Sign In Register

Highest Poverty in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

Highest Poverty — Nouvelle-Aquitaine

1 Soyaux 31.0%
2 Lormont 28.0%
3 Cenon 28.0%
4 Agen 27.0%
5 Poitiers 26.0%
6 Angoulême 26.0%
8 Fumel 26.0%
9 Limoges 24.0%
10 Châtellerault 24.0%
11 Tonneins 24.0%
12 Blaye 24.0%
14 Marmande 23.0%
15 Pauillac 23.0%
16 Pau 22.0%
17 Périgueux 22.0%
18 Bergerac 22.0%
19 Floirac 22.0%
20 Mourenx 22.0%
22 La Souterraine 22.0%
23 Libourne 21.0%
24 Guéret 21.0%
25 Lesparre-Médoc 21.0%
27 Rochefort 20.0%
28 Dax 20.0%
31 Égletons 20.0%
32 Parthenay 19.0%
33 Nérac 19.0%
34 Casteljaloux 19.0%
35 La Rochelle 18.0%
37 Cognac 18.0%
38 Hendaye 18.0%
40 Thouars 18.0%
41 Loudun 18.0%
42 Coutras 18.0%
43 Langon 18.0%
44 Bordeaux 17.0%
45 Bayonne 17.0%
46 Talence 17.0%
47 Saintes 17.0%
48 Tulle 17.0%
49 Billère 17.0%
51 La Couronne 17.0%
52 Bazas 17.0%
53 Pons 17.0%
54 Niort 16.0%
55 Mont-de-Marsan 16.0%
56 Bressuire 16.0%
59 Bassens 16.0%
60 Aire-sur-l'Adour 16.0%
61 Salies-de-Béarn 16.0%
62 Saint-Junien 15.0%
63 Montmorillon 15.0%
64 Jurançon 15.0%
65 Surgères 15.0%
67 Bègles 14.0%
68 Royan 14.0%
69 Orthez 14.0%
71 Ussel 14.0%
72 Le Passage 14.0%
73 Buxerolles 14.0%
75 Capbreton 14.0%
76 Gond-Pontouvre 14.0%
77 Pessac 13.0%
78 Biarritz 13.0%
80 Boucau 13.0%
81 Chauvigny 13.0%
82 Mimizan 13.0%
84 Marennes 13.0%
85 Mérignac 12.0%
86 Eysines 12.0%
88 Arcachon 12.0%
89 Aytré 12.0%
92 Tonnay-Charente 12.0%
93 Carbon-Blanc 12.0%
96 Saujon 12.0%
98 La Teste-de-Buch 11.0%
99 Gradignan 11.0%
100 Blanquefort 11.0%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Nouvelle-Aquitaine face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Soyaux has a poverty rate of 31.0%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

  • 1. In Soyaux, 31.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 3 people — live below the poverty line.
  • 2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
  • 3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

Browse Rankings by Region

France — By Region

Bourgogne Brittany Centre-Val de Loire Corsica Grand Est Hauts-de-France Île-de-France Normandy Nouvelle-Aquitaine Occitanie Pays de la Loire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rhône-Alpes

By Country

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guadeloupe Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe