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The towns in Occitanie with the most hotel rooms and campsites

Q: Which town in Occitanie has the most hotel rooms and campsites?

Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Occitanie: 13,276 rooms and campsites.

Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Occitanie: 13,276 rooms and campsites. Next come Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées, 9,126 rooms and campsites) and Agde (Hérault, 8,692 rooms and campsites).

1,073 towns ranked out of 4,446

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This ranking covers 1,073 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. Not ranked: towns with no hotel or campground. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Nestier (Hautes-Pyrénées) 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 Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Rooms and campsites	Population
1	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	13,276	10,936
2	Lourdes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	9,126	13,520
3	Agde	Hérault (34)	8,692	30,340
4	Vias	Hérault (34)	7,523	6,024
5	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	6,222	8,661
6	Toulouse	Haute-Garonne (31)	5,744	519,940
7	Sérignan	Hérault (34)	4,940	8,772
8	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3,875	6,147
9	Vendres	Hérault (34)	3,672	2,685
10	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	3,249	8,495
11	Montpellier	Hérault (34)	3,018	313,712
12	Narbonne	Aude (11)	2,988	58,669
13	Canet-en-Roussillon	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2,549	13,460
14	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	2,359	6,176
15	Torreilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2,180	3,821
16	Fleury	Aude (11)	2,017	4,284
17	Saint-Cyprien	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,936	12,210
18	Portiragnes	Hérault (34)	1,920	3,592
19	Valras-Plage	Hérault (34)	1,907	4,489
20	Nîmes	Gard (30)	1,841	154,017
21	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	1,837	47,153
22	Millau	Aveyron (12)	1,834	22,678
23	Blagnac	Haute-Garonne (31)	1,830	28,047
24	Lattes	Hérault (34)	1,711	17,540
25	Sète	Hérault (34)	1,640	45,901
26	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,582	123,136
27	La Grande-Motte	Hérault (34)	1,414	8,524
28	Sainte-Marie-la-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,341	5,021
29	Anduze	Gard (30)	1,257	3,435
30	Leucate	Aude (11)	1,172	4,614
31	Rocamadour	Lot (46)	943	614
32	Mauguio	Hérault (34)	920	16,695
33	Aigues-Mortes	Gard (30)	863	8,786
34	Vic-la-Gardiole	Hérault (34)	862	3,456
35	Gruissan	Aude (11)	844	5,109
36	Montauban	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	802	64,523
37	Saint-Privat-de-Champclos	Gard (30)	797	329
38	Albi	Tarn (81)	778	52,783
39	Lunel	Hérault (34)	775	26,923
40	Souillac	Lot (46)	687	3,506
41	Balaruc-les-Bains	Hérault (34)	673	7,238
42	Gorges du Tarn Causses	Lozère (48)	652	914
43	Frontignan	Hérault (34)	638	24,383
44	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	636	7,375
45	Cauterets	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	630	856
46	Mostuéjouls	Aveyron (12)	625	334
47	Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	Gard (30)	604	13,535
48	Port-la-Nouvelle	Aude (11)	600	5,912
49	Argelès-Gazost	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	582	2,911
50	Villeneuve-lès-Béziers	Hérault (34)	578	4,565
51	Lectoure	Gers (32)	577	3,983
52	Nant	Aveyron (12)	569	1,041
53	Rodez	Aveyron (12)	552	25,685
54	Cahors	Lot (46)	546	20,887
55	Méjannes-le-Clap	Gard (30)	537	742
56	Saint-Jean-du-Gard	Gard (30)	534	2,758
57	Castres	Tarn (81)	523	43,800
58	Salles-Curan	Aveyron (12)	520	1,070
59	Meyrueis	Lozère (48)	516	884
60	Campan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	507	1,268
61	Saint-Jean-de-Védas	Hérault (34)	500	13,476
62 tied	Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	499	9,612
62 tied	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Haute-Garonne (31)	499	2,250
64	Tarbes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	495	45,361
65	Mialet	Gard (30)	493	642
66	Céret	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	485	7,738
67	Béziers	Hérault (34)	478	82,629
68	Rivesaltes	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	475	9,418
69	Canet-de-Salars	Aveyron (12)	474	463
70	Maureillas-las-Illas	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	469	3,050
71	Massegros Causses Gorges	Lozère (48)	466	963
72	Esquièze-Sère	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	464	418
73	Banyuls-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	457	4,554
74	Florac Trois Rivières	Lozère (48)	450	2,152
75	Collioure	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	443	2,788
76	Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac	Aveyron (12)	441	2,174
77	La Palme	Aude (11)	413	2,015
78	Rivière-sur-Tarn	Aveyron (12)	389	1,092
79	La Salvetat-sur-Agout	Hérault (34)	386	1,117
80	Err	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	371	732
81	Labège	Haute-Garonne (31)	370	4,530
82	Clermont-l'Hérault	Hérault (34)	369	9,607
83	Ax-les-Thermes	Ariège (09)	368	1,359
84	Pont-de-Salars	Aveyron (12)	366	1,694
85 tied	Remoulins	Gard (30)	365	2,312
85 tied	Laroque-des-Albères	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	365	2,284
87	Cazaubon	Gers (32)	363	1,700
88	Langogne	Lozère (48)	356	3,032
89	Lau-Balagnas	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	350	511
90	Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	347	1,935
91	Mende	Lozère (48)	346	13,292
92	Goudargues	Gard (30)	345	1,158
93 tied	Arles-sur-Tech	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	337	2,849
93 tied	Sernhac	Gard (30)	337	1,832
95	Foix	Ariège (09)	335	10,256
96	Nages	Tarn (81)	333	356
97 tied	Figeac	Lot (46)	330	10,378
97 tied	Duravel	Lot (46)	330	962
99	Lodève	Hérault (34)	328	7,500
100 tied	Ispagnac	Lozère (48)	327	922

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 Occitanie: FAQ

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

Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales) has the most hotel rooms and campsites in Occitanie: 13,276 rooms and campsites.

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

In order: Argelès-sur-Mer (13,276 rooms and campsites), Lourdes (9,126 rooms and campsites), Agde (8,692 rooms and campsites), Vias (7,523 rooms and campsites), Le Grau-du-Roi (6,222 rooms and campsites), Toulouse (5,744 rooms and campsites), Sérignan (4,940 rooms and campsites), Le Barcarès (3,875 rooms and campsites), Vendres (3,672 rooms and campsites), and Marseillan (3,249 rooms and campsites).

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

1,073 out of 4,446. 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.