What is the lowest-lying town in Occitanie?

Valras-Plage (Hérault) is the lowest-lying town in Occitanie: its town hall stands at 1 m above sea level.

What are the 10 lowest-lying towns in Occitanie?

In order: Valras-Plage (1 m), Le Grau-du-Roi (1 m), Gruissan (1 m), Port-la-Nouvelle (2 m), Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan (2 m), Aigues-Mortes (2 m), Le Barcarès (2 m), Palavas-les-Flots (2 m), Banyuls-sur-Mer (2 m), and Bouzigues (3 m).

What is the highest town in Occitanie?

Égat (Pyrénées-Orientales) is the highest town in Occitanie: its town hall stands at 1,669 m above sea level. See The highest towns in Occitanie.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

All of them: the 4,446 towns in Occitanie appear in this ranking.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.

Lowest-Lying Towns in Occitanie: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers all 4,446 towns in Occitanie. At the other end of the ranking, Égat (Pyrénées-Orientales) comes last with 1,669 m.

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-lying towns in Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Valras-Plage	Hérault (34)	1	4,489
2	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	1	8,661
3	Gruissan	Aude (11)	1	5,109
4	Port-la-Nouvelle	Aude (11)	2	5,912
5	Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan	Hérault (34)	2	633
6	Aigues-Mortes	Gard (30)	2	8,786
7	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2	6,147
8	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	2	6,176
9	Banyuls-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2	4,554
10	Bouzigues	Hérault (34)	3	1,631
11	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	3	8,495
12	Candillargues	Hérault (34)	3	2,109
13	Frontignan	Hérault (34)	3	24,383
14	La Grande-Motte	Hérault (34)	3	8,524
15	Saint-Hippolyte	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4	3,171
16	Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze	Gard (30)	4	3,723
17	Lattes	Hérault (34)	4	17,540
18	Torreilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4	3,821
19	Sérignan	Hérault (34)	4	8,772
20	Le Cailar	Gard (30)	4	2,598
21	Sainte-Marie-la-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4	5,021
22	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4	10,038
23	Peyriac-de-Mer	Aude (11)	5	1,216
24	Villeneuve-lès-Béziers	Hérault (34)	5	4,565
25	Fourques	Gard (30)	5	2,730
26	Balaruc-les-Bains	Hérault (34)	5	7,238
27	Mèze	Hérault (34)	5	12,862
28	Sète	Hérault (34)	5	45,901
29	Saint-Just	Hérault (34)	5	3,328
30	Vendres	Hérault (34)	5	2,685
31	Bellegarde	Gard (30)	6	8,114
32	Coursan	Aude (11)	6	5,827
33	Marsillargues	Hérault (34)	7	7,053
34	Pérols	Hérault (34)	7	9,758
35	Narbonne	Aude (11)	7	58,669
36	Saint-Cyprien	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	7	12,210
37	Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	Hérault (34)	7	11,010
38	Sauvian	Hérault (34)	7	5,728
39	Aimargues	Gard (30)	7	5,791
40	Cers	Hérault (34)	7	2,552
41	Lunel	Hérault (34)	7	26,923
42	Alénya	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	7	3,833
43	Lansargues	Hérault (34)	7	3,274
44	Latour-Bas-Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	8	3,277
45	Montels	Hérault (34)	8	251
46	Beaucaire	Gard (30)	8	15,883
47	Vic-la-Gardiole	Hérault (34)	8	3,456
48	Villelongue-de-la-Salanque	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	8	3,389
49	Florensac	Hérault (34)	8	5,345
50	Collioure	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	9	2,788
51	Comps	Gard (30)	9	1,714
52	Mauguio	Hérault (34)	9	16,695
53	Bessan	Hérault (34)	9	5,916
54	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	9	10,936
55	Cuxac-d'Aude	Aude (11)	9	4,135
56	Vias	Hérault (34)	10	6,024
57	Claira	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	10	4,977
58	Salses-le-Château	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	10	4,004
59	Port-Vendres	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	11	4,083
60	Saint-Thibéry	Hérault (34)	11	3,181
61	Mireval	Hérault (34)	12	3,332
62	Montescot	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	12	1,619
63	Vallabrègues	Gard (30)	12	1,390
64	La Palme	Aude (11)	12	2,015
65	Mudaison	Hérault (34)	13	3,044
66	Salles-d'Aude	Aude (11)	13	3,446
67	Aramon	Gard (30)	13	4,136
68	Saint-Nazaire	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	13	2,819
69	Lunel-Viel	Hérault (34)	13	4,535
70	Vinassan	Aude (11)	13	2,713
71	Théza	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	13	2,238
72	Bompas	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	14	7,936
73	Saleilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	14	5,789
74	Canet-en-Roussillon	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	15	13,460
75	Agde	Hérault (34)	15	30,340
76	Valergues	Hérault (34)	15	2,263
77	Vestric-et-Candiac	Gard (30)	15	1,372
78	Portiragnes	Hérault (34)	15	3,592
79	Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	16	9,612
80	Sallèles-d'Aude	Aude (11)	16	3,253
81	Sigean	Aude (11)	16	5,766
82	Bages	Aude (11)	17	728
83	Cerbère	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	17	1,224
84	Balaruc-le-Vieux	Hérault (34)	18	2,772
85	Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude	Aude (11)	19	2,057
86	Codognan	Gard (30)	19	2,571
87	Montpellier	Hérault (34)	19	313,712
88	Pia	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	19	11,718
89	Corneilla-del-Vercol	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	20	2,733
90	Saint-Brès	Hérault (34)	20	3,670
91	Saint-Gilles	Gard (30)	20	14,859
92	Cazouls-d'Hérault	Hérault (34)	20	432
93	Bages	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	20	4,612
94	Raissac-d'Aude	Aude (11)	20	224
95	Villetelle	Hérault (34)	21	1,802
96	Uchaud	Gard (30)	21	4,924
97	Usclas-d'Hérault	Hérault (34)	21	445
98	Capestang	Hérault (34)	21	3,577
99	Bernis	Gard (30)	21	3,331
100	Palau-del-Vidre	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	21	3,367

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The lowest-lying towns in Occitanie

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