Cities with the strongest business momentum100 cities
Ranking based on the number of new business registrations in 2024 (SIRENE / INSEE source). A direct indicator of local economic momentum: the more businesses a city creates, the more workers and capital it attracts.
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ℹ️ More than 33128 cities match this criterion. Only the top 100 by score are shown below to keep the page readable.
| # | City | Score | Price /m² | Yield | Population | Pinel | Station | Property tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris 8e 75 · 75008 |
53 | €11,900 | 3.6 % | 35,317 | — | 1.09 km | — |
| 2 | Toulouse 31 · 31000 |
54 | €3,341 | 5.0 % | 514,819 | A | 1.44 km | 49.6 % |
| 3 | Nice 06 · 06000 |
58 | €4,829 | 5.1 % | 357,737 | A | 0.75 km | 42.4 % |
| 4 | Bordeaux 33 · 33000 |
46 | €4,423 | 4.3 % | 267,991 | A | 2.49 km | 49.2 % |
| 5 | Montpellier 34 · 34000 |
57 | €3,416 | 5.4 % | 310,240 | A | 0.78 km | 54.3 % |
| 6 | Paris 17e 75 · 75017 |
51 | €10,085 | 3.9 % | 159,212 | — | 0.56 km | — |
| 7 | Nantes 44 · 44000 |
58 | €3,516 | 4.9 % | 327,734 | A | 2.56 km | 53.4 % |
| 8 | Paris 16e 75 · 75016 |
50 | €10,722 | 3.7 % | 159,386 | — | 0.89 km | — |
| 9 | Paris 15e 75 · 75015 |
51 | €9,524 | 4.0 % | 229,713 | — | 1.33 km | — |
| 10 | Lille 59 · 59000 |
44 | €4,103 | 4.6 % | 238,246 | A | 1.74 km | 49.0 % |
| 11 | Paris 12e 75 · 75012 |
50 | €8,920 | 4.1 % | 138,024 | — | 2.59 km | — |
| 12 | Paris 18e 75 · 75018 |
50 | €8,703 | 4.1 % | 183,127 | — | 1.39 km | — |
| 13 | Strasbourg 67 · 67000 |
69 | — | — | 293,771 | A | 0.93 km | 42.2 % |
| 14 | Paris 11e 75 · 75011 |
51 | €9,820 | 3.9 % | 138,170 | — | 1.79 km | — |
| 15 | Paris 19e 75 · 75019 |
49 | €7,850 | 4.2 % | 178,691 | — | 1.42 km | — |
| 16 | Rennes 35 · 35000 |
56 | €3,668 | 4.9 % | 230,890 | A | 0.42 km | 47.7 % |
| 17 | Paris 20e 75 · 75020 |
49 | €8,271 | 4.2 % | 185,140 | — | 2.59 km | — |
| 18 | Paris 10e 75 · 75010 |
51 | €9,240 | 4.1 % | 83,873 | — | 0.3 km | — |
| 19 | Paris 1er 75 · 75001 |
46 | €12,299 | 3.5 % | 15,114 | — | 0.76 km | — |
| 20 | Paris 14e 75 · 75014 |
50 | €9,343 | 4.0 % | 136,455 | — | 1.29 km | — |
| 21 | Aix-en-Provence 13 · 13080 |
47 | €4,925 | 4.7 % | 149,695 | A | 4.85 km | 36.0 % |
| 22 | Paris 9e 75 · 75009 |
51 | €10,610 | 3.8 % | 57,271 | — | 0.73 km | — |
| 23 | Paris 13e 75 · 75013 |
49 | €8,721 | 4.2 % | 181,271 | — | 0.82 km | — |
| 24 | Villeurbanne 69 · 69100 |
48 | €3,646 | 5.1 % | 163,684 | A | 2.68 km | 34.2 % |
| 25 | Grenoble 38 · 38000 |
54 | €2,587 | 6.2 % | 156,140 | A | 0.81 km | 67.9 % |
| 26 | Boulogne-Billancourt 92 · 92100 |
46 | €8,209 | 4.3 % | 119,019 | Abis | 1.75 km | 15.8 % |
| 27 | Lyon 3e 69 · 69003 |
49 | €4,600 | 4.3 % | 100,679 | — | 1.24 km | — |
| 28 | Reims 51 · 51100 |
54 | €2,817 | 5.6 % | 177,674 | B1 | 2.31 km | 46.3 % |
| 29 | Toulon 83 · 83000 |
58 | €2,821 | 6.1 % | 179,116 | A | 0.95 km | 49.6 % |
| 30 | Saint-Étienne 42 · 42000 |
67 | €1,346 | 8.8 % | 173,136 | B2 | 1.71 km | 48.2 % |
| 31 | Annecy 74 · 74000 |
49 | €5,128 | 4.8 % | 132,117 | A | 0.36 km | 36.0 % |
| 32 | Dijon 21 · 21000 |
60 | €2,657 | 6.0 % | 161,830 | B1 | 1.02 km | 52.0 % |
| 33 | Angers 49 · 49000 |
57 | €3,413 | 5.1 % | 159,022 | B1 | 1.97 km | 