What is the smallest town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area?

Castelmoron-d'Albret (Gironde) is the smallest town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area, covering just 0.04 km².

What are the 10 smallest towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area?

In order: Castelmoron-d'Albret (0.04 km²), Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (0.51 km²), Monpazier (0.53 km²), Bonloc (1.02 km²), Puihardy (1.18 km²), Île-d'Aix (1.19 km²), Bidos (1.36 km²), Guéthary (1.40 km²), Tarnès (1.45 km²), and Boussac (1.48 km²).

What is the largest town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area?

Laruns (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is the largest town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area, covering 249 km². See The largest towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

All of them: the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine appear in this ranking.

Where do the area figures come from?

They are the official area of each commune, in square kilometers, published by IGN (the French national mapping agency) and distributed by the Observatoire des territoires.

Smallest Towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by Area: 2026 Ranking

This ranking covers all 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. At the other end of the ranking, Laruns (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) comes last with 249 km².

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: smallest towns by area in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Area	Population
1	Castelmoron-d'Albret	Gironde (33)	0.04	51
2	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande	Gironde (33)	0.51	2,518
3	Monpazier	Dordogne (24)	0.53	447
4	Bonloc	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.02	383
5	Puihardy	Deux-Sèvres (79)	1.18	62
6	Île-d'Aix	Charente-Maritime (17)	1.19	188
7	Bidos	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.36	1,132
8	Guéthary	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.40	1,335
9	Tarnès	Gironde (33)	1.45	302
10 tied	Boussac	Creuse (23)	1.48	1,247
10 tied	Croutelle	Vienne (86)	1.48	959
12	Dardenac	Gironde (33)	1.50	101
13	Comps	Gironde (33)	1.66	538
14	Lussac	Charente-Maritime (17)	1.72	40
15 tied	Saint-Macaire	Gironde (33)	1.79	2,087
15 tied	Anos	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.79	181
17	Saint-Dos	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.84	164
18	Madirac	Gironde (33)	1.86	311
19	Mouillac	Gironde (33)	1.87	93
20	Civrac-sur-Dordogne	Gironde (33)	1.94	210
21	Noguères	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	1.95	123
22	Baudreix	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.00	700
23 tied	Saint-Loubert	Gironde (33)	2.11	229
23 tied	L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.11	56
25	Aressy	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.15	898
26	Fleurac	Charente (16)	2.17	204
27	Gestas	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.19	75
28 tied	Siros	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.21	859
28 tied	Courpiac	Gironde (33)	2.21	121
30	Seyresse	Landes (40)	2.23	1,057
31	Bourdettes	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.24	515
32	Saint-Georges	Charente (16)	2.25	44
33	Chaunac	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.26	67
34	Ribarrouy	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.27	79
35	Cadarsac	Gironde (33)	2.28	349
36	Bésingrand	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.29	148
37	Urost	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.33	79
38	Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac	Gironde (33)	2.36	783
39 tied	Chartuzac	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.38	168
39 tied	Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec	Charente (16)	2.38	45
41 tied	Aubeterre-sur-Dronne	Charente (16)	2.39	316
41 tied	Saint-Laurent-du-Plan	Gironde (33)	2.39	87
43	Branne	Gironde (33)	2.41	1,313
44 tied	Bossugan	Gironde (33)	2.42	51
44 tied	Châtelard	Creuse (23)	2.42	29
46 tied	Saint-Michel	Charente (16)	2.46	3,219
46 tied	Le Pin	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.46	72
48 tied	Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg	Gironde (33)	2.47	426
48 tied	Semillac	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.47	66
50 tied	Paillet	Gironde (33)	2.48	1,187
50 tied	Dumes	Landes (40)	2.48	270
50 tied	Guinarthe-Parenties	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.48	237
53	Blésignac	Gironde (33)	2.50	318
54	Le Tourne	Gironde (33)	2.53	843
55	Bassanne	Gironde (33)	2.54	134
56	Villenave-de-Rions	Gironde (33)	2.56	380
57	Gibret	Landes (40)	2.58	98
58 tied	Omet	Gironde (33)	2.62	284
58 tied	La Croix-Comtesse	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.62	226
60 tied	Bourgneuf	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.68	1,493
60 tied	Berrogain-Laruns	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.68	259
62	Givrezac	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.70	78
63	Beyrie-en-Béarn	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.72	201
64	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.73	1,778
65	Saint-Aignan	Gironde (33)	2.75	197
66	Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.78	561
67	Soumoulou	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.79	1,602
68 tied	Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle	Dordogne (24)	2.82	317
68 tied	Vibrac	Charente (16)	2.82	314
70 tied	Monségur	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.84	138
70 tied	Saint-Avit-de-Soulège	Gironde (33)	2.84	85
72	Louer	Landes (40)	2.85	339
73	Siest	Landes (40)	2.91	140
74 tied	Lée	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.94	1,321
74 tied	Temple-Laguyon	Dordogne (24)	2.94	34
76	Laroque	Gironde (33)	2.97	288
77 tied	Gurmençon	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.98	897
77 tied	Lestiac-sur-Garonne	Gironde (33)	2.98	594
79 tied	Camps-sur-l'Isle	Gironde (33)	3.02	631
79 tied	La Roche-Canillac	Corrèze (19)	3.02	127
79 tied	Coulonges	Charente (16)	3.02	118
82	Martres	Gironde (33)	3.03	110
83	Saint-Trojan	Gironde (33)	3.05	374
84 tied	Nancras	Charente-Maritime (17)	3.06	808
84 tied	Abidos	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.06	226
84 tied	Guillac	Gironde (33)	3.06	185
87	Auterrive	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.08	146
88	Boutenac-Touvent	Charente-Maritime (17)	3.11	233
89	Garris	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.13	329
90 tied	Bellegarde-en-Marche	Creuse (23)	3.14	358
90 tied	Landerrouet-sur-Ségur	Gironde (33)	3.14	105
92 tied	Béguey	Gironde (33)	3.16	1,318
92 tied	Astis	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.16	355
94	Blaignac	Gironde (33)	3.18	340
95	Bellefond	Gironde (33)	3.19	216
96	Sainte-Florence	Gironde (33)	3.21	149
97 tied	Estos	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.22	492
97 tied	La Rivière	Gironde (33)	3.22	414
99	Gomer	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.24	306
100	Aussevielle	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.26	889

Source: IGN / Observatoire des territoires (areas); official area of each commune, in km². Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The smallest towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by area

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