2026 ranking · social housing rate (SRU law)

The towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the highest share of social housing

Q: Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the highest share of social housing?

Sochaux (Doubs) has the highest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 59.43% of its primary residences.

Sochaux (Doubs) has the highest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 59.43% of its primary residences. Next come Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire, 49.28%) and Grand-Charmont (Doubs, 47.95%).

59 towns ranked out of 3,685

Sochaux, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 59 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate. At the other end of the ranking, Marzy (Nièvre) comes last with 2.95%.

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: highest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank	Town	Department	Social housing rate	Population
1	Sochaux	Doubs (25)	59.43	3,756
2	Montceau-les-Mines	Saône-et-Loire (71)	49.28	17,325
3	Grand-Charmont	Doubs (25)	47.95	5,943
4	Bethoncourt	Doubs (25)	46.76	5,382
5	Montchanin	Saône-et-Loire (71)	46.08	5,038
6	Chenôve	Côte-d'Or (21)	43.38	14,415
7	Belfort	Territoire de Belfort (90)	42.78	46,662
8	Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	41.75	35,885
9	Montbéliard	Doubs (25)	41.09	25,159
10	Le Creusot	Saône-et-Loire (71)	40.96	20,799
11	Audincourt	Doubs (25)	38.29	14,303
12	Chalon-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	37.40	46,481
13	Nevers	Nièvre (58)	35.20	34,018
14	Quetigny	Côte-d'Or (21)	34.83	9,318
15	Sens	Yonne (89)	34.75	27,600
16	Fourchambault	Nièvre (58)	34.68	4,041
17	Auxerre	Yonne (89)	33.84	36,245
18	Sanvignes-les-Mines	Saône-et-Loire (71)	33.23	4,297
19	Dole	Jura (39)	32.93	24,654
20	Besançon	Doubs (25)	32.55	121,627
21	Mandeure	Doubs (25)	31.69	4,746
22	Paron	Yonne (89)	30.79	4,940
23	Talant	Côte-d'Or (21)	30.40	12,075
24	Valentigney	Doubs (25)	30.38	10,683
25	Longvic	Côte-d'Or (21)	29.89	9,035
26	Offemont	Territoire de Belfort (90)	29.20	4,139
27	Hérimoncourt	Doubs (25)	28.43	3,557
28	Étupes	Doubs (25)	27.99	3,770
29	Varennes-Vauzelles	Nièvre (58)	27.25	9,305
30	Beaune	Côte-d'Or (21)	27.16	20,999
31	Chagny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	27.12	5,434
32	Saint-Rémy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	26.77	6,558
33	Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans	Doubs (25)	26.45	3,964
34	Blanzy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	26.05	6,094
35	Valdoie	Territoire de Belfort (90)	23.57	5,394
36	Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Côte-d'Or (21)	22.32	11,300
37	Bavilliers	Territoire de Belfort (90)	22.26	4,781
38	Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	22.14	164,963
39	Bavans	Doubs (25)	21.34	3,648
40	Saint-Apollinaire	Côte-d'Or (21)	20.60	7,662
41	Charnay-lès-Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	20.47	8,524
42	Saint-Vallier	Saône-et-Loire (71)	20.44	8,639
43	Danjoutin	Territoire de Belfort (90)	20.32	3,584
44	Saint-Marcel	Saône-et-Loire (71)	20.24	6,366
45	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	Yonne (89)	19.10	5,212
46	Marsannay-la-Côte	Côte-d'Or (21)	18.04	5,499
47	Châtenoy-le-Royal	Saône-et-Loire (71)	17.56	6,387
48	Monéteau	Yonne (89)	17.48	4,196
49	Neuilly-Crimolois	Côte-d'Or (21)	17.16	3,620
50	Saint-Vit	Doubs (25)	16.99	5,188
51	Seloncourt	Doubs (25)	16.67	5,993
52	Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	16.30	9,462
53	Coulanges-lès-Nevers	Nièvre (58)	15.54	3,759
54	Givry	Saône-et-Loire (71)	12.31	3,707
55	Le Breuil	Saône-et-Loire (71)	12.29	3,600
56	Garchizy	Nièvre (58)	11.61	3,685
57	Tavaux	Jura (39)	11.40	3,995
58	La Chapelle-de-Guinchay	Saône-et-Loire (71)	10.71	4,105
59	Marzy	Nièvre (58)	2.95	3,765

Source: French Ministry of Housing, social housing inventory (Article 55 of the SRU law); social rental housing counted under the SRU law, as a share of primary residences, communes subject to the law. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the highest share of social housing?

Sochaux (Doubs) has the highest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 59.43% of its primary residences.

What are the 10 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with the highest share of social housing?

In order: Sochaux (59.43%), Montceau-les-Mines (49.28%), Grand-Charmont (47.95%), Bethoncourt (46.76%), Montchanin (46.08%), Chenôve (43.38%), Belfort (42.78%), Mâcon (41.75%), Montbéliard (41.09%), and Le Creusot (40.96%).

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the lowest share of social housing?

Marzy (Nièvre) has the lowest share of social housing in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: 2.95% of its primary residences.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

59 out of 3,685. Not ranked: communes not subject to Article 55 of the SRU law and those for which the inventory gives no rate.

Which towns are covered?

Article 55 of France’s SRU law requires communes with more than 3,500 inhabitants (1,500 in the Paris region) that belong to an urban area or intercommunality of at least 50,000 people to reach 20% or 25% social housing among their primary residences. The rate ranked is the one in the ministry’s annual inventory, as published: it can exceed 100%, because social housing units (including places in residential facilities) and primary residences are counted from different files. Other communes are not in the inventory and are not ranked.