What is the city closest to the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Hendaye, at 0 km, ahead of La Rochelle (1 km).

What is the city furthest from the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Guéret, at 228 km. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.

Where does Hendaye stand in France?

8 of the 1,052 French cities measured on distance to the sea. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Hendaye (0 km), La Rochelle (1 km), Royan (1 km), Saint-Jean-de-Luz (1 km), Guéthary (1 km). The whole table is on this page.

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The cities closest to the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hendaye is the city closest to the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at 0 km, ahead of La Rochelle (1 km) and Royan (1 km). At the other end, Guéret is the city furthest from the sea, at 228 km.

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The 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ranked on distance to the sea
Rank	City	Distance to the sea	Population
1	64 Hendaye	0 km	18,102
2	17 La Rochelle	1 km	79,851
3	17 Royan	1 km	19,425
4	64 Saint-Jean-de-Luz	1 km	14,857
5	64 Guéthary	1 km	1,306
6	64 Anglet	2 km	43,271
7	64 Biarritz	2 km	26,206
8	40 Tarnos	3 km	12,957
9	64 Urrugne	3 km	10,661
10	40 Soorts-Hossegor	3 km	3,817
11	33 La Teste-de-Buch	5 km	27,566
12	64 Bayonne	6 km	54,306
13	33 Arcachon	6 km	11,092
14	17 Rochefort	7 km	23,460
15	40 Biscarrosse	8 km	15,836
16	33 Andernos-les-Bains	12 km	12,710
17	33 Gujan-Mestras	13 km	22,153
18	33 Biganos	23 km	11,431
19	40 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	26 km	14,481
20	33 Mios	28 km	12,043
21	40 Dax	29 km	22,109
22	17 Saintes	31 km	25,363
23	33 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	34 km	32,910
24	33 Cestas	40 km	16,666
25	33 Le Haillan	41 km	11,392
26	33 Mérignac	42 km	78,090
27	33 Le Taillan-Médoc	42 km	11,073
28	33 Pessac	43 km	67,339
29	64 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	43 km	1,479
30	33 Eysines	45 km	24,825
31	33 Blanquefort	47 km	17,215
32	33 Gradignan	48 km	26,952
33	33 Le Bouscat	48 km	25,081
34	33 Bruges	48 km	20,020
35	33 Parempuyre	49 km	10,672
36	33 Léognan	49 km	10,670
37	33 Bordeaux	50 km	267,991
38	33 Talence	50 km	46,338
39	33 Villenave-d'Ornon	53 km	42,545
40	33 Bègles	53 km	31,831
41	16 Cognac	54 km	18,532
42	33 Cenon	55 km	26,834
43	33 Lormont	55 km	25,769
44	33 Floirac	55 km	18,300
45	33 Ambarès-et-Lagrave	55 km	17,644
46	79 Niort	56 km	59,854
47	64 Orthez	57 km	10,881
48	33 Saint-André-de-Cubzac	60 km	12,626
49	33 Saint-Loubès	62 km	10,027
50	40 Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	69 km	10,092
51	40 Mont-de-Marsan	70 km	31,592
52	33 Libourne	77 km	25,036
53	33 Saint-Émilion	82 km	1,608
54	64 Oloron-Sainte-Marie	85 km	10,684
55	79 Parthenay	88 km	10,140
56	16 Angoulême	91 km	41,908
57	79 Bressuire	92 km	19,970
58	64 Lons	92 km	13,606
59	64 Billère	93 km	14,384
60	16 Soyaux	96 km	10,087
61	64 Pau	97 km	80,441
62	47 Marmande	113 km	17,328
63	79 Thouars	113 km	13,891
64	86 Poitiers	126 km	89,916
65	86 Buxerolles	126 km	10,289
66	24 Bergerac	134 km	27,110
67	24 Périgueux	144 km	29,055
68	86 Châtellerault	149 km	31,003
69	87 Saint-Junien	150 km	11,415
70	47 Agen	152 km	32,801
71	24 Boulazac Isle Manoire	152 km	10,759
72	47 Villeneuve-sur-Lot	159 km	22,350
73	87 Oradour-sur-Glane	161 km	2,550
74	87 Couzeix	175 km	10,195
75	87 Limoges	177 km	129,937
76	87 Panazol	184 km	11,342
77	24 Sarlat-la-Canéda	189 km	8,763
78	24 Domme	194 km	906
79	19 Brive-la-Gaillarde	207 km	47,095
80	19 Tulle	222 km	13,401
81	23 Guéret	228 km	12,955

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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 metropolitan only: the distance to the coast is measured against the coastlines of the Hexagon and Corsica, which would put an overseas port thousands of kilometres from a sea it sits on, so no value is published for overseas France rather than a wrong 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.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the city closest to the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Hendaye, at 0 km, ahead of La Rochelle (1 km).
What is the city furthest from the sea in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Guéret, at 228 km. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.
Where does Hendaye stand in France?: 8 of the 1,052 French cities measured on distance to the sea. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Hendaye (0 km), La Rochelle (1 km), Royan (1 km), Saint-Jean-de-Luz (1 km), Guéthary (1 km). The whole table is on this page.