Which city in France has the most debt per inhabitant?

Paris is the most indebted city in France, with debt of €5,335 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted cities in France?

In order: Paris (€5,335), Levallois-Perret (€3,685), Chartres (€3,678), Maubeuge (€3,481), Argenteuil (€3,303), Bagnolet (€3,250), Le Plessis-Robinson (€2,939), Évry-Courcouronnes (€2,787), Agde (€2,785), and Vichy (€2,776).

Which city in France has the least debt per inhabitant?

Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique) is the least indebted city in France, with debt of €0 per inhabitant. See the least indebted cities in France.

How many towns in France are ranked?

496 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here (towns with 5,000 or more appear in the most and least indebted towns rankings): in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.

Most Indebted Cities in France (2026): Debt per Inhabitant, Cities with 20,000+ Inhabitants

This ranking covers 496 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique) comes last with €0.

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 indebted cities in France

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Paris	Paris (75)	5,335	2,119,412
2	Levallois-Perret	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	3,685	68,620
3	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3,678	39,318
4	Maubeuge	Nord (59)	3,481	29,031
5	Argenteuil	Val-d'Oise (95)	3,303	106,546
6	Bagnolet	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	3,250	43,234
7	Le Plessis-Robinson	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,939	29,016
8	Évry-Courcouronnes	Essonne (91)	2,787	67,272
9	Agde	Hérault (34)	2,785	30,340
10	Vichy	Allier (03)	2,776	25,445
11	Antibes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,725	78,612
12	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2,718	47,920
13	Antony	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,652	65,037
14	Fréjus	Var (83)	2,524	60,503
15	Sceaux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,485	21,203
16	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	2,472	50,924
17	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	Val-de-Marne (94)	2,452	77,413
18	Clamart	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,338	59,112
19	Melun	Seine-et-Marne (77)	2,336	46,211
20	Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,328	75,105
21	Remire-Montjoly	French Guiana (973)	2,310	28,068
22	Orly	Val-de-Marne (94)	2,260	24,853
23	Drancy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	2,178	72,583
24	Villeneuve-la-Garenne	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,148	26,094
25	Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	2,139	93,567
26	Montauban	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	2,138	64,523
27	Saint-Raphaël	Var (83)	2,132	37,704
28	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	Vaucluse (84)	2,102	20,755
29	Rueil-Malmaison	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	2,091	84,409
30	Massy	Essonne (91)	2,088	52,023
31	Mulhouse	Haut-Rhin (68)	2,071	106,083
32	Bobigny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	2,063	57,035
33	Châtillon	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,988	36,958
34	Pantin	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,983	62,083
35	Sète	Hérault (34)	1,928	45,901
36	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	1,907	48,330
37	Liévin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1,897	30,398
38	Corbeil-Essonnes	Essonne (91)	1,883	54,730
39	Mitry-Mory	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1,882	20,525
40	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	1,867	46,473
41	Bondy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,852	50,762
42	Chalon-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,837	46,481
43	Montreuil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,836	112,549
44	Bourg-la-Reine	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,836	21,318
45	Plaisir	Yvelines (78)	1,810	32,147
46	Dole	Jura (39)	1,804	24,654
47	Gennevilliers	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,777	51,177
48	Romans-sur-Isère	Drôme (26)	1,768	34,176
49	Libourne	Gironde (33)	1,761	25,591
50	Les Mureaux	Yvelines (78)	1,750	34,793
51	Nanterre	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,747	98,383
52	Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,744	20,946
53	Colombes	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,737	91,663
54	Grenoble	Isère (38)	1,735	158,303
55	Castres	Tarn (81)	1,734	43,800
56	Cahors	Lot (46)	1,734	20,887
57	Torcy	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1,726	22,941
58	Aulnay-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,724	87,951
59	Dax	Landes (40)	1,724	22,972
60	Épinal	Vosges (88)	1,712	33,395
61	Vitry-sur-Seine	Val-de-Marne (94)	1,706	94,393
62	Montigny-lès-Cormeilles	Val-d'Oise (95)	1,700	22,555
63	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	1,685	57,683
64	Fontenay-sous-Bois	Val-de-Marne (94)	1,669	54,209
65	Dieppe	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,657	28,970
66	Courbevoie	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,657	83,480
67	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	1,647	32,388
68	Goussainville	Val-d'Oise (95)	1,647	31,413
69	Rosny-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,643	47,368
70	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,640	52,515
71	La Valette-du-Var	Var (83)	1,637	23,950
72	Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,636	29,760
73	Vernon	Eure (27)	1,635	25,873
74	Lille	Nord (59)	1,618	240,109
75	Belfort	Territoire de Belfort (90)	1,617	46,662
76	La Seyne-sur-Mer	Var (83)	1,617	64,430
77	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,616	45,736
78	Albertville	Savoie (73)	1,612	20,463
79	Auxerre	Yonne (89)	1,607	36,245
80	La Courneuve	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,605	47,285
81	Thonon-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	1,605	38,946
82	Chambéry	Savoie (73)	1,604	61,493
83	Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,599	892,391
84	Étampes	Essonne (91)	1,594	27,034
85	Forbach	Moselle (57)	1,586	20,721
86	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,560	123,136
87	Caluire-et-Cuire	Rhône (69)	1,558	44,139
88	Le Cannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,556	42,297
89	Saint-Pierre	Réunion (974)	1,554	85,927
90	Villiers-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	1,538	33,313
91	Béziers	Hérault (34)	1,537	82,629
92	Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	1,536	271,552
93	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,535	51,830
94	Bourges	Cher (18)	1,512	66,155
95	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,511	76,243
96	Montpellier	Hérault (34)	1,508	313,712
97	Lanester	Morbihan (56)	1,508	23,752
98	Herblay-sur-Seine	Val-d'Oise (95)	1,498	32,044
99	Évreux	Eure (27)	1,498	50,601
100	Denain	Nord (59)	1,497	20,777

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The most indebted cities in France

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