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2026 ranking · access to general practitioners (APL)

Medical deserts: the towns in Normandy with the poorest access to general practitioners

Le Mont-Saint-Michel (Manche) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Normandy: 0.5 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Mont-Ormel (Orne, 0.7 visits per inhabitant per year) and Coudehard (Orne, 0.7 visits per inhabitant per year).

2,644 towns ranked

Le Mont-Saint-Michel, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stLe Mont-Saint-Michel 0.5visits/yr Manche
  2. 2ndMont-Ormel 0.7visits/yr Orne
  3. 3rdCoudehard 0.7visits/yr Orne

This ranking covers all 2,644 towns in Normandy. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Tourville-la-Rivière (Seine-Maritime) comes last with 8.3 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 Normandy

Rank Town Department Visits per inhabitant per year Proportional bar Population
1 Le Mont-Saint-Michel Manche (50) 0.5 24
2 Mont-Ormel Orne (61) 0.7 53
3 Coudehard Orne (61) 0.7 78
4 Fermanville Manche (50) 0.8 1,315
5 tied Neauphe-sur-Dive Orne (61) 0.9 134
5 tied Écorches Orne (61) 0.9 102
7 Droisy Eure (27) 0.9 464
8 Le Mesnil-Fuguet Eure (27) 1.0 203
9 Louvières-en-Auge Orne (61) 1.0 92
10 Carneville Manche (50) 1.0 245
11 La Roquette Eure (27) 1.0 237
12 Feuguerolles Eure (27) 1.0 169
13 Gaudreville-la-Rivière Eure (27) 1.0 236
14 Fains Eure (27) 1.1 419
15 Saint-Germain-des-Angles Eure (27) 1.1 176
16 Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois Orne (61) 1.1 294
17 Sylvains-Lès-Moulins Eure (27) 1.1 1,312
18 Champosoult Orne (61) 1.1 105
19 Aulnay-sur-Iton Eure (27) 1.1 726
20 Mesnils-sur-Iton Eure (27) 1.1 6,291
21 Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei Orne (61) 1.1 115
22 tied La Vieille-Lyre Eure (27) 1.1 665
22 tied La Neuve-Lyre Eure (27) 1.1 514
22 tied Bérengeville-la-Campagne Eure (27) 1.1 339
25 tied Vicq-sur-Mer Manche (50) 1.1 1,110
25 tied Le Plessis-Hébert Eure (27) 1.1 412
27 Saint-Pois Manche (50) 1.1 459
28 Mesnil-Rousset Eure (27) 1.1 85
29 Crouttes Orne (61) 1.1 311
30 Marais-Vernier Eure (27) 1.1 478
31 Tilleul-Dame-Agnès Eure (27) 1.1 202
32 Lisores Calvados (14) 1.2 269
33 Le Mesnil-Jourdain Eure (27) 1.2 243
34 Le Val-Doré Eure (27) 1.2 943
35 Bois-Anzeray Eure (27) 1.2 195
36 Notre-Dame-du-Hamel Eure (27) 1.2 198
37 Saint-Élier Eure (27) 1.2 409
38 Rouvray Eure (27) 1.2 268
39 tied Lignerolles Eure (27) 1.2 370
39 tied Villettes Eure (27) 1.2 176
39 tied Champ-Dolent Eure (27) 1.2 64
42 Saint-Ouen-le-Brisoult Orne (61) 1.2 129
43 Lingeard Manche (50) 1.2 83
44 Perriers-en-Beauficel Manche (50) 1.2 213
45 Montreuil-la-Cambe Orne (61) 1.2 82
46 Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons Orne (61) 1.2 72
47 Vexin-sur-Epte Eure (27) 1.2 6,141
48 Canappeville Eure (27) 1.2 712
49 Burey Eure (27) 1.2 417
50 Champigny-la-Futelaye Eure (27) 1.2 275
51 La Trinité-de-Réville Eure (27) 1.3 257
52 tied Brouains Manche (50) 1.3 144
52 tied Avrilly Orne (61) 1.3 96
54 Le Mesnil-Véneron Manche (50) 1.3 109
55 La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre Eure (27) 1.3 290
56 Graignes-Mesnil-Angot Manche (50) 1.3 891
57 Le Noyer-en-Ouche Eure (27) 1.3 197
58 Houetteville Eure (27) 1.3 196
59 Ginai Orne (61) 1.3 74
60 La Croisille Eure (27) 1.3 412
61 La Lande-de-Goult Orne (61) 1.3 187
62 Pouvrai Orne (61) 1.3 104
63 tied Ménilles Eure (27) 1.3 1,739
63 tied Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières Eure (27) 1.3 150
65 Tourneville Eure (27) 1.3 343
66 Courdemanche Eure (27) 1.3 601
67 Auvillars Calvados (14) 1.3 242
68 Saint-Martin-de-Varreville Manche (50) 1.3 177
69 Bois-Normand-près-Lyre Eure (27) 1.3 376
70 Illiers-l'Évêque Eure (27) 1.3 1,020
71 tied Tournai-sur-Dive Orne (61) 1.3 299
71 tied Coulonces Orne (61) 1.3 216
73 tied Bordeaux-Saint-Clair Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 679
73 tied Bénouville Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 170
75 Villiers-en-Désœuvre Eure (27) 1.4 873
76 Beaubray Eure (27) 1.4 343
77 Vernix Manche (50) 1.4 158
78 Bois-le-Roi Eure (27) 1.4 1,261
79 Nogent-le-Sec Eure (27) 1.4 433
80 Pacy-sur-Eure Eure (27) 1.4 5,152
81 Verneusses Eure (27) 1.4 181
82 La Bazoque Calvados (14) 1.4 194
83 Les Champeaux Orne (61) 1.4 96
84 Le Mesnil-Gilbert Manche (50) 1.4 149
85 Repentigny Calvados (14) 1.4 106
86 Rumesnil Calvados (14) 1.4 88
87 Sainte-Marthe Eure (27) 1.4 507
88 La Houssaye Eure (27) 1.4 213
89 Le Renouard Orne (61) 1.4 205
90 tied Vinnemerville Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 225
90 tied L'Hosmes Eure (27) 1.4 66
92 Le Fidelaire Eure (27) 1.4 1,049
93 Marbois Eure (27) 1.4 1,355
94 Saint-Marcouf Manche (50) 1.4 361
95 Écaquelon Eure (27) 1.4 626
96 Val-de-Vie Calvados (14) 1.4 510
97 Morigny Manche (50) 1.4 72
98 tied Étretat Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 1,114
98 tied Nagel-Séez-Mesnil Eure (27) 1.4 334
100 Hécourt Eure (27) 1.4 331

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 Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Le Mont-Saint-Michel (Manche) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Normandy: 0.5 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Normandy with the poorest access to general practitioners?

In order: Le Mont-Saint-Michel (0.5 visits per inhabitant per year), Mont-Ormel (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Coudehard (0.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Fermanville (0.8 visits per inhabitant per year), Neauphe-sur-Dive (0.9 visits per inhabitant per year), Écorches (0.9 visits per inhabitant per year), Droisy (0.9 visits per inhabitant per year), Le Mesnil-Fuguet (1.0 visits per inhabitant per year), Louvières-en-Auge (1.0 visits per inhabitant per year), and Carneville (1.0 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Normandy has the best access to general practitioners?

Tourville-la-Rivière (Seine-Maritime) has the best access to general practitioners in Normandy: 8.3 visits per inhabitant per year. See the towns in Normandy with the best access to general practitioners.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

All of them: the 2,644 towns in Normandy 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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