What are the 10 French cities ranked by swimming pools?

In order: Sainte-Maxime, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, Porto-Vecchio, Mougins, Pernes-les-Fontaines, Biot, Andernos-les-Bains, Le Beausset and Fuveau.

What is the top 5 of French cities ranked by swimming pools?

Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.), Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.), Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Porto-Vecchio (168.5 / 1,000 inhab.) and Mougins (165.2 / 1,000 inhab.).

Which city is 2nd in the ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?

Roquebrune-sur-Argens, at 184 / 1,000 inhab., just behind Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.).

Is Sainte-Maxime really the French city ranked first on swimming pools?

Yes, at 238.9 / 1,000 inhab., ahead of Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.) and Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.).

In which département is Sainte-Maxime?

Sainte-Maxime is in département 83, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

What is the difference between Sainte-Maxime and Roquebrune-sur-Argens?

Sainte-Maxime is at 238.9 / 1,000 inhab., Roquebrune-sur-Argens at 184 / 1,000 inhab. The table gives the same figure for all 50 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.

Which city is 10th in the ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?

Fuveau, at 142.9 / 1,000 inhab.

How many French cities does this ranking compare?

1,028, with the top 50 listed in full in the table below.

What are the French cities ranked by swimming pools in 2026?

This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Sainte-Maxime leads with 238.9 / 1,000 inhab.

Is there a complete ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?

Yes, the table below: the top 50 of 1,028, each with its département and its region, and the exact method and scope stated underneath it.

In order: Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.), Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.), Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Porto-Vecchio (168.5 / 1,000 inhab.), Mougins (165.2 / 1,000 inhab.), Pernes-les-Fontaines (154.8 / 1,000 inhab.), Biot (153.6 / 1,000 inhab.), Andernos-les-Bains (148.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Le Beausset (147 / 1,000 inhab.), Fuveau (142.9 / 1,000 inhab.).

Where does this figure come from?

Straight from DGFiP, cadastre (parcelles et bâtiments), joined to each commune by its INSEE code and never retyped by hand. A commune the source does not cover is left out of the table rather than shown as a zero: an absence and a measured zero are different facts, and only one of them is safe to rank.

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Sainte-Maxime leads on swimming pools, with 238.9 / 1,000 inhabitants, then Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhabitants) and Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhabitants).

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Swimming pools, 971 cities shown. The coloured surface estimates the local tendency from nearby ranked cities. Exact city values remain in the table. 57 ranked overseas cities are not plotted: they fall outside this map's frame. Projection: longitude compressed by cos(46.3°N), so east-west and north-south distances stay comparable. Source: DGFiP, cadastre (parcelles et bâtiments) · 2026.

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Rank	City	Swimming pools / 1,000 inhab.	Population	Region
1	83 Sainte-Maxime	238.9	14,118	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
2	83 Roquebrune-sur-Argens	184	15,442	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
3	34 Saint-Gély-du-Fesc	180.7	10,472	Occitanie
4	2A Porto-Vecchio	168.5	11,198	Corse
5	06 Mougins	165.2	19,782	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
6	84 Pernes-les-Fontaines	154.8	10,504	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
7	06 Biot	153.6	10,511	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
8	33 Andernos-les-Bains	148.7	12,710	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
9	83 Le Beausset	147	10,219	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
10	13 Fuveau	142.9	10,337	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
11	06 Mouans-Sartoux	140.2	11,015	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
12	13 Pélissanne	138	11,085	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
13	83 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	126.7	17,896	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
14	30 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	123.9	13,148	Occitanie
15	13 Bouc-Bel-Air	122.8	15,381	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
16	06 Vence	121.7	19,917	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
17	13 Lambesc	119.2	10,024	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
18	83 Saint-Raphaël	116.9	37,113	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
19	83 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	113.5	11,658	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
20	33 Cestas	112.8	16,666	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
21	83 Ollioules	111.9	14,568	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
22	13 Allauch	108.7	21,443	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
23	34 Lattes	107.6	17,351	Occitanie
24	34 Saint-Jean-de-Védas	105.4	13,328	Occitanie
25	34 Mauguio	104.5	16,522	Occitanie
26	83 Sanary-sur-Mer	103.9	18,538	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
27	83 Vidauban	103.7	12,608	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
28	40 Biscarrosse	99.7	15,836	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
29	13 Cabriès	99.4	10,240	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
30	66 Saint-Cyprien	98.9	12,068	Occitanie
31	13 Saint-Martin-de-Crau	98.9	14,145	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
32	83 La Londe-les-Maures	98.3	10,584	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
33	13 Trets	96.9	10,946	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
34	83 Le Muy	95.3	10,118	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
35	66 Argelès-sur-Mer	94.7	10,616	Occitanie
36	13 Gignac-la-Nerthe	92.9	10,343	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
37	31 Tournefeuille	92.6	30,168	Occitanie
38	33 Léognan	92.4	10,670	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
39	83 La Farlède	91.7	10,014	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
40	34 Agde	89.6	29,939	Occitanie
41	66 Cabestany	88.4	10,465	Occitanie
42	31 Fonsorbes	88.3	12,954	Occitanie
43	31 Plaisance-du-Touch	87.2	21,079	Occitanie
44	13 Les Pennes-Mirabeau	86.4	22,537	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
45	971 Saint-François	85.6	13,942	Guadeloupe
46	83 La Crau	84.7	19,556	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
47	34 Juvignac	83.6	14,055	Occitanie
48	42 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	83.2	15,764	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
49	84 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	82.7	20,244	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
50	34 Mèze	82.6	12,669	Occitanie

