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Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouvelle-Aquitaine has 6,113,384 residents in 12 départements and 4,305 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €820/m² in Creuse to €3,520/m² in Gironde.

Region · 12 départements · 4,305 communes · Updated 24 October 2026
6,113,384residents2022 census
63%of households own their homemain home
70%housesof all homes
12%second homesof all homes
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4,305 communes
Map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 12 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

DépartementResidentsCommunesPrice per m²Living standardHome ownersAged 75+UnemploymentSecond homes
Charente (16)351,603362€1,430/m²–67%13%11.4%6%
Charente-Maritime (17)668,160463€2,790/m²–66%14%11.5%22%
Corrèze (19)240,120279€1,440/m²–69%14%9.5%15%
Creuse (23)115,529256€820/m²–73%15%11.0%20%
Deux-Sèvres (79)375,415256€1,370/m²–70%12%8.8%5%
Dordogne (24)416,325503€1,600/m²–69%14%11.8%14%
Gironde (33)1,674,980535€3,520/m²–55%9%10.6%9%
Haute-Vienne (87)372,438195€1,500/m²–63%13%11.1%8%
Landes (40)428,427327€2,690/m²–67%12%11.1%20%
Lot-et-Garonne (47)332,226319€1,530/m²–65%14%11.8%6%
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)699,473545€2,780/m²–61%12%10.1%13%
Vienne (86)438,688265€1,560/m²–62%11%10.6%6%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

6,113,384 residents and 2,923,771 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%
aged under 15
16%
aged 15–29
32%
aged 60 and over
40%
of households are people living alone
21%
of households are couples with children
9%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

3,664,327 homes, 80% of them main residences, with 4.2 rooms on average.

70%
of homes are houses
63%
of households own their home
10%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
12%
second homes
8%
empty homes
87%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191915%
1919–19457%
1946–197017%
1971–199027%
1991–200517%
2006–201918%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.8%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
31%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
8%
managers and professionals among over-15s
33%
retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.