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The towns in France with the most hotel rooms and campsites

Paris has the most hotel rooms and campsites in France: 88,008 rooms and campsites. Next come Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales, 13,276 rooms and campsites) and Nice (Alpes-Maritimes, 10,919 rooms and campsites).

7,752 towns ranked out of 34,875

Paris, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. View of Paris 1stParis 88,008rooms & sites Paris
  2. 2ndArgelès-sur-Mer 13,276rooms & sites Pyrénées-Orientales
  3. View of Nice 3rdNice 10,919rooms & sites Alpes-Maritimes

This ranking covers 7,752 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with no hotel or campground. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Soleilhas (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) comes last with 5 rooms and campsites.

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: most hotel rooms and campsites in France

Rank Town Department Rooms and campsites Proportional bar Population
1 Paris Paris (75) 88,008 2,119,412
2 Argelès-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 13,276 10,936
3 Nice Alpes-Maritimes (06) 10,919 360,710
4 Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 9,126 13,520
5 Agde Hérault (34) 8,692 30,340
6 Lyon Rhône (69) 8,370 525,314
7 Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 7,660 892,391
8 Saint-Jean-de-Monts Vendée (85) 7,535 9,079
9 Vias Hérault (34) 7,523 6,024
10 Les Mathes Charente-Maritime (17) 7,191 2,210
11 Fréjus Var (83) 7,082 60,503
12 Roissy-en-France Val-d'Oise (95) 6,511 2,699
13 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Vendée (85) 6,432 13,344
14 Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 6,222 8,661
15 Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 5,989 296,552
16 Vendays-Montalivet Gironde (33) 5,838 2,877
17 Bordeaux Gironde (33) 5,796 271,552
18 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 5,744 519,940
19 Cannes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 5,647 75,105
20 Dolus-d'Oléron Charente-Maritime (17) 5,239 3,256
21 Hyères Var (83) 5,212 56,763
22 Biscarrosse Landes (40) 5,001 16,203
23 La Tranche-sur-Mer Vendée (85) 4,989 3,191
24 Sérignan Hérault (34) 4,940 8,772
25 Saint-Georges-d'Oléron Charente-Maritime (17) 4,917 4,123
26 Les Sables-d'Olonne Vendée (85) 4,892 50,924
27 Porto-Vecchio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 4,330 11,387
28 Lille Nord (59) 3,980 240,109
29 Le Barcarès Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3,875 6,147
30 Messanges Landes (40) 3,734 1,113
31 Vendres Hérault (34) 3,672 2,685
32 Lège-Cap-Ferret Gironde (33) 3,295 8,041
33 Marseillan Hérault (34) 3,249 8,495
34 Grimaud Var (83) 3,188 4,651
35 Quend Somme (80) 3,149 1,305
36 Carnac Morbihan (56) 3,120 4,299
37 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie (74) 3,104 9,023
38 Coupvray Seine-et-Marne (77) 3,092 3,099
39 Lacanau Gironde (33) 3,085 5,853
40 Saint-Raphaël Var (83) 3,058 37,704
41 Vielle-Saint-Girons Landes (40) 3,036 1,567
42 Montpellier Hérault (34) 3,018 313,712
43 Grayan-et-l'Hôpital Gironde (33) 2,994 1,565
44 Narbonne Aude (11) 2,988 58,669
45 Saint-Malo Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 2,963 48,675
46 Avignon Vaucluse (84) 2,930 93,567
47 Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 2,912 152,854
48 Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2,898 15,268
49 Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 2,885 332,515
50 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 2,760 164,963
51 Ramatuelle Var (83) 2,753 1,921
52 Reims Marne (51) 2,670 180,733
53 Soulac-sur-Mer Gironde (33) 2,629 3,135
54 Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme (63) 2,607 148,795
55 Bormes-les-Mimosas Var (83) 2,598 8,637
56 Bidart Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2,557 7,830
57 Canet-en-Roussillon Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 2,549 13,460
58 Courbevoie Hauts-de-Seine (92) 2,465 83,480
59 Annecy Haute-Savoie (74) 2,430 134,985
60 La Teste-de-Buch Gironde (33) 2,378 27,909
61 Palavas-les-Flots Hérault (34) 2,359 6,176
62 Antibes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 2,307 78,612
63 Fouesnant Finistère (29) 2,303 10,951
64 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Vienne (86) 2,300 4,808
65 Hourtin Gironde (33) 2,260 4,124
66 Calvi Haute-Corse (2B) 2,206 5,869
67 Sarzeau Morbihan (56) 2,199 9,377
68 Tremblay-en-France Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 2,197 38,519
69 Torreilles Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 2,180 3,821
70 Carcans Gironde (33) 2,177 2,453
71 Tours Indre-et-Loire (37) 2,143 141,746
72 Magny-le-Hongre Seine-et-Marne (77) 2,135 9,253
73 Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 2,129 234,950
74 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 2,122 81,843
75 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 2,116 2,457
76 Pornic Loire-Atlantique (44) 2,111 19,257
77 Courchevel Savoie (73) 2,076 2,366
78 Chessy Seine-et-Marne (77) 2,067 7,840
79 Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2,066 26,879
80 Labenne Landes (40) 2,063 7,304
81 Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 2,058 149,936
82 Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 2,037 119,165
83 Arles Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 2,033 52,515
84 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc Ardèche (07) 2,027 2,447
85 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré Charente-Maritime (17) 2,024 2,159
86 Fleury Aude (11) 2,017 4,284
87 Bretignolles-sur-Mer Vendée (85) 2,006 5,446
88 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Charente-Maritime (17) 2,003 5,189
89 Quiberon Morbihan (56) 1,992 4,955
90 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 1,985 3,906
91 Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 1,978 131,817
92 Rang-du-Fliers Pas-de-Calais (62) 1,975 4,414
93 Longeville-sur-Mer Vendée (85) 1,970 2,660
94 Erquy Côtes-d'Armor (22) 1,962 4,036
95 Saint-Cyprien Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1,936 12,210
96 Portiragnes Hérault (34) 1,920 3,592
97 Bénodet Finistère (29) 1,914 3,924
98 Valras-Plage Hérault (34) 1,907 4,489
99 Roquebrune-sur-Argens Var (83) 1,889 15,660
100 Castellane Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 1,888 1,503

Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity of communes; hotel rooms and campsites listed on January 1. Not ranked: towns with no hotel or campground. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most hotel rooms and campsites in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the most hotel rooms and campsites?

Paris has the most hotel rooms and campsites in France: 88,008 rooms and campsites.

What are the 10 towns in France with the most hotel rooms and campsites?

In order: Paris (88,008 rooms and campsites), Argelès-sur-Mer (13,276 rooms and campsites), Nice (10,919 rooms and campsites), Lourdes (9,126 rooms and campsites), Agde (8,692 rooms and campsites), Lyon (8,370 rooms and campsites), Marseille (7,660 rooms and campsites), Saint-Jean-de-Monts (7,535 rooms and campsites), Vias (7,523 rooms and campsites), and Les Mathes (7,191 rooms and campsites).

How many towns in France are ranked?

7,752 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with no hotel or campground.

What does this ranking count?

It adds up the rooms of all hotels (rated or not) and the campsites of all campgrounds listed by INSEE on January 1. Other group accommodation (tourist residences, holiday villages) and furnished vacation rentals are not counted. Large cities, which also host business travelers, come out on top; the ranking per inhabitant highlights the towns where tourism weighs most.

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