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

Q: What is the most touristic town in Occitanie?

Vendres (Hérault) is the most touristic town in Occitanie, with 136.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

Vendres (Hérault) is the most touristic town in Occitanie, with 136.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants. Next come Vias (Hérault, 124.9 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants) and Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales, 121.4 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

304 towns ranked out of 4,446

Vendres, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 304 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. 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, Grenade (Haute-Garonne) 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 Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Per 100 inhabitants	Population
1	Vendres	Hérault (34)	136.8	2,685
2	Vias	Hérault (34)	124.9	6,024
3	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	121.4	10,936
4	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	71.8	8,661
5	Lourdes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	67.5	13,520
6	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	63.0	6,147
7	Torreilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	57.1	3,821
8	Sérignan	Hérault (34)	56.3	8,772
9	Portiragnes	Hérault (34)	53.5	3,592
10	Fleury	Aude (11)	47.1	4,284
11	Valras-Plage	Hérault (34)	42.5	4,489
12	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	38.2	8,495
13	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	38.2	6,176
14	Anduze	Gard (30)	36.6	3,435
15	Agde	Hérault (34)	28.6	30,340
16	Sainte-Marie-la-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	26.7	5,021
17	Leucate	Aude (11)	25.4	4,614
18	Vic-la-Gardiole	Hérault (34)	24.9	3,456
19	Bagnères-de-Luchon	Haute-Garonne (31)	22.2	2,250
20	Florac Trois Rivières	Lozère (48)	20.9	2,152
21	La Palme	Aude (11)	20.5	2,015
22	Saint Geniez d'Olt et d'Aubrac	Aveyron (12)	20.3	2,174
23	Argelès-Gazost	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	20.0	2,911
24	Souillac	Lot (46)	19.6	3,506
25	Saint-Jean-du-Gard	Gard (30)	19.4	2,758
26	Canet-en-Roussillon	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	18.9	13,460
27	La Grande-Motte	Hérault (34)	16.6	8,524
28	Gruissan	Aude (11)	16.5	5,109
29	Laroque-des-Albères	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	16.0	2,284
30	Collioure	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	15.9	2,788
31	Saint-Cyprien	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	15.9	12,210
32	Remoulins	Gard (30)	15.8	2,312
33	Maureillas-las-Illas	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	15.4	3,050
34	Lectoure	Gers (32)	14.5	3,983
35	Villeneuve-lès-Béziers	Hérault (34)	12.7	4,565
36	Arles-sur-Tech	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	11.8	2,849
37	Langogne	Lozère (48)	11.7	3,032
38	Boisset-et-Gaujac	Gard (30)	11.0	2,748
39	Port-la-Nouvelle	Aude (11)	10.1	5,912
40	Banyuls-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	10.0	4,554
41	Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	9.9	2,339
42	Aigues-Mortes	Gard (30)	9.8	8,786
43	Lattes	Hérault (34)	9.8	17,540
44	Montréjeau	Haute-Garonne (31)	9.4	2,670
45	Balaruc-les-Bains	Hérault (34)	9.3	7,238
46	Tarascon-sur-Ariège	Ariège (09)	9.1	3,119
47	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	8.6	7,375
48	Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	8.6	3,569
49	Labège	Haute-Garonne (31)	8.2	4,530
50	Millau	Aveyron (12)	8.1	22,678
51	Balaruc-le-Vieux	Hérault (34)	8.0	2,772
52	Peyre en Aubrac	Lozère (48)	7.6	2,407
53	Pinet	Hérault (34)	7.5	2,075
54	Sorède	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	6.9	3,563
55	Blagnac	Haute-Garonne (31)	6.5	28,047
56	Saint-Nazaire	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	6.5	2,819
57	Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze	Gard (30)	6.4	3,723
58	Céret	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	6.3	7,738
59	Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie	Gard (30)	6.1	3,223
60	Lamalou-les-Bains	Hérault (34)	5.7	2,412
61	Laissac-Sévérac l'Église	Aveyron (12)	5.6	2,216
62	Le Boulou	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.6	5,552
63	Sigean	Aude (11)	5.5	5,766
64	Mauguio	Hérault (34)	5.5	16,695
65	Montblanc	Hérault (34)	5.4	2,979
66	Sommières	Gard (30)	5.3	5,132
67	Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.2	9,612
68	Gourdon	Lot (46)	5.2	4,313
69	Boisseron	Hérault (34)	5.2	2,228
70	Saint-Ambroix	Gard (30)	5.1	3,493
71	Salses-le-Château	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.1	4,004
72	Narbonne	Aude (11)	5.1	58,669
73	Sévérac d'Aveyron	Aveyron (12)	5.1	4,146
74	Vinça	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.1	2,290
75	Rivesaltes	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.0	9,418
76	Seilh	Haute-Garonne (31)	5.0	3,428
77	Gramat	Lot (46)	5.0	3,577
78	La Canourgue	Lozère (48)	4.9	2,168
79	Martres-Tolosane	Haute-Garonne (31)	4.9	2,431
80	Le Vigan	Gard (30)	4.8	3,959
81	Odos	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	4.7	3,343
82	Quillan	Aude (11)	4.6	3,068
83	Saint-Céré	Lot (46)	4.6	3,556
84	Naucelle	Aveyron (12)	4.5	2,112
85	Loupian	Hérault (34)	4.5	2,208
86	Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	Gard (30)	4.5	13,535
87	Lodève	Hérault (34)	4.4	7,500
88	Mirepoix	Ariège (09)	4.3	3,331
89	Palau-del-Vidre	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4.2	3,367
90	Canet	Hérault (34)	4.2	3,697
91	Clapiers	Hérault (34)	4.2	6,104
92	Saint-Aunès	Hérault (34)	4.1	4,574
93	Mazères	Ariège (09)	4.1	3,933
94	Saint-André	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4.1	3,443
95	Lacaune	Tarn (81)	4.0	2,521
96	Gallargues-le-Montueux	Gard (30)	4.0	3,776
97	Port-Vendres	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.9	4,083
98	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	3.9	47,153
99	Caraman	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.9	2,574
100	Aniane	Hérault (34)	3.9	3,043

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 Occitanie: FAQ

What is the most touristic town in Occitanie?

Vendres (Hérault) is the most touristic town in Occitanie, with 136.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants.

What are the 10 most touristic towns in Occitanie?

In order: 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), Le Grau-du-Roi (71.8 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Lourdes (67.5 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Le Barcarès (63.0 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Torreilles (57.1 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Sérignan (56.3 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), Portiragnes (53.5 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants), and Fleury (47.1 rooms and campsites per 100 inhabitants).

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

304 out of 4,446. 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.