2026 ranking · tourist accommodation per inhabitant

The most touristic towns in France: hotel rooms and campsites per inhabitant

Q: What is the most touristic town in France?

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) is the most touristic town in France, with 325.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) is the most touristic town in France, with 325.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants. Next come Roissy-en-France (Val-d'Oise, 241.2 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants) and Vendays-Montalivet (Gironde, 202.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

3,180 towns ranked out of 34,875

Les Mathes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 3,180 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns with no hotel or campground. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Sartrouville (Yvelines) comes last with 0.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

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 touristic towns in France

Rank	Town	Department	Per 100 inhabitants	Population
1	Les Mathes	Charente-Maritime (17)	325.4	2,210
2	Roissy-en-France	Val-d'Oise (95)	241.2	2,699
3	Vendays-Montalivet	Gironde (33)	202.9	2,877
4	Dolus-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	160.9	3,256
5	La Tranche-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	156.3	3,191
6	Vendres	Hérault (34)	136.8	2,685
7	Vias	Hérault (34)	124.9	6,024
8	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	121.4	10,936
9	Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	119.3	4,123
10	Coupvray	Seine-et-Marne (77)	99.8	3,099
11	Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	93.7	2,159
12	Carcans	Gironde (33)	88.7	2,453
13	Pénestin	Morbihan (56)	88.6	2,112
14	Courchevel	Savoie (73)	87.7	2,366
15	Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	86.1	2,457
16	Soulac-sur-Mer	Gironde (33)	83.9	3,135
17	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	83.0	9,079
18	Vallon-Pont-d'Arc	Ardèche (07)	82.8	2,447
19	Longeville-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	74.1	2,660
20	Carnac	Morbihan (56)	72.6	4,299
21	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	71.8	8,661
22	Notre-Dame-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	69.9	2,450
23	Ambon	Morbihan (56)	69.0	2,156
24	Grimaud	Var (83)	68.5	4,651
25	Lourdes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	67.5	13,520
26	La Barre-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	67.3	2,401
27	Ruoms	Ardèche (07)	64.1	2,329
28	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	63.0	6,147
29	Camiers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	62.0	2,612
30	Saint-Pierre-Quiberon	Morbihan (56)	62.0	2,395
31	Givrand	Vendée (85)	58.4	2,255
32	Torreilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	57.1	3,821
33	Sérignan	Hérault (34)	56.3	8,772
34	Saint-Julien-des-Landes	Vendée (85)	55.7	2,113
35	Hourtin	Gironde (33)	54.8	4,124
36	Tignes	Savoie (73)	54.0	2,045
37	Portiragnes	Hérault (34)	53.5	3,592
38	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	53.3	3,404
39	Lacanau	Gironde (33)	52.7	5,853
40	Piriac-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	51.8	2,747
41	Saint-Palais-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	50.8	3,906
42	Jard-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	50.3	3,273
43	Névez	Finistère (29)	49.4	2,879
44	Bénodet	Finistère (29)	48.8	3,924
45	Erquy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	48.6	4,036
46	Plouharnel	Morbihan (56)	48.6	2,340
47	Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	48.2	13,344
48	Chasseneuil-du-Poitou	Vienne (86)	47.8	4,808
49	Saint-Cast-le-Guildo	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	47.2	3,450
50	Fleury	Aude (11)	47.1	4,284
51	Rang-du-Fliers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	44.7	4,414
52	Seignosse	Landes (40)	44.7	4,189
53	Les Belleville	Savoie (73)	43.8	3,576
54	Merville-Franceville-Plage	Calvados (14)	42.9	2,268
55	Le Porge	Gironde (33)	42.6	3,507
56	Valras-Plage	Hérault (34)	42.5	4,489
57	La Forêt-Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	42.3	3,592
58	Pont-Aven	Finistère (29)	42.1	2,834
59	Lège-Cap-Ferret	Gironde (33)	41.0	8,041
60	Gréoux-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	40.9	3,122
61	Quiberon	Morbihan (56)	40.2	4,955
62	Meschers-sur-Gironde	Charente-Maritime (17)	39.3	3,245
63	Morzine	Haute-Savoie (74)	39.3	2,708
64	Sanguinet	Landes (40)	38.9	4,817
65	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne	Charente-Maritime (17)	38.6	5,189
66	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	38.2	8,495
67	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	38.2	6,176
68	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	38.0	11,387
69	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	37.6	5,869
70	La Tremblade	Charente-Maritime (17)	37.5	4,704
71	Bretignolles-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	36.8	5,446
72	Anduze	Gard (30)	36.6	3,435
73	Gassin	Var (83)	36.3	2,744
74	Zonza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	36.2	3,026
75	Bray-Dunes	Nord (59)	35.3	4,252
76	Cayeux-sur-Mer	Somme (80)	35.0	2,346
77	Val-Cenis	Savoie (73)	34.9	2,148
78	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Haute-Savoie (74)	34.4	9,023
79	Le Bourg-d'Oisans	Isère (38)	34.2	2,691
80	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île	Vendée (85)	33.9	4,605
81	Léon	Landes (40)	33.7	2,345
82	L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île	Vendée (85)	33.2	2,875
83	Grosseto-Prugna	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	33.0	3,926
84	Brem-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	32.8	3,040
85	Bidart	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	32.7	7,830
86	Saint-Just-Luzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	32.0	2,164
87	Saint-Martin-de-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	31.8	2,379
88	La Flotte	Charente-Maritime (17)	31.4	3,200
89	Biscarrosse	Landes (40)	30.9	16,203
90	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme	Somme (80)	30.6	2,334
91	Deauville	Calvados (14)	30.5	3,589
92	Bormes-les-Mimosas	Var (83)	30.1	8,637
93	Mesquer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	30.0	2,220
94	Angles	Vendée (85)	30.0	3,154
95	Barneville-Carteret	Manche (50)	30.0	2,256
96	Arzon	Morbihan (56)	29.5	2,309
97	Erdeven	Morbihan (56)	28.8	4,099
98	Agde	Hérault (34)	28.6	30,340
99	Labenne	Landes (40)	28.2	7,304
100	Les Epesses	Vendée (85)	27.8	3,054

Source: INSEE, tourist accommodation capacity of communes; official population figures; hotel rooms and campsites on January 1 per 100 inhabitants (official total population), towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns with no hotel or campground. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most touristic towns in France: FAQ

What is the most touristic town in France?

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) is the most touristic town in France, with 325.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

What are the 10 most touristic towns in France?

In order: Les Mathes (325.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Roissy-en-France (241.2 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Vendays-Montalivet (202.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Dolus-d'Oléron (160.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), La Tranche-sur-Mer (156.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Vendres (136.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Vias (124.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Argelès-sur-Mer (121.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Saint-Georges-d'Oléron (119.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), and Coupvray (99.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

How many towns in France are ranked?

3,180 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns with no hotel or campground.

How is tourist capacity measured?

We add up the rooms of all hotels (rated or not) and the campsites of all campgrounds listed by INSEE on January 1, then divide the total by the commune’s official total population. Other group accommodation (tourist residences, holiday villages) and furnished vacation rentals are not counted. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, a single campground can put a village at the top.