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The richest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2026: median standard of living

Q: What is the richest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2026?

Le Bouscat (Gironde) is the richest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: its median standard of living reaches €31,310 a year.

Le Bouscat (Gironde) is the richest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: its median standard of living reaches €31,310 a year. Next come Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (Gironde, €30,540) and Gradignan (Gironde, €29,230).

36 towns ranked out of 4,293

Le Bouscat, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 36 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. At the other end of the ranking, Lormont (Gironde) comes last with €20,330.

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The ranking: richest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Median standard of living (€/year)	Population
1	Le Bouscat	Gironde (33)	31,310	25,441
2	Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	Gironde (33)	30,540	33,398
3 tied	Gradignan	Gironde (33)	29,230	27,379
3 tied	Gujan-Mestras	Gironde (33)	29,230	22,615
5	Biarritz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	29,210	26,879
6	Pessac	Gironde (33)	28,840	68,102
7	Bruges	Gironde (33)	28,780	20,233
8	Anglet	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	28,510	44,406
9	La Teste-de-Buch	Gironde (33)	27,940	27,909
10	Mérignac	Gironde (33)	27,750	78,946
11	Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	27,590	271,552
12	Eysines	Gironde (33)	27,210	25,154
13	Talence	Gironde (33)	26,650	47,340
14	Villenave-d'Ornon	Gironde (33)	26,470	42,858
15	Bègles	Gironde (33)	26,340	32,221
16	Niort	Deux-Sèvres (79)	25,970	61,675
17	La Rochelle	Charente-Maritime (17)	24,960	81,843
18	Bayonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	24,810	55,590
19	Mont-de-Marsan	Landes (40)	24,650	32,981
20	Saintes	Charente-Maritime (17)	24,560	26,773
21	Bressuire	Deux-Sèvres (79)	24,130	21,034
22	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	24,090	48,330
23	Libourne	Gironde (33)	23,480	25,591
24	Pau	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	23,320	81,891
25	Dax	Landes (40)	23,230	22,972
26	Rochefort	Charente-Maritime (17)	23,220	24,081
27	Périgueux	Dordogne (24)	23,070	30,496
28	Limoges	Haute-Vienne (87)	22,690	131,817
29	Bergerac	Dordogne (24)	22,650	27,863
30	Angoulême	Charente (16)	22,490	43,454
31	Châtellerault	Vienne (86)	22,430	31,656
32	Poitiers	Vienne (86)	22,350	92,187
33	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	21,860	23,095
34	Cenon	Gironde (33)	21,170	27,065
35	Agen	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	20,990	33,656
36	Lormont	Gironde (33)	20,330	26,158

Source: INSEE, Filosofi (localized social and tax income data); median annual standard of living of residents, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Richest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

What is the richest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2026?

Le Bouscat (Gironde) is the richest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: its median standard of living reaches €31,310 a year.

What are the 10 richest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

In order: Le Bouscat (€31,310), Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (€30,540), Gradignan (€29,230), Gujan-Mestras (€29,230), Biarritz (€29,210), Pessac (€28,840), Bruges (€28,780), Anglet (€28,510), La Teste-de-Buch (€27,940), and Mérignac (€27,750).

What is the poorest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Lormont (Gironde) is the poorest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: its median standard of living is just €20,330 a year.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

36 out of 4,293. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living.

What is the median standard of living?

The standard of living is the disposable income of a household (earnings, pensions and social benefits, after direct taxes) divided by its number of consumption units. The median splits residents into two halves: half live on less, half on more. Only cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here; every town with a published figure appears in the richest towns ranking.