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2026 ranking · share of second homes

The towns in Normandy with the highest share of second homes

Villers-sur-Mer (Calvados) has the highest share of second homes in Normandy: 83.8% of its housing. Next come Benerville-sur-Mer (Calvados, 83.4%) and Tourgéville (Calvados, 79.1%).

2,124 towns ranked out of 2,644

Villers-sur-Mer, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stVillers-sur-Mer 83.8% Calvados
  2. 2ndBenerville-sur-Mer 83.4% Calvados
  3. 3rdTourgéville 79.1% Calvados

This ranking covers 2,124 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 200 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Sassey (Eure) comes last with 0.0%.

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: highest share of second homes in Normandy

Rank Town Department Share of all housing Proportional bar Population
1 Villers-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 83.8 2,470
2 Benerville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 83.4 383
3 Tourgéville Calvados (14) 79.1 862
4 Cabourg Calvados (14) 78.9 3,761
5 Houlgate Calvados (14) 78.7 1,860
6 Pullay Eure (27) 77.5 429
7 Les Barils Eure (27) 74.8 275
8 Deauville Calvados (14) 72.7 3,589
9 Veulettes-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 72.2 270
10 Trouville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 70.1 4,671
11 Blonville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 70.1 1,658
12 Danestal Calvados (14) 67.8 356
13 Colleville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 66.5 208
14 Hauteville-sur-Mer Manche (50) 66.3 727
15 Asnelles Calvados (14) 66.2 650
16 Varaville Calvados (14) 64.7 1,036
17 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay Manche (50) 64.1 942
18 Saint-Côme-de-Fresné Calvados (14) 63.0 263
19 Bretteville-sur-Ay Manche (50) 62.7 451
20 Veules-les-Roses Seine-Maritime (76) 62.1 525
21 Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière Manche (50) 61.6 253
22 Quinéville Manche (50) 61.3 261
23 tied Jullouville Manche (50) 61.0 2,475
23 tied Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière Manche (50) 61.0 376
25 Carolles Manche (50) 60.1 788
26 Merville-Franceville-Plage Calvados (14) 58.1 2,268
27 Barneville-Carteret Manche (50) 57.9 2,256
28 Vierville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 57.4 235
29 Saint-Jean-le-Thomas Manche (50) 55.8 409
30 Pirou Manche (50) 55.6 1,545
31 Étretat Seine-Maritime (76) 55.1 1,114
32 Grandcamp-Maisy Calvados (14) 54.7 1,542
33 Courseulles-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 54.7 4,311
34 Vattetot-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 53.6 332
35 Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne (61) 53.5 2,764
36 Agon-Coutainville Manche (50) 52.6 3,082
37 Montmartin-sur-Mer Manche (50) 52.4 1,455
38 Villerville Calvados (14) 52.2 633
39 Quiberville-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 52.1 557
40 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 51.9 273
41 Port-Bail-sur-Mer Manche (50) 51.7 2,589
42 Saint-Marcouf Manche (50) 51.4 361
43 Saint-Martin-aux-Buneaux Seine-Maritime (76) 50.5 646
44 Branville Calvados (14) 50.0 243
45 Yport Seine-Maritime (76) 50.0 663
46 Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 49.6 486
47 Barfleur Manche (50) 48.4 552
48 Réville Manche (50) 48.0 1,063
49 Auberville Calvados (14) 46.8 619
50 Équemauville Calvados (14) 46.1 1,601
51 La Neuville-du-Bosc Eure (27) 45.9 714
52 Cour-Maugis sur Huisne Orne (61) 45.5 597
53 Arromanches-les-Bains Calvados (14) 45.4 419
54 Champeaux Manche (50) 44.5 359
55 Tourneville-sur-Mer Manche (50) 44.5 1,696
56 Criel-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 43.8 2,574
57 Saint-Arnoult Calvados (14) 43.6 1,124
58 Siouville-Hague Manche (50) 43.3 955
59 Bonneville-sur-Touques Calvados (14) 43.2 323
60 Regnéville-sur-Mer Manche (50) 43.1 764
61 Blainville-sur-Mer Manche (50) 42.8 1,643
62 Sotteville-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 42.5 406
63 Dives-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 42.2 5,288
64 Saint-Germain-des-Grois Orne (61) 41.9 206
65 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue Manche (50) 41.5 1,664
66 Aure sur Mer Calvados (14) 41.0 703
67 tied Saint-Pair-sur-Mer Manche (50) 40.5 4,606
67 tied Le Renouard Orne (61) 40.5 205
69 Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 40.1 2,138
70 Les Authieux-sur-Calonne Calvados (14) 39.7 288
71 Gatteville-le-Phare Manche (50) 39.5 473
72 Le Mage Orne (61) 38.6 237
73 Lestre Manche (50) 38.2 245
74 Gonneville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 38.2 659
75 tied Bernières-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 37.4 2,468
75 tied Sainte-Marie-du-Mont Manche (50) 37.4 691
77 Surtainville Manche (50) 37.3 1,192
78 Varengeville-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime (76) 36.9 985
79 tied Le Tréport Seine-Maritime (76) 36.8 4,469
79 tied Dragey-Ronthon Manche (50) 36.8 805
81 Vicq-sur-Mer Manche (50) 36.5 1,110
82 Moutiers-au-Perche Orne (61) 36.4 378
83 Neuville-sur-Touques Orne (61) 36.3 234
84 Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye Calvados (14) 35.6 396
85 Coulimer Orne (61) 35.4 291
86 Vittefleur Seine-Maritime (76) 35.2 658
87 Auvillars Calvados (14) 35.1 242
88 Le Bourg-Dun Seine-Maritime (76) 35.1 429
89 Saint-Sylvestre-de-Cormeilles Eure (27) 34.9 226
90 Genêts Manche (50) 34.8 455
91 Le Rozel Manche (50) 34.7 263
92 Saint-Mard-de-Réno Orne (61) 34.7 391
93 Montfarville Manche (50) 34.6 825
94 Pennedepie Calvados (14) 34.5 313
95 Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière Orne (61) 34.5 235
96 Beauvoir Manche (50) 34.1 432
97 Coudeville-sur-Mer Manche (50) 34.1 918
98 Tracy-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 34.0 349
99 tied La Trinité-de-Réville Eure (27) 33.6 257
99 tied La Houssaye Eure (27) 33.6 213

Source: INSEE, population census; second homes and occasional dwellings as a share of all dwellings, towns with 200 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 200 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest share of second homes in Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the highest share of second homes?

Villers-sur-Mer (Calvados) has the highest share of second homes in Normandy: 83.8% of its housing.

What are the 10 towns in Normandy with the highest share of second homes?

In order: Villers-sur-Mer (83.8%), Benerville-sur-Mer (83.4%), Tourgéville (79.1%), Cabourg (78.9%), Houlgate (78.7%), Pullay (77.5%), Les Barils (74.8%), Deauville (72.7%), Veulettes-sur-Mer (72.2%), and Trouville-sur-Mer (70.1%).

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

2,124 out of 2,644. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 200 inhabitants.

What counts as a second home?

For INSEE, a second home is a dwelling used for weekends, leisure, or vacations, including furnished properties rented or offered for tourist stays; occasional dwellings (used part of the year for work) are counted with them. The share is calculated over all dwellings in the commune. Only towns with 200 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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