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold. This particular ranking is a rate per inhabitant, so it covers towns of 10,000 people or more only: in a village of a hundred, three licence holders would read as thirty per thousand and outrank a town with a professional club, so no rate is published below that size rather than a meaningless one.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

12 questions about this ranking

What are the 10 French cities ranked by swimming pools?: In order: Sainte-Maxime, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, Porto-Vecchio, Mougins, Pernes-les-Fontaines, Biot, Andernos-les-Bains, Le Beausset and Fuveau.
What is the top 5 of French cities ranked by swimming pools?: Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.), Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.), Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Porto-Vecchio (168.5 / 1,000 inhab.) and Mougins (165.2 / 1,000 inhab.).
Which city is 2nd in the ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?: Roquebrune-sur-Argens, at 184 / 1,000 inhab., just behind Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.).
Is Sainte-Maxime really the French city ranked first on swimming pools?: Yes, at 238.9 / 1,000 inhab., ahead of Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.) and Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.).
In which département is Sainte-Maxime?: Sainte-Maxime is in département 83, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
What is the difference between Sainte-Maxime and Roquebrune-sur-Argens?: Sainte-Maxime is at 238.9 / 1,000 inhab., Roquebrune-sur-Argens at 184 / 1,000 inhab. The table gives the same figure for all 50 places, so any two of them can be compared the same way.
Which city is 10th in the ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?: Fuveau, at 142.9 / 1,000 inhab.
How many French cities does this ranking compare?: 1,028, with the top 50 listed in full in the table below.
What are the French cities ranked by swimming pools in 2026?: This ranking uses the most recent official figures published as of 2026: Sainte-Maxime leads with 238.9 / 1,000 inhab.
Is there a complete ranking of French cities ranked by swimming pools?: Yes, the table below: the top 50 of 1,028, each with its département and its region, and the exact method and scope stated underneath it.
What are the top 10?: In order: Sainte-Maxime (238.9 / 1,000 inhab.), Roquebrune-sur-Argens (184 / 1,000 inhab.), Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (180.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Porto-Vecchio (168.5 / 1,000 inhab.), Mougins (165.2 / 1,000 inhab.), Pernes-les-Fontaines (154.8 / 1,000 inhab.), Biot (153.6 / 1,000 inhab.), Andernos-les-Bains (148.7 / 1,000 inhab.), Le Beausset (147 / 1,000 inhab.), Fuveau (142.9 / 1,000 inhab.).
Where does this figure come from?: Straight from DGFiP, cadastre (parcelles et bâtiments), joined to each commune by its INSEE code and never retyped by hand. A commune the source does not cover is left out of the table rather than shown as a zero: an absence and a measured zero are different facts, and only one of them is safe to rank.

The table below ranks the top 50 of the 1,028 cities in the dataset, each with its département, its region and the figure it is ranked on (swimming pools), so you can see not just the order but how far apart the places are. The numbers are official public data: INSEE legal populations and the IGN commune registry, with the exact method and the exact scope stated under the table rather than left to be guessed at.

The same data answers neighbouring questions too: see The French cities with the fewest private swimming pools and Listed monuments: the top 50 French cities, or all rankings for the full list. All of it comes from Le Bon Rang, a free daily game that gives you five French cities and one of these statistics and asks you for the order.