2026 ranking · tourist accommodation per inhabitant

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

Q: What is the most touristic town in Normandy?

Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados) is the most touristic town in Normandy, with 42.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados) is the most touristic town in Normandy, with 42.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants. Next come Deauville (Calvados, 30.5 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants) and Barneville-Carteret (Manche, 30.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

174 towns ranked out of 2,644

Merville-Franceville-Plage, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 174 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. 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, Gaillon (Eure) 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 Normandy

Rank	Town	Department	Per 100 inhabitants	Population
1	Merville-Franceville-Plage	Calvados (14)	42.9	2,268
2	Deauville	Calvados (14)	30.5	3,589
3	Barneville-Carteret	Manche (50)	30.0	2,256
4	Agon-Coutainville	Manche (50)	26.3	3,082
5	Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	25.6	2,138
6	Ivry-la-Bataille	Eure (27)	19.8	2,642
7	Sainte-Mère-Église	Manche (50)	19.8	2,942
8	Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie	Orne (61)	19.4	2,764
9	Trouville-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	17.7	4,671
10	Bénouville	Calvados (14)	17.1	2,012
11	Villers-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	16.2	2,470
12	Saint-Contest	Calvados (14)	16.0	2,514
13	Donville-les-Bains	Manche (50)	15.5	3,216
14	Gouville-sur-Mer	Manche (50)	15.2	3,347
15	Touques	Calvados (14)	14.9	3,960
16	Port-Bail-sur-Mer	Manche (50)	14.8	2,589
17	Cabourg	Calvados (14)	14.6	3,761
18	Colleville-Montgomery	Calvados (14)	13.6	2,618
19	Criel-sur-Mer	Seine-Maritime (76)	12.1	2,574
20	Bréhal	Manche (50)	12.0	3,560
21	Hermanville-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	11.9	3,375
22	La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur	Calvados (14)	11.6	2,571
23	Honfleur	Calvados (14)	11.5	6,824
24	Courseulles-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	11.1	4,311
25	Pontorson	Manche (50)	10.7	4,365
26	Le Tréport	Seine-Maritime (76)	10.6	4,469
27	Ouistreham	Calvados (14)	9.4	9,325
28	Bernières-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	9.3	2,468
29	Ranville	Calvados (14)	8.8	2,101
30	Saint-Valery-en-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	8.1	3,997
31	Longny les Villages	Orne (61)	8.0	2,850
32	Saint-Pair-sur-Mer	Manche (50)	7.8	4,606
33	Lion-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	7.8	2,549
34	Les Pieux	Manche (50)	7.5	3,349
35	Luc-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	7.5	3,334
36	Forges-les-Eaux	Seine-Maritime (76)	7.4	3,788
37	Isigny-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	7.0	3,583
38	Pont-l'Évêque	Calvados (14)	6.7	5,215
39	Saint-Marcel	Eure (27)	6.2	4,614
40	Créances	Manche (50)	5.7	2,099
41	Jullouville	Manche (50)	5.7	2,475
42	Bayeux	Calvados (14)	5.6	13,043
43	Les Andelys	Eure (27)	4.3	7,848
44	Dives-sur-Mer	Calvados (14)	4.1	5,288
45	La Haye	Manche (50)	4.0	4,136
46	Cany-Barville	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.9	2,948
47	Aumale	Seine-Maritime (76)	3.9	2,045
48	Tessy-Bocage	Manche (50)	3.8	2,264
49	Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny	Manche (50)	3.7	3,972
50	Granville	Manche (50)	3.7	13,143
51	Bretteville-sur-Odon	Calvados (14)	3.4	4,585
52	Creully sur Seulles	Calvados (14)	3.4	2,291
53	Épron	Calvados (14)	3.3	2,119
54	Bourg-Achard	Eure (27)	2.9	4,100
55	Offranville	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.9	3,457
56	Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom	Calvados (14)	2.9	3,648
57	Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte	Manche (50)	2.7	2,159
58	Eu	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.7	6,704
59	Neufchâtel-en-Bray	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.6	4,871
60	Harfleur	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.6	8,341
61	Lisieux	Calvados (14)	2.5	20,196
62	Coutances	Manche (50)	2.4	9,529
63	Cléon	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.4	4,830
64	Val-de-Reuil	Eure (27)	2.3	13,566
65	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët	Manche (50)	2.3	6,076
66	Dieppe	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.3	28,970
67	Fécamp	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.3	17,635
68	Rives d'Andaine	Orne (61)	2.2	2,919
69	Blangy-sur-Bresle	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	2,847
70	Putanges-le-Lac	Orne (61)	2.2	2,135
71	Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.2	29,760
72	Mondeville	Calvados (14)	2.2	10,552
73	Rives-en-Seine	Seine-Maritime (76)	2.1	4,065
74	Domfront en Poiraie	Orne (61)	2.1	4,226
75	Sablons sur Huisne	Orne (61)	2.0	2,011
76	Ézy-sur-Eure	Eure (27)	2.0	3,691
77	Noues de Sienne	Calvados (14)	1.9	4,290
78	Vimoutiers	Orne (61)	1.8	3,090
79	Sartilly-Baie-Bocage	Manche (50)	1.8	2,856
80	Orbec	Calvados (14)	1.7	2,005
81	Carentan-les-Marais	Manche (50)	1.7	10,375
82	Rouen	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	119,165
83	Saint-Lô	Manche (50)	1.7	20,213
84	Juvigny Val d'Andaine	Orne (61)	1.7	2,125
85	Brécey	Manche (50)	1.7	2,307
86	Ducey-Les Chéris	Manche (50)	1.7	2,851
87	Petit-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	9,744
88	Isneauville	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	3,779
89	La Hague	Manche (50)	1.7	11,761
90	Gournay-en-Bray	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.7	5,802
91	La Frénaye	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.6	2,128
92	Beuzeville	Eure (27)	1.6	4,773
93	Gonfreville-l'Orcher	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.6	8,958
94	Flers	Orne (61)	1.5	14,745
95	Lessay	Manche (50)	1.5	2,332
96	Falaise	Calvados (14)	1.5	7,908
97	Torigny-les-Villes	Manche (50)	1.4	4,505
98	Barentin	Seine-Maritime (76)	1.4	12,239
99	Sées	Orne (61)	1.4	4,600
100	Mortain-Bocage	Manche (50)	1.4	3,130

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 Normandy: FAQ

What is the most touristic town in Normandy?

Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados) is the most touristic town in Normandy, with 42.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

What are the 10 most touristic towns in Normandy?

In order: Merville-Franceville-Plage (42.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Deauville (30.5 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Barneville-Carteret (30.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Agon-Coutainville (26.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (25.6 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Ivry-la-Bataille (19.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Sainte-Mère-Église (19.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie (19.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Trouville-sur-Mer (17.7 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), and Bénouville (17.1 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

174 out of 2,644. 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.