2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The most indebted cities in Normandy

Q: Which city in Normandy has the most debt per inhabitant?

Dieppe (Seine-Maritime) is the most indebted city in Normandy, with debt of €1,657 per inhabitant.

Dieppe (Seine-Maritime) is the most indebted city in Normandy, with debt of €1,657 per inhabitant. Next come Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (Seine-Maritime, €1,636) and Vernon (Eure, €1,635).

16 towns ranked out of 2,644

Dieppe, 1^stThe next 15

The podium

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This ranking covers 16 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Le Grand-Quevilly (Seine-Maritime) comes last with €141.

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 Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Dieppe	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,657	28,970
2	Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,636	29,760
3	Vernon	Eure (27)	1,635	25,873
4	Évreux	Eure (27)	1,498	50,601
5	Le Petit-Quevilly	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,338	22,477
6	Caen	Calvados (14)	1,092	111,546
7	Rouen	Seine-Maritime (76)	1,070	119,165
8	Hérouville-Saint-Clair	Calvados (14)	840	23,672
9	Sotteville-lès-Rouen	Seine-Maritime (76)	840	29,464
10	Le Havre	Seine-Maritime (76)	839	168,588
11	Saint-Lô	Manche (50)	777	20,213
12	Lisieux	Calvados (14)	757	20,196
13	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	Manche (50)	705	80,317
14	Mont-Saint-Aignan	Seine-Maritime (76)	429	20,598
15	Alençon	Orne (61)	279	26,175
16	Le Grand-Quevilly	Seine-Maritime (76)	141	25,999

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.

FAQ

Most indebted cities in Normandy: FAQ

Which city in Normandy has the most debt per inhabitant?

Dieppe (Seine-Maritime) is the most indebted city in Normandy, with debt of €1,657 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted cities in Normandy?

In order: Dieppe (€1,657), Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (€1,636), Vernon (€1,635), Évreux (€1,498), Le Petit-Quevilly (€1,338), Caen (€1,092), Rouen (€1,070), Hérouville-Saint-Clair (€840), Sotteville-lès-Rouen (€840), and Le Havre (€839).

Which city in Normandy has the least debt per inhabitant?

Le Grand-Quevilly (Seine-Maritime) is the least indebted city in Normandy, with debt of €141 per inhabitant.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

16 out of 2,644. 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.