2026 ranking · tourist accommodation per inhabitant

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

Q: What is the most touristic town in Brittany?

Pénestin (Morbihan) is the most touristic town in Brittany, with 88.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

Pénestin (Morbihan) is the most touristic town in Brittany, with 88.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants. Next come Carnac (Morbihan, 72.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants) and Ambon (Morbihan, 69.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

277 towns ranked out of 1,202

Pénestin, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 277 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. 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, Plouzané (Finistère) comes last with 0.1 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 Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Per 100 inhabitants	Population
1	Pénestin	Morbihan (56)	88.6	2,112
2	Carnac	Morbihan (56)	72.6	4,299
3	Ambon	Morbihan (56)	69.0	2,156
4	Saint-Pierre-Quiberon	Morbihan (56)	62.0	2,395
5	Névez	Finistère (29)	49.4	2,879
6	Bénodet	Finistère (29)	48.8	3,924
7	Erquy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	48.6	4,036
8	Plouharnel	Morbihan (56)	48.6	2,340
9	Saint-Cast-le-Guildo	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	47.2	3,450
10	La Forêt-Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	42.3	3,592
11	Pont-Aven	Finistère (29)	42.1	2,834
12	Quiberon	Morbihan (56)	40.2	4,955
13	Arzon	Morbihan (56)	29.5	2,309
14	Erdeven	Morbihan (56)	28.8	4,099
15	Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys	Morbihan (56)	26.7	2,040
16	Clohars-Carnoët	Finistère (29)	26.1	4,826
17	Sarzeau	Morbihan (56)	23.5	9,377
18	Saint-Coulomb	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	22.7	3,042
19	Plomodiern	Finistère (29)	21.6	2,339
20	Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	21.0	10,951
21	Penmarch	Finistère (29)	20.8	5,600
22	Le Palais	Morbihan (56)	20.7	2,654
23	Plounéour-Brignogan-plages	Finistère (29)	20.5	2,023
24	Plobannalec-Lesconil	Finistère (29)	20.1	3,794
25	Telgruc-sur-Mer	Finistère (29)	20.0	2,223
26	Pleumeur-Bodou	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	19.5	3,950
27	Camaret-sur-Mer	Finistère (29)	18.8	2,533
28	Perros-Guirec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	18.5	7,473
29	Cancale	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	17.9	5,769
30	Saint-Lunaire	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	16.6	2,838
31	Roscoff	Finistère (29)	16.5	3,401
32	Saint-Briac-sur-Mer	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	16.3	2,311
33	Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	15.6	2,905
34	Clohars-Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	15.5	2,334
35	Trégunc	Finistère (29)	14.8	7,368
36	Carantec	Finistère (29)	14.5	3,369
37	Crozon	Finistère (29)	13.1	7,662
38	Baden	Morbihan (56)	12.1	5,212
39	Taden	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	12.1	2,695
40	Cléder	Finistère (29)	11.2	3,692
41	Le Conquet	Finistère (29)	11.1	2,913
42	Plouézec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	11.0	3,219
43	Plouescat	Finistère (29)	10.9	3,649
44	Étel	Morbihan (56)	10.7	2,261
45	Saint-Yvi	Finistère (29)	10.0	3,513
46	Plouhinec	Finistère (29)	9.4	3,985
47	Lanvéoc	Finistère (29)	9.2	2,087
48	Penvénan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.2	2,641
49	Louannec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.2	3,134
50	Monterblanc	Morbihan (56)	8.9	3,431
51	Plestin-les-Grèves	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.8	3,729
52	Pléneuf-Val-André	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.7	4,108
53	Kerlouan	Finistère (29)	8.6	2,032
54	Taupont	Morbihan (56)	8.5	2,492
55	Belz	Morbihan (56)	8.5	3,957
56	Landéda	Finistère (29)	8.5	3,798
57	Ploubazlanec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.5	3,059
58	Trébeurden	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.3	3,937
59	Arradon	Morbihan (56)	8.1	5,994
60	Ploemel	Morbihan (56)	7.9	3,269
61	Noyal-Muzillac	Morbihan (56)	7.9	2,598
62	Pleubian	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.8	2,400
63	Jugon-les-Lacs	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.6	2,592
64	Dinard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.6	11,285
65	Plougasnou	Finistère (29)	7.5	3,247
66	Plomeur	Finistère (29)	7.5	3,977
67	Plouhinec	Morbihan (56)	7.3	5,520
68	Treffiagat	Finistère (29)	7.0	2,525
69	Groix	Morbihan (56)	6.9	2,361
70	Saint-Pabu	Finistère (29)	6.8	2,145
71	Loctudy	Finistère (29)	6.8	4,175
72	La Richardais	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	6.7	2,731
73	Pouldreuzic	Finistère (29)	6.6	2,159
74	Logonna-Daoulas	Finistère (29)	6.5	2,182
75	Trégastel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	6.4	2,603
76	Binic-Étables-sur-Mer	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	6.2	7,254
77	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	6.1	48,675
78	Saint-Quay-Portrieux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	6.0	3,488
79	Le Bono	Morbihan (56)	5.9	2,673
80	Plounévez-Lochrist	Finistère (29)	5.7	2,348
81	Douarnenez	Finistère (29)	5.6	14,425
82	Combrit	Finistère (29)	5.6	4,391
83	Saint-Évarzec	Finistère (29)	5.3	3,680
84	Guerlédan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	5.2	2,595
85	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Finistère (29)	5.2	7,156
86	Riec-sur-Bélon	Finistère (29)	4.9	4,467
87	Guissény	Finistère (29)	4.9	2,030
88	Merdrignac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	4.9	3,357
89	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	4.8	21,635
90	Plozévet	Finistère (29)	4.7	3,059
91	Saint-Alban	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	4.7	2,437
92	Sainte-Anne-d'Auray	Morbihan (56)	4.7	3,026
93	Plouarzel	Finistère (29)	4.6	4,125
94	Trégueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	4.6	8,614
95	Gouesnou	Finistère (29)	4.5	6,619
96	Ploemeur	Morbihan (56)	4.4	19,496
97	Bubry	Morbihan (56)	4.4	2,291
98	Plougoumelen	Morbihan (56)	4.4	2,754
99	Plougonvelin	Finistère (29)	4.2	4,624
100	Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.2	2,609

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 Brittany: FAQ

What is the most touristic town in Brittany?

Pénestin (Morbihan) is the most touristic town in Brittany, with 88.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

What are the 10 most touristic towns in Brittany?

In order: Pénestin (88.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Carnac (72.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Ambon (69.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (62.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Névez (49.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Bénodet (48.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Erquy (48.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Plouharnel (48.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (47.2 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), and La Forêt-Fouesnant (42.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

277 out of 1,202. 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.