Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest unemployment rate?

La Cadière-d'Azur (Var) has the lowest unemployment rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as reported in the census: 4.8%.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest unemployment rate?

In order: La Cadière-d'Azur (4.8%), Coudoux (5.0%), Cabriès (5.4%), Meyreuil (5.6%), Mimet (5.7%), Saint-Savournin (5.8%), Saint-Martin-du-Var (5.8%), Aspremont (5.9%), Plan-de-Cuques (6.0%), and Colomars (6.1%).

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest unemployment rate?

Avignon (Vaucluse) has the highest unemployment rate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as reported in the census: 20.0%. See the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest unemployment rate.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

336 out of 946. 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (2026): Town Ranking (Census)

This ranking covers 336 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Avignon (Vaucluse) comes last with 20.0%.

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
1	La Cadière-d'Azur	Var (83)	4.8	5,771
2	Coudoux	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.0	3,905
3	Cabriès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.4	10,610
4	Meyreuil	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.6	6,837
5	Mimet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.7	4,336
6	Saint-Savournin	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	5.8	3,467
7	Saint-Martin-du-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	5.8	3,465
8	Aspremont	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	5.9	2,390
9	Plan-de-Cuques	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.0	11,726
10	Colomars	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.1	3,439
11	Le Bar-sur-Loup	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.1	3,035
12 tied	La Turbie	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.1	3,113
12 tied	Paradou	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.1	2,217
14	Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume	Var (83)	6.2	2,570
15	La Gaude	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.2	7,384
16 tied	Saint-Victoret	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.2	6,758
16 tied	Opio	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.2	2,598
16 tied	Belcodène	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.2	2,046
19	Gréasque	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.3	4,640
20	La Colle-sur-Loup	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.4	8,349
21	Biot	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.5	10,845
22	Le Rove	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.5	5,297
23	Velaux	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.5	9,090
24	Peypin	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.5	5,870
25	Gattières	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.6	4,403
26	Falicon	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.7	2,232
27	Gémenos	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.7	6,712
28	Maillane	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.7	2,825
29	Méounes-lès-Montrieux	Var (83)	6.8	2,306
30	Fuveau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.8	10,564
31	Roquefort-les-Pins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.9	7,485
32	Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne	Vaucluse (84)	6.9	3,638
33	Lamanon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	6.9	2,134
34	Pourrières	Var (83)	6.9	5,753
35	L'Escarène	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	6.9	2,598
36	Évenos	Var (83)	7.0	2,434
37 tied	Venelles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.0	8,581
37 tied	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.0	2,356
39	Guillestre	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.0	2,377
40	Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	4,149
41	Levens	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	5,431
42	Saint-Jeannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	4,550
43 tied	Pégomas	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	8,342
43 tied	La Roquette-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.1	5,770
45	Vernègues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.2	2,206
46	Lançon-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.2	10,048
47 tied	La Bâtie-Neuve	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.2	2,699
47 tied	Barcelonnette	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	7.2	2,674
47 tied	Saint-Étienne-du-Grès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.2	2,532
50	Contes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.2	7,993
51 tied	Châteauneuf-le-Rouge	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.3	2,434
51 tied	Cadolive	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.3	2,279
53	Châteauneuf-Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.3	3,901
54	Solliès-Toucas	Var (83)	7.3	6,372
55	Pierrefeu-du-Var	Var (83)	7.3	6,187
56	Allauch	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.4	21,657
57 tied	Briançon	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.4	11,744
57 tied	Rocbaron	Var (83)	7.4	5,755
57 tied	Tourrette-Levens	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.4	4,658
60	La Fare-les-Oliviers	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	9,152
61 tied	Grans	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	5,579
61 tied	Le Tholonet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.5	2,448
63	Roquefort-la-Bédoule	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.6	5,859
64	Montauroux	Var (83)	7.6	7,321
65	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.6	22,791
66	Ensuès-la-Redonne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.7	5,855
67	Carry-le-Rouet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.7	5,839
68 tied	Bouc-Bel-Air	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.7	15,679
68 tied	La Bouilladisse	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.7	6,644
70	Cap-d'Ail	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.7	4,571
71	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.7	2,148
72	Nans-les-Pins	Var (83)	7.8	5,309
73	Le Revest-les-Eaux	Var (83)	7.8	4,139
74 tied	La Farlède	Var (83)	7.8	10,162
74 tied	Bédarrides	Vaucluse (84)	7.8	5,753
76 tied	Chorges	Hautes-Alpes (05)	7.9	3,211
76 tied	Althen-des-Paluds	Vaucluse (84)	7.9	3,022
78	Le Rouret	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.9	4,314
79	Peille	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.9	2,145
80 tied	Meyrargues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.9	3,911
80 tied	Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	7.9	3,748
82 tied	La Destrousse	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.9	4,179
82 tied	Mollégès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	7.9	2,694
84	Beaulieu-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	8.0	3,909
85	Pélissanne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.0	11,319
86	Charleval	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.0	2,687
87	Villeneuve	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.1	4,452
88	Puget-Ville	Var (83)	8.1	4,659
89	Éguilles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.2	8,642
90	Alleins	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.2	2,919
91	Cheval-Blanc	Vaucluse (84)	8.2	4,442
92	Mouriès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.2	3,587
93	Peynier	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.3	3,814
94	Saint-Zacharie	Var (83)	8.3	5,951
95	La Tour-d'Aigues	Vaucluse (84)	8.3	4,517
96	Pierrevert	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	8.3	4,055
97 tied	Le Pradet	Var (83)	8.4	11,141
97 tied	Gignac-la-Nerthe	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.4	10,432
99	Eyguières	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.4	7,254
100	Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	8.4	6,046

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest unemployment rate

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