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The most touristic towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: hotel rooms and campsites per inhabitant

Q: What is the most touristic town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

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

Les Mathes (Charente-Maritime) is the most touristic town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with 325.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants. Next come Vendays-Montalivet (Gironde, 202.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants) and Dolus-d'Oléron (Charente-Maritime, 160.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

350 towns ranked out of 4,293

Les Mathes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 350 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Saint-Loubès (Gironde) 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Per 100 inhabitants	Population
1	Les Mathes	Charente-Maritime (17)	325.4	2,210
2	Vendays-Montalivet	Gironde (33)	202.9	2,877
3	Dolus-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	160.9	3,256
4	Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	119.3	4,123
5	Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	93.7	2,159
6	Carcans	Gironde (33)	88.7	2,453
7	Soulac-sur-Mer	Gironde (33)	83.9	3,135
8	Hourtin	Gironde (33)	54.8	4,124
9	Lacanau	Gironde (33)	52.7	5,853
10	Saint-Palais-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	50.8	3,906
11	Chasseneuil-du-Poitou	Vienne (86)	47.8	4,808
12	Seignosse	Landes (40)	44.7	4,189
13	Le Porge	Gironde (33)	42.6	3,507
14	Lège-Cap-Ferret	Gironde (33)	41.0	8,041
15	Meschers-sur-Gironde	Charente-Maritime (17)	39.3	3,245
16	Sanguinet	Landes (40)	38.9	4,817
17	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne	Charente-Maritime (17)	38.6	5,189
18	La Tremblade	Charente-Maritime (17)	37.5	4,704
19	Léon	Landes (40)	33.7	2,345
20	Bidart	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	32.7	7,830
21	Saint-Just-Luzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	32.0	2,164
22	Saint-Martin-de-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	31.8	2,379
23	La Flotte	Charente-Maritime (17)	31.4	3,200
24	Biscarrosse	Landes (40)	30.9	16,203
25	Labenne	Landes (40)	28.2	7,304
26	Sainte-Marie-de-Ré	Charente-Maritime (17)	26.7	3,495
27	Vaux-sur-Mer	Charente-Maritime (17)	24.0	4,083
28	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée	Charente-Maritime (17)	23.7	2,357
29	Mimizan	Landes (40)	23.6	7,814
30	Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	22.9	6,731
31	Le Château-d'Oléron	Charente-Maritime (17)	22.0	4,446
32	Breuillet	Charente-Maritime (17)	20.3	3,113
33	Rivedoux-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	20.1	2,538
34	Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	19.0	15,268
35	Le Bugue	Dordogne (24)	18.9	2,692
36	Médis	Charente-Maritime (17)	18.3	3,231
37	Capbreton	Landes (40)	16.9	9,453
38	Parentis-en-Born	Landes (40)	16.6	7,780
39	Fouras	Charente-Maritime (17)	15.9	4,224
40	Le Buisson-de-Cadouin	Dordogne (24)	15.1	2,005
41	Urrugne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	14.0	10,851
42	Châtelaillon-Plage	Charente-Maritime (17)	13.6	6,750
43	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	12.0	9,099
44	Ondres	Landes (40)	11.4	6,627
45	Arès	Gironde (33)	10.7	6,606
46	Angoulins	Charente-Maritime (17)	10.5	4,339
47	Itxassou	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	10.4	2,293
48	Semussac	Charente-Maritime (17)	10.3	2,629
49	Soorts-Hossegor	Landes (40)	10.2	3,882
50	Lanton	Gironde (33)	9.8	7,477
51	Arcachon	Gironde (33)	9.0	11,396
52	Hendaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	9.0	18,506
53	Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	9.0	7,459
54	Urt	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	8.9	2,395
55	Brantôme en Périgord	Dordogne (24)	8.6	3,835
56	Boulazac Isle Manoire	Dordogne (24)	8.5	11,105
57	La Teste-de-Buch	Gironde (33)	8.5	27,909
58	Espelette	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	8.5	2,204
59	Soustons	Landes (40)	8.1	8,917
60	Sare	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	8.1	2,803
61	Tosse	Landes (40)	8.0	3,636
62	Coulon	Deux-Sèvres (79)	8.0	2,369
63	Biarritz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	7.7	26,879
64	Andernos-les-Bains	Gironde (33)	7.3	13,000
65	Bazas	Gironde (33)	7.2	5,147
66	Lalinde	Dordogne (24)	7.1	2,974
67	Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	7.1	19,985
68	Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	Landes (40)	7.0	14,981
69	Bort-les-Orgues	Corrèze (19)	7.0	2,545
70	Arvert	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.8	3,986
71	Bourcefranc-le-Chapus	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.7	3,623
72	Puilboreau	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.5	6,875
73	Ascain	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	6.4	4,750
74	Beaumont Saint-Cyr	Vienne (86)	6.3	2,990
75	Mareuil en Périgord	Dordogne (24)	6.2	2,367
76	Confolens	Charente (16)	6.1	2,855
77	Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.1	2,102
78	Abzac	Gironde (33)	5.8	2,079
79	Champniers	Charente (16)	5.6	5,353
80	Valence-en-Poitou	Vienne (86)	5.5	4,453
81	L'Houmeau	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.4	3,048
82	Salies-de-Béarn	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.3	4,861
83	Dax	Landes (40)	5.2	22,972
84	Cozes	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.2	2,317
85	Mansle-les-Fontaines	Charente (16)	5.1	2,118
86	Châteaubernard	Charente (16)	5.1	3,949
87	Montignac-Lascaux	Dordogne (24)	5.0	2,812
88	Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	4.9	2,434
89	Le Tallud	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.9	2,015
90	La Boixe	Charente (16)	4.9	2,882
91	Lussac-les-Châteaux	Vienne (86)	4.8	2,311
92	Lescar	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	4.8	9,868
93	Jaunay-Marigny	Vienne (86)	4.7	7,784
94	Pujols	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	4.7	3,886
95	Bessines-sur-Gartempe	Haute-Vienne (87)	4.5	2,763
96	Castets	Landes (40)	4.5	2,569
97	Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	4.4	3,507
98	Argentat-sur-Dordogne	Corrèze (19)	4.4	2,991
99	Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures	Gironde (33)	4.4	2,296
100	Ussac	Corrèze (19)	4.3	4,444

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

What is the most touristic town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

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

What are the 10 most touristic towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

In order: Les Mathes (325.4 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), Saint-Georges-d'Oléron (119.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (93.7 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Carcans (88.7 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Soulac-sur-Mer (83.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Hourtin (54.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Lacanau (52.7 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), and Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (50.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

350 out of 4,293. 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.