2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The most indebted cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Q: Which city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the most debt per inhabitant?

Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes) is the most indebted city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with debt of €2,725 per inhabitant.

Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes) is the most indebted city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with debt of €2,725 per inhabitant. Next come Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône, €2,718) and Fréjus (Var, €2,524).

42 towns ranked out of 946

Antibes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 42 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Hyères (Var) comes last with €110.

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Antibes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,725	78,612
2	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2,718	47,920
3	Fréjus	Var (83)	2,524	60,503
4	Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,328	75,105
5	Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	2,139	93,567
6	Saint-Raphaël	Var (83)	2,132	37,704
7	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	Vaucluse (84)	2,102	20,755
8	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	1,647	32,388
9	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,640	52,515
10	La Valette-du-Var	Var (83)	1,637	23,950
11	La Seyne-sur-Mer	Var (83)	1,617	64,430
12	Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,599	892,391
13	Le Cannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,556	42,297
14	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,535	51,830
15	Nice	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,488	360,710
16	Menton	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,476	31,012
17	Vallauris	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,265	29,509
18	Manosque	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	1,262	23,349
19	Six-Fours-les-Plages	Var (83)	1,257	37,643
20	Istres	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,159	44,953
21	Mandelieu-la-Napoule	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,115	21,845
22	Vitrolles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,109	37,134
23	Saint-Laurent-du-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,095	32,366
24	Gap	Hautes-Alpes (05)	1,006	42,685
25	Vence	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	987	20,253
26	Aix-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	979	152,854
27	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	942	26,576
28	La Ciotat	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	877	38,868
29	Cavaillon	Vaucluse (84)	870	25,991
30	Allauch	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	771	21,657
31	Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	706	48,807
32	Draguignan	Var (83)	570	41,617
33	Orange	Vaucluse (84)	426	30,314
34	Marignane	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	422	33,957
35	Salon-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	380	44,736
36	La Garde	Var (83)	336	26,772
37	Toulon	Var (83)	304	180,774
38	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	284	22,791
39	Mougins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	279	20,142
40	Cagnes-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	202	53,819
41	Gardanne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	175	21,934
42	Hyères	Var (83)	110	56,763

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

Which city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the most debt per inhabitant?

Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes) is the most indebted city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with debt of €2,725 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

In order: Antibes (€2,725), Aubagne (€2,718), Fréjus (€2,524), Cannes (€2,328), Avignon (€2,139), Saint-Raphaël (€2,132), L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (€2,102), Carpentras (€1,647), Arles (€1,640), and La Valette-du-Var (€1,637).

Which city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the least debt per inhabitant?

Hyères (Var) is the least indebted city in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with debt of €110 per inhabitant.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

42 out of 946. 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.