (14)	3.5	2,879
58 tied	Ifs	Calvados (14)	3.6	12,166
58 tied	Merville-Franceville-Plage	Calvados (14)	3.6	2,268
60 tied	Grand-Couronne	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.6	9,939
60 tied	Grand Bourgtheroulde	Eure (27)	3.6	4,078
60 tied	La Frénaye	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.6	2,128
63	Cabourg	Calvados (14)	3.6	3,761
64	Fleury-sur-Orne	Calvados (14)	3.7	5,993
65	Malaunay	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.7	6,288
66 tied	Criquetot-l'Esneval	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.8	2,754
66 tied	Épron	Calvados (14)	3.8	2,119
68	Cagny	Calvados (14)	3.8	2,077
69	Louvigny	Calvados (14)	3.9	2,662
70	Donville-les-Bains	Manche (50)	4.0	3,216
71	Barentin	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.0	12,239
72	Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis	Orne (61)	4.0	3,724
73	Montivilliers	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.0	15,684
74	Le Val d'Hazey	Eure (27)	4.0	5,219
75	Le Grand-Quevilly	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.1	25,999
76	Clef Vallée d'Eure	Eure (27)	4.1	2,555
77	Lion-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	4.2	2,549
78	Petit-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.2	9,744
79	Bréhal	Manche (50)	4.2	3,560
80	Argences	Calvados (14)	4.3	3,992
81 tied	Condé-sur-Vire	Manche (50)	4.3	4,271
81 tied	Le Houlme	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.3	4,163
83	Colombelles	Calvados (14)	4.4	7,279
84	Moult-Chicheboville	Calvados (14)	4.4	3,490
85	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.4	7,149
86	Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	4.4	2,138
87	Sainte-Adresse	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.4	7,186
88 tied	Saint-Pair-sur-Mer	Manche (50)	4.4	4,606
88 tied	Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.4	3,677
90	Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.5	4,832
91	Ouistreham	Calvados (14)	4.6	9,325
92	Étrépagny	Eure (27)	4.6	3,731
93	Terres-de-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.7	4,363
94 tied	Mont-Saint-Aignan	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.7	20,598
94 tied	Villers-Bocage	Calvados (14)	4.7	3,124
96	Hérouville-Saint-Clair	Calvados (14)	4.7	23,672
97	La Hague	Manche (50)	4.7	11,761
98 tied	Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.7	8,393
98 tied	Troarn	Calvados (14)	4.7	3,520
100 tied	Montville	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.7	4,692

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 Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Cairon (Calvados) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 1.7% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: Cairon (1.7%), Houppeville (1.7%), Fontenay-le-Marmion (1.8%), Fontaine-la-Mallet (1.8%), Soliers (1.9%), Saint-Manvieu-Norrey (2.2%), La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel (2.2%), Quincampoix (2.2%), Ranville (2.4%), and Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe (2.4%).

Which town in Normandy has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Orbec (Calvados) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Normandy: 19.8% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Normandy with the highest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

296 out of 2,644. 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.