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The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the most hotel rooms and campsites

Q: Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the most hotel rooms and campsites?

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 7,191 rooms and campsites.

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 7,191 rooms and campsites. Next come Vendays-Montalivet (Gironde, 5,838 rooms and campsites) and Bordeaux (Gironde, 5,796 rooms and campsites).

1,042 towns ranked out of 4,293

Les Mathes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 1,042 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Not ranked: towns with no hotel or campground. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Augne (Haute-Vienne) 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Rooms and campsites	Population
1	Les Mathes	Charente-Maritime (17)	7,191	2,210
2	Vendays-Montalivet	Gironde (33)	5,838	2,877
3	Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	5,796	271,552
4	Dolus-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	5,239	3,256
5	Biscarrosse	Landes (40)	5,001	16,203
6	Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	4,917	4,123
7	Messanges	Landes (40)	3,734	1,113
8	Lège-Cap-Ferret	Gironde (33)	3,295	8,041
9	Lacanau	Gironde (33)	3,085	5,853
10	Vielle-Saint-Girons	Landes (40)	3,036	1,567
11	Grayan-et-l'Hôpital	Gironde (33)	2,994	1,565
12	Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2,898	15,268
13	Soulac-sur-Mer	Gironde (33)	2,629	3,135
14	Bidart	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2,557	7,830
15	La Teste-de-Buch	Gironde (33)	2,378	27,909
16	Chasseneuil-du-Poitou	Vienne (86)	2,300	4,808
17	Hourtin	Gironde (33)	2,260	4,124
18	Carcans	Gironde (33)	2,177	2,453
19	La Rochelle	Charente-Maritime (17)	2,122	81,843
20	Biarritz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2,066	26,879
21	Labenne	Landes (40)	2,063	7,304
22	Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	2,024	2,159
23	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne	Charente-Maritime (17)	2,003	5,189
24	Saint-Palais-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,985	3,906
25	Limoges	Haute-Vienne (87)	1,978	131,817
26	Sanguinet	Landes (40)	1,875	4,817
27	Seignosse	Landes (40)	1,873	4,189
28	Mimizan	Landes (40)	1,841	7,814
29	La Tremblade	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,766	4,704
30	Moliets-et-Maa	Landes (40)	1,723	1,321
31	Hendaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1,669	18,506
32	Lit-et-Mixe	Landes (40)	1,638	1,760
33 tied	Capbreton	Landes (40)	1,598	9,453
33 tied	Saint-Denis-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,598	1,385
35	Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,541	6,731
36	Saint-Julien-en-Born	Landes (40)	1,532	1,819
37	Urrugne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1,516	10,851
38	Le Porge	Gironde (33)	1,495	3,507
39	Mérignac	Gironde (33)	1,422	78,946
40	Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,417	19,985
41	Parentis-en-Born	Landes (40)	1,288	7,780
42	Aureilhan	Landes (40)	1,285	1,165
43	Meschers-sur-Gironde	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,275	3,245
44	Dax	Landes (40)	1,191	22,972
45	Saint-Trojan-les-Bains	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,149	1,136
46	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	1,096	9,099
47	Saint-Augustin	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,084	1,543
48	Poitiers	Vienne (86)	1,075	92,187
49	Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	Landes (40)	1,051	14,981
50	Gastes	Landes (40)	1,049	942
51	Arcachon	Gironde (33)	1,031	11,396
52	La Flotte	Charente-Maritime (17)	1,005	3,200
53	Vaux-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	979	4,083
54	Le Château-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	976	4,446
55	Bayonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	965	55,590
56	Andernos-les-Bains	Gironde (33)	952	13,000
57	Boulazac Isle Manoire	Dordogne (24)	948	11,105
58	Sainte-Marie-de-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	932	3,495
59	La Couarde-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	920	1,129
60	Châtelaillon-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	918	6,750
61	Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains	Landes (40)	871	1,712
62	Azur	Landes (40)	842	1,009
63	Pau	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	840	81,891
64	Léon	Landes (40)	791	2,345
65	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	788	48,330
66	Anglet	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	785	44,406
67	Ars-en-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	783	1,327
68	Naujac-sur-Mer	Gironde (33)	764	1,131
69 tied	Niort	Deux-Sèvres (79)	758	61,675
69 tied	Ondres	Landes (40)	758	6,627
71	Saint-Martin-de-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	756	2,379
72	Lanton	Gironde (33)	731	7,477
73	Soustons	Landes (40)	724	8,917
74	Arès	Gironde (33)	709	6,606
75 tied	Saint-Just-Luzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	692	2,164
75 tied	Saint-Clément-des-Baleines	Charente-Maritime (17)	692	705
77	Vitrac	Dordogne (24)	691	877
78	Saintes	Charente-Maritime (17)	686	26,773
79	Fouras	Charente-Maritime (17)	672	4,224
80	Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	670	7,459
81 tied	Breuillet	Charente-Maritime (17)	633	3,113
81 tied	Les Eyzies	Dordogne (24)	633	1,151
83	Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born	Landes (40)	617	1,475
84	Sainte-Nathalène	Dordogne (24)	615	665
85	Le Grand-Village-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	614	1,122
86	Rochefort	Charente-Maritime (17)	604	24,081
87	Médis	Charente-Maritime (17)	591	3,231
88	Monceaux-sur-Dordogne	Corrèze (19)	585	643
89	Neuvic	Corrèze (19)	568	1,813
90	Carsac-Aillac	Dordogne (24)	566	1,616
91	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée	Charente-Maritime (17)	558	2,357
92	Gujan-Mestras	Gironde (33)	555	22,615
93	Bruges	Gironde (33)	545	20,233
94	Vensac	Gironde (33)	539	1,209
95	Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne	Corrèze (19)	538	1,326
96	Cognac	Charente (16)	536	18,984
97	Linxe	Landes (40)	526	1,587
98	Le Bugue	Dordogne (24)	510	2,692
99	Rivedoux-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	509	2,538
100	La Roque-Gageac	Dordogne (24)	505	457

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the most hotel rooms and campsites?

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 7,191 rooms and campsites.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the most hotel rooms and campsites?

In order: Les Mathes (7,191 rooms and campsites), Vendays-Montalivet (5,838 rooms and campsites), Bordeaux (5,796 rooms and campsites), Dolus-d'Oléron (5,239 rooms and campsites), Biscarrosse (5,001 rooms and campsites), Saint-Georges-d'Oléron (4,917 rooms and campsites), Messanges (3,734 rooms and campsites), Lège-Cap-Ferret (3,295 rooms and campsites), Lacanau (3,085 rooms and campsites), and Vielle-Saint-Girons (3,036 rooms and campsites).

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

1,042 out of 4,293. 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.