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2026 ranking · natural disaster declarations

The towns in France with the most officially recognized natural disasters (901st to 1,000th)

Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) has had the most natural disaster declarations in France: 83 declarations since 1982.

34,875 towns ranked

Continued: the towns in France ranked 901st to 1,000th, out of 34,875.

The ranking, continued: most natural disaster declarations in France

Rank Town Department Declarations since 1982 Proportional bar Population
713 tied Escornebœuf Gers (32) 19 591
713 tied Grand-Brassac Dordogne (24) 19 568
713 tied Luchat Charente-Maritime (17) 19 522
713 tied Tourouzelle Aude (11) 19 508
713 tied La Sauvetat-de-Savères Lot-et-Garonne (47) 19 486
713 tied Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun Lot-et-Garonne (47) 19 482
713 tied Payroux Vienne (86) 19 467
713 tied Bérenx Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 19 437
713 tied Nougaroulet Gers (32) 19 394
713 tied Tayrac Lot-et-Garonne (47) 19 389
713 tied Beaumerie-Saint-Martin Pas-de-Calais (62) 19 388
713 tied Saint-Martin-l'Ars Vienne (86) 19 368
713 tied Voinémont Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 19 341
713 tied Comigne Aude (11) 19 333
713 tied Bagnoles Aude (11) 19 314
713 tied Lanneplaà Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 19 310
713 tied Puynormand Gironde (33) 19 310
713 tied Bars Dordogne (24) 19 253
713 tied Coutures Dordogne (24) 19 202
713 tied Puyrolland Charente-Maritime (17) 19 185
713 tied Comberanche-et-Épeluche Dordogne (24) 19 168
713 tied Sainte-Ramée Charente-Maritime (17) 19 114
713 tied Camps-sur-l'Agly Aude (11) 19 66
924 tied Caen Calvados (14) 18 111,546
924 tied Rueil-Malmaison Hauts-de-Seine (92) 18 84,409
924 tied Le Tampon Réunion (974) 18 83,518
924 tied Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Val-de-Marne (94) 18 77,413
924 tied Meaux Seine-et-Marne (77) 18 57,360
924 tied Châteauroux Indre (36) 18 44,536
924 tied Palaiseau Essonne (91) 18 37,773
924 tied Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Yvelines (78) 18 37,426
924 tied Haguenau Bas-Rhin (67) 18 36,899
924 tied Orange Vaucluse (84) 18 30,314
924 tied Décines-Charpieu Rhône (69) 18 30,064
924 tied Ermont Val-d'Oise (95) 18 29,691
924 tied Lunel Hérault (34) 18 26,923
924 tied Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 18 25,585
924 tied Dole Jura (39) 18 24,654
924 tied Frontignan Hérault (34) 18 24,383
924 tied Sèvres Hauts-de-Seine (92) 18 22,599
924 tied Gardanne Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 18 21,934
924 tied Le Plessis-Trévise Val-de-Marne (94) 18 21,237
924 tied Chaville Hauts-de-Seine (92) 18 20,904
924 tied L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Vaucluse (84) 18 20,755
924 tied Sarreguemines Moselle (57) 18 20,549
924 tied Cournon-d'Auvergne Puy-de-Dôme (63) 18 20,341
924 tied Riom Puy-de-Dôme (63) 18 19,541
924 tied Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 18 18,538
924 tied Hendaye Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 18 18,506
924 tied Soisy-sous-Montmorency Val-d'Oise (95) 18 18,148
924 tied Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire Indre-et-Loire (37) 18 17,301
924 tied Mauguio Hérault (34) 18 16,695
924 tied Vendôme Loir-et-Cher (41) 18 16,364
924 tied Morlaix Finistère (29) 18 15,647
924 tied Dinan Côtes-d'Armor (22) 18 15,351
924 tied Verrières-le-Buisson Essonne (91) 18 15,316
924 tied Bar-le-Duc Meuse (55) 18 15,228
924 tied Le Raincy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 18 14,920
924 tied Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 18 13,520
924 tied Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Vendée (85) 18 13,344
924 tied Petite-Île Réunion (974) 18 13,228
924 tied Quimperlé Finistère (29) 18 12,948
924 tied Chambray-lès-Tours Indre-et-Loire (37) 18 12,940
924 tied Mèze Hérault (34) 18 12,862
924 tied Tournon-sur-Rhône Ardèche (07) 18 11,849
924 tied Montlouis-sur-Loire Indre-et-Loire (37) 18 11,536
924 tied Chassieu Rhône (69) 18 11,375
924 tied Riorges Loire (42) 18 11,332
924 tied Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard (30) 18 11,156
924 tied Aubière Puy-de-Dôme (63) 18 10,614
924 tied Soyaux Charente (16) 18 10,396
924 tied Redon Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 18 10,342
924 tied Saint-Lys Haute-Garonne (31) 18 10,081
924 tied Bures-sur-Yvette Essonne (91) 18 9,757
924 tied Cornebarrieu Haute-Garonne (31) 18 9,073
924 tied Le Thor Vaucluse (84) 18 9,062
924 tied Domérat Allier (03) 18 8,794
924 tied Isbergues Pas-de-Calais (62) 18 8,748
924 tied Roussillon Isère (38) 18 8,707
924 tied Bormes-les-Mimosas Var (83) 18 8,637
924 tied Malzéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 18 8,097
924 tied Romagnat Puy-de-Dôme (63) 18 8,026
924 tied Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Yvelines (78) 18 7,908
924 tied Saint-Maixent-l'École Deux-Sèvres (79) 18 7,743
924 tied Guipry-Messac Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 18 7,524
924 tied Villemoisson-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 18 7,406
924 tied Courtry Seine-et-Marne (77) 18 7,376
924 tied Vendargues Hérault (34) 18 7,345
924 tied Beaufort-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 18 7,054
924 tied Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes Seine-et-Marne (77) 18 6,880
924 tied Chalonnes-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 18 6,836
924 tied Montech Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 18 6,811
924 tied Labarthe-sur-Lèze Haute-Garonne (31) 18 6,701
924 tied La Penne-sur-Huveaune Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 18 6,656
924 tied Estaires Nord (59) 18 6,648
924 tied Longpont-sur-Orge Essonne (91) 18 6,565
924 tied Vouneuil-sous-Biard Vienne (86) 18 6,437
924 tied Esvres Indre-et-Loire (37) 18 6,403
924 tied Bouillante Guadeloupe (971) 18 6,210
924 tied Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Vendée (85) 18 6,193

Source: French Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Géorisques (GASPAR database); natural disaster declarations by event and hazard since 1982. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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