Which town in France has the lowest unemployment rate?

Val-Cenis (Savoie) has the lowest unemployment rate in France, as reported in the census: 1.3%.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest unemployment rate?

In order: Val-Cenis (1.3%), Le Grand-Bornand (1.5%), Les Belleville (1.7%), Morzine (2.4%), Tignes (2.5%), Beaufort (2.5%), Courchevel (2.6%), Meyenheim (2.8%), Saint-Paul-de-Varces (3.0%), and Combloux (3.1%).

Which town in France has the highest unemployment rate?

Apatou (French Guiana) has the highest unemployment rate in France, as reported in the census: 76.5%. See the towns in France with the highest unemployment rate.

How many towns in France are ranked?

5,602 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

Which unemployment rate is ranked?

It is the share of the labor force aged 15 to 64 who report being unemployed in the INSEE population census. This self-reported measure differs from the quarterly unemployment rate based on the International Labour Organization definition, which is not published for individual communes. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, census estimates rest on too few people.

Lowest Unemployment Rates in France (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 5,602 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Apatou (French Guiana) comes last with 76.5%.

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 unemployment rates in France

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Val-Cenis	Savoie (73)	1.3	2,148
2	Le Grand-Bornand	Haute-Savoie (74)	1.5	2,100
3	Les Belleville	Savoie (73)	1.7	3,576
4	Morzine	Haute-Savoie (74)	2.4	2,708
5	Tignes	Savoie (73)	2.5	2,045
6	Beaufort	Savoie (73)	2.5	2,078
7	Courchevel	Savoie (73)	2.6	2,366
8	Meyenheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	2.8	2,037
9	Saint-Paul-de-Varces	Isère (38)	3.0	2,266
10	Combloux	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.1	2,192
11	Bozel	Savoie (73)	3.2	2,153
12	Wingersheim les Quatre Bans	Bas-Rhin (67)	3.3	2,378
13	Assat	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.3	2,122
14	Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.4	2,273
15	Calmont	Aveyron (12)	3.5	2,261
16	Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré	Savoie (73)	3.5	2,047
17	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.5	9,023
18	Varois-et-Chaignot	Côte-d'Or (21)	3.6	2,128
19	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Savoie (73)	3.6	7,530
20	Beauvallon	Rhône (69)	3.7	4,317
21 tied	La Plagne Tarentaise	Savoie (73)	3.8	3,965
21 tied	Domancy	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.8	2,149
23	Verneuil-sur-Vienne	Haute-Vienne (87)	3.8	5,171
24	Andouillé	Mayenne (53)	3.8	2,383
25	Brix	Manche (50)	3.8	2,212
26 tied	Samoëns	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.8	2,253
26 tied	Villette-de-Vienne	Isère (38)	3.8	2,062
28 tied	Aime-la-Plagne	Savoie (73)	3.9	4,493
28 tied	Domloup	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	3,943
30 tied	La Roche-Blanche	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	3.9	3,358
30 tied	Ercé-près-Liffré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	2,072
32	Loiron-Ruillé	Mayenne (53)	3.9	2,806
33	Montbert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.9	3,459
34 tied	Mur-sur-Allier	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	4.0	3,172
34 tied	Gidy	Loiret (45)	4.0	2,118
34 tied	Azay-le-Brûlé	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.0	2,005
37	Saint-Mars-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.0	2,756
38 tied	Saint-Genès-Champanelle	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	4.0	4,149
38 tied	Les Auxons	Doubs (25)	4.0	2,586
40 tied	Vaulnaveys-le-Haut	Isère (38)	4.0	4,089
40 tied	Bozouls	Aveyron (12)	4.0	3,087
42 tied	Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey	Isère (38)	4.0	2,707
42 tied	La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.0	2,415
44 tied	Rives-du-Couesnon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.1	2,981
44 tied	Flavin	Aveyron (12)	4.1	2,471
44 tied	Luzinay	Isère (38)	4.1	2,471
47	Labaroche	Haut-Rhin (68)	4.1	2,292
48	Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.1	5,886
49 tied	Maisdon-sur-Sèvre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.1	3,148
49 tied	La Planche	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.1	2,853
49 tied	Saint-Clément-de-la-Place	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.1	2,207
52	Vouillé	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.1	3,699
53	Saint-Gelais	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.1	2,290
54	Milizac-Guipronvel	Finistère (29)	4.2	4,883
55	La Gaubretière	Vendée (85)	4.2	3,302
56 tied	Bourgvallées	Manche (50)	4.2	3,398
56 tied	Mieussy	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.2	2,592
58 tied	Ytrac	Cantal (15)	4.2	4,435
58 tied	Guécélard	Sarthe (72)	4.2	3,240
58 tied	Plaimpied-Givaudins	Cher (18)	4.2	2,151
61	Toussieu	Rhône (69)	4.2	3,220
62 tied	Romagné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.2	2,492
62 tied	Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.2	2,143
64 tied	Villaz	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.2	3,707
64 tied	Fontaine-Étoupefour	Calvados (14)	4.2	2,879
66 tied	Sainte-Consorce	Rhône (69)	4.2	2,227
66 tied	Mailly-le-Camp	Aube (10)	4.2	2,038
68 tied	Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure	Haute-Loire (43)	4.3	2,479
68 tied	Salles-la-Source	Aveyron (12)	4.3	2,405
68 tied	Séreilhac	Haute-Vienne (87)	4.3	2,029
71 tied	Megève	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.3	2,996
71 tied	Saint-Symphorien	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.3	2,058
73	Geudertheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	4.3	2,749
74	Orliénas	Rhône (69)	4.3	2,736
75 tied	Druelle Balsac	Aveyron (12)	4.3	3,274
75 tied	Offendorf	Bas-Rhin (67)	4.3	2,515
75 tied	Séez	Savoie (73)	4.3	2,509
78	La Chapelle-Heulin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.3	3,538
79	Manziat	Ain (01)	4.3	2,060
80	Marcellaz-Albanais	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.4	2,121
81 tied	Beaurepaire	Vendée (85)	4.4	2,453
81 tied	Le Temple-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	2,010
83	Griesheim-près-Molsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	4.4	2,382
84	Saint-Martin-d'Uriage	Isère (38)	4.4	5,840
85 tied	Rouillon	Sarthe (72)	4.4	2,666
85 tied	Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	2,485
87	Sébazac-Concourès	Aveyron (12)	4.4	3,305
88	Aigondigné	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.4	4,843
89 tied	Le Boupère	Vendée (85)	4.4	3,214
89 tied	La Biolle	Savoie (73)	4.4	2,999
89 tied	Sales	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.4	2,367
89 tied	Auffargis	Yvelines (78)	4.4	2,011
93 tied	Saint-Martin-en-Haut	Rhône (69)	4.5	4,086
93 tied	Eteaux	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.5	2,230
95	Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal	Seine-Maritime (76)	4.5	3,162
96 tied	Saint-Mars-du-Désert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	5,624
96 tied	Soubise	Charente-Maritime (17)	4.5	3,361
96 tied	Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	2,449
99	Terranjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.5	3,937
100 tied	Chaponnay	Rhône (69)	4.5	4,624

Source: INSEE, population census; unemployed people aged 15 to 64 as a share of the labor force aged 15 to 64, as reported in the census, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The towns in France with the lowest unemployment rate

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