Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest unemployment rate?

Assat (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has the lowest unemployment rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as reported in the census: 3.3%.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest unemployment rate?

In order: Assat (3.3%), Verneuil-sur-Vienne (3.8%), Azay-le-Brûlé (4.0%), Vouillé (4.1%), Saint-Gelais (4.1%), Séreilhac (4.3%), Saint-Symphorien (4.3%), Aigondigné (4.4%), Soubise (4.5%), and Saint-Just-le-Martel (4.5%).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest unemployment rate?

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) has the highest unemployment rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as reported in the census: 26.8%. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

572 out of 4,293. 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 572 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (Gironde) comes last with 26.8%.

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 unemployment rates in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	Assat	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.3	2,122
2	Verneuil-sur-Vienne	Haute-Vienne (87)	3.8	5,171
3	Azay-le-Brûlé	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.0	2,005
4	Vouillé	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.1	3,699
5	Saint-Gelais	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.1	2,290
6	Séreilhac	Haute-Vienne (87)	4.3	2,029
7	Saint-Symphorien	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.3	2,058
8	Aigondigné	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.4	4,843
9	Soubise	Charente-Maritime (17)	4.5	3,361
10	Saint-Just-le-Martel	Haute-Vienne (87)	4.5	2,660
11	Avanton	Vienne (86)	4.6	2,267
12	Nieuil-l'Espoir	Vienne (86)	4.6	2,685
13	La Brède	Gironde (33)	4.7	4,904
14	Nouaillé-Maupertuis	Vienne (86)	4.8	3,027
15	Sèvres-Anxaumont	Vienne (86)	4.8	2,470
16	Brie	Charente (16)	4.8	4,190
17	Boisseuil	Haute-Vienne (87)	4.9	3,073
18	Saint-Julien-l'Ars	Vienne (86)	4.9	2,935
19	Itxassou	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.0	2,293
20	Bosmie-l'Aiguille	Haute-Vienne (87)	5.1	2,704
21	Saint-Selve	Gironde (33)	5.1	3,799
22	Chaptelat	Haute-Vienne (87)	5.1	2,111
23	Briscous	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.1	3,038
24	Villedoux	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.1	2,195
25	Naves	Corrèze (19)	5.3	2,477
26	Urt	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.3	2,395
27	Vérines	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.3	2,421
28 tied	Martillac	Gironde (33)	5.4	3,697
28 tied	Saint-Gence	Haute-Vienne (87)	5.4	2,244
30	Quinsac	Gironde (33)	5.4	2,254
31	Camblanes-et-Meynac	Gironde (33)	5.4	3,333
32	Arsac	Gironde (33)	5.4	4,191
33	Bouliac	Gironde (33)	5.5	3,875
34	La Crèche	Deux-Sèvres (79)	5.5	5,797
35	Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	5.5	3,500
36 tied	Champcevinel	Dordogne (24)	5.5	3,197
36 tied	Barsac	Gironde (33)	5.5	2,089
38	Échiré	Deux-Sèvres (79)	5.5	3,646
39	Mauléon	Deux-Sèvres (79)	5.6	8,855
40	Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Vienne (86)	5.6	5,440
41	Montamisé	Vienne (86)	5.6	3,796
42	Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans	Gironde (33)	5.6	3,450
43	Avensan	Gironde (33)	5.6	3,173
44	Cissé	Vienne (86)	5.7	2,917
45	Le Vigen	Haute-Vienne (87)	5.7	2,346
46	Portets	Gironde (33)	5.7	2,651
47	Prahecq	Deux-Sèvres (79)	5.7	2,315
48	Macau	Gironde (33)	5.8	4,629
49	Iteuil	Vienne (86)	5.8	3,046
50	Saint-Jean-de-Liversay	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.9	3,107
51	Martignas-sur-Jalle	Gironde (33)	5.9	8,204
52	Mées	Landes (40)	6.0	2,083
53	Villefranque	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.0	3,143
54	Ussac	Corrèze (19)	6.0	4,444
55 tied	Sadirac	Gironde (33)	6.0	4,840
55 tied	Cabanac-et-Villagrains	Gironde (33)	6.0	2,440
57	Sainte-Hélène	Gironde (33)	6.0	3,159
58	Roullet-Saint-Estèphe	Charente (16)	6.1	4,422
59 tied	Rilhac-Rancon	Haute-Vienne (87)	6.1	4,876
59 tied	Andilly	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.1	2,405
61	Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.1	2,182
62	Pompaire	Deux-Sèvres (79)	6.2	2,098
63 tied	Saint-Agnant	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.2	2,858
63 tied	La Lande-de-Fronsac	Gironde (33)	6.2	2,786
63 tied	Quinçay	Vienne (86)	6.2	2,197
63 tied	Sainte-Féréole	Corrèze (19)	6.2	2,130
67	Ludon-Médoc	Gironde (33)	6.2	5,628
68 tied	Bassussarry	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.3	3,499
68 tied	Saint-Germain-du-Puch	Gironde (33)	6.3	2,357
70	Cosnac	Corrèze (19)	6.3	3,139
71 tied	Le Pian-Médoc	Gironde (33)	6.3	7,446
71 tied	Landiras	Gironde (33)	6.3	2,359
73 tied	Champniers	Charente (16)	6.3	5,353
73 tied	Beychac-et-Caillau	Gironde (33)	6.3	2,648
73 tied	Ger	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.3	2,189
76	Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.3	2,053
77	Arbonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.3	2,525
78	Larressore	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.4	2,213
79	Couzeix	Haute-Vienne (87)	6.4	10,328
80	Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre	Deux-Sèvres (79)	6.4	5,290
81	Veyrac	Haute-Vienne (87)	6.4	2,178
82	Valdivienne	Vienne (86)	6.4	2,776
83	Listrac-Médoc	Gironde (33)	6.4	2,849
84	La Forêt-sur-Sèvre	Deux-Sèvres (79)	6.5	2,299
85	Asson	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.5	2,050
86	Saint-Médard-d'Aunis	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.5	2,457
87	Salles	Gironde (33)	6.5	8,335
88	Cénac	Gironde (33)	6.5	2,233
89	Saint-Jean-d'Illac	Gironde (33)	6.5	9,817
90	Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux	Vienne (86)	6.5	4,446
91	Roches-Prémarie-Andillé	Vienne (86)	6.6	2,216
92	Cestas	Gironde (33)	6.6	16,937
93	Mios	Gironde (33)	6.6	12,227
94	Garat	Charente (16)	6.7	2,148
95	Mouguerre	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.7	5,583
96 tied	Magnac-sur-Touvre	Charente (16)	6.7	3,318
96 tied	Montardon	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.7	2,729
98	Vivonne	Vienne (86)	6.7	4,628
99 tied	Sainte-Soulle	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.7	5,133
99 tied	Targon	Gironde (33)	6.7	2,102

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest unemployment rate

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