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2026 ranking · access to general practitioners (APL)

Medical deserts: the towns in Hauts-de-France with the poorest access to general practitioners

Audignicourt (Aisne) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Hauts-de-France: 0.5 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Loconville (Oise, 0.6 visits per inhabitant per year) and Vassens (Aisne, 0.6 visits per inhabitant per year).

3,782 towns ranked

Audignicourt, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stAudignicourt 0.5visits/yr Aisne
  2. 2ndLoconville 0.6visits/yr Oise
  3. 3rdVassens 0.6visits/yr Aisne

This ranking covers all 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Englos (Nord) comes last with 11.5 visits per inhabitant per year.

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: medical deserts in Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Visits per inhabitant per year Proportional bar Population
1 Audignicourt Aisne (02) 0.5 105
2 Loconville Oise (60) 0.6 338
3 Vassens Aisne (02) 0.6 174
4 Baives Nord (59) 0.6 163
5 Alquines Pas-de-Calais (62) 0.7 994
6 Hautevesnes Aisne (02) 0.7 171
7 Neuville-Bosc Oise (60) 0.7 479
8 Monts Oise (60) 0.7 188
9 Monneville Oise (60) 0.8 789
10 Lalandelle Oise (60) 0.8 514
11 Flavacourt Oise (60) 0.8 699
12 Lierval Aisne (02) 0.8 117
13 Morsain Aisne (02) 0.8 474
14 Ivry-le-Temple Oise (60) 0.8 893
15 Courchamps Aisne (02) 0.8 83
16 Sanghen Pas-de-Calais (62) 0.8 321
17 Montchevreuil Oise (60) 0.8 1,348
18 Sérifontaine Oise (60) 0.8 2,811
19 Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise (60) 0.8 3,382
20 tied Novillers Oise (60) 0.9 397
20 tied Sommelans Aisne (02) 0.9 58
22 Villeneuve-les-Sablons Oise (60) 0.9 1,222
23 Journy Pas-de-Calais (62) 0.9 313
24 Épagny Aisne (02) 0.9 344
25 Droizy Aisne (02) 0.9 76
26 Mortefontaine-en-Thelle Oise (60) 0.9 969
27 Nouvron-Vingré Aisne (02) 0.9 205
28 Pouilly Oise (60) 0.9 153
29 tied Fay-les-Étangs Oise (60) 0.9 483
29 tied Chavençon Oise (60) 0.9 164
31 Énencourt-Léage Oise (60) 0.9 126
32 Eppe-Sauvage Nord (59) 0.9 245
33 Monthiers Aisne (02) 0.9 157
34 Moustier-en-Fagne Nord (59) 0.9 63
35 Dieudonné Oise (60) 0.9 993
36 Licques Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.0 1,701
37 Alembon Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.0 635
38 Lormaison Oise (60) 1.0 1,265
39 Priez Aisne (02) 1.0 56
40 Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers Oise (60) 1.0 1,662
41 tied Fleury Oise (60) 1.0 603
41 tied Senots Oise (60) 1.0 341
43 Audrehem Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.0 530
44 Lavilletertre Oise (60) 1.0 638
45 Artemps Aisne (02) 1.0 367
46 Le Vauroux Oise (60) 1.0 504
47 tied Bouvelinghem Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.0 264
47 tied Tourly Oise (60) 1.0 161
49 Villers-Saint-Sépulcre Oise (60) 1.0 966
50 Gussignies Nord (59) 1.1 356
51 Herbinghen Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.1 422
52 Saint-Algis Aisne (02) 1.1 150
53 Clerques Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.1 316
54 Hénonville Oise (60) 1.1 944
55 tied Antilly Oise (60) 1.1 276
55 tied Bourguignon-sous-Coucy Aisne (02) 1.1 105
57 Thibivillers Oise (60) 1.1 220
58 Bousignies-sur-Roc Nord (59) 1.1 380
59 Le Vaumain Oise (60) 1.1 408
60 Chavigny Aisne (02) 1.1 156
61 Lachapelle-Saint-Pierre Oise (60) 1.1 843
62 Trefcon Aisne (02) 1.1 82
63 Lafraye Oise (60) 1.1 347
64 Puiseux-en-Bray Oise (60) 1.1 406
65 Erloy Aisne (02) 1.2 98
66 Le Mesnil-Théribus Oise (60) 1.2 788
67 tied Landrethun-lès-Ardres Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.2 798
67 tied Vaux-en-Vermandois Aisne (02) 1.2 147
69 La Corne-en-Vexin Oise (60) 1.2 554
70 Silly-Tillard Oise (60) 1.2 459
71 Beaumont-les-Nonains Oise (60) 1.2 346
72 Fresne-Léguillon Oise (60) 1.2 441
73 Reilly Oise (60) 1.2 119
74 Marigny-en-Orxois Aisne (02) 1.2 537
75 Bonningues-lès-Ardres Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.2 652
76 tied Valdampierre Oise (60) 1.2 956
76 tied Germaine Aisne (02) 1.2 86
78 Lanches-Saint-Hilaire Somme (80) 1.2 135
79 Boutencourt Oise (60) 1.2 217
80 Sainte-Geneviève Oise (60) 1.2 3,556
81 Haut-Loquin Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.2 190
82 Erquery Oise (60) 1.2 601
83 Mesnil-Domqueur Somme (80) 1.2 90
84 Charly-sur-Marne Aisne (02) 1.2 2,631
85 Lanchy Aisne (02) 1.2 40
86 Jaméricourt Oise (60) 1.2 311
87 Lamécourt Oise (60) 1.2 198
88 Wallers-en-Fagne Nord (59) 1.2 289
89 tied Saint-Aubin Aisne (02) 1.2 280
89 tied Selens Aisne (02) 1.2 205
91 Baron Oise (60) 1.2 750
92 Trosly-Loire Aisne (02) 1.3 547
93 Fresnoy-en-Thelle Oise (60) 1.3 891
94 Porcheux Oise (60) 1.3 693
95 Étavigny Oise (60) 1.3 186
96 Veuilly-la-Poterie Aisne (02) 1.3 157
97 Billy-sur-Ourcq Aisne (02) 1.3 198
98 Laboissière-en-Thelle Oise (60) 1.3 1,346
99 tied Fluquières Aisne (02) 1.3 198
99 tied Moulin-sous-Touvent Oise (60) 1.3 192

Source: DREES (French Ministry of Health), localized potential accessibility (APL) to general practitioners; general practitioner office and home visits accessible per inhabitant per year (APL). Not ranked: communes whose APL is not published. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Medical deserts in Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Audignicourt (Aisne) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Hauts-de-France: 0.5 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the poorest access to general practitioners?

In order: Audignicourt (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Loconville (0.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Vassens (0.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Baives (0.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Alquines (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Hautevesnes (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Neuville-Bosc (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Monts (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Monneville (0.8 visits per inhabitant per year), and Lalandelle (0.8 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the best access to general practitioners?

Englos (Nord) has the best access to general practitioners in Hauts-de-France: 11.5 visits per inhabitant per year. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the best access to general practitioners.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

All of them: the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France appear in this ranking.

How is access to doctors measured?

Localized potential accessibility (APL), calculated by DREES, the statistics office of the French Ministry of Health, measures how many general practitioner visits each inhabitant can access per year. It takes into account doctors in the commune and in nearby communes, how much they work, and the age of the population. In its studies, DREES describes communes with an APL below 2.5 visits per inhabitant per year as underserved. Values are high in tourist resorts, where doctors also serve a seasonal population.

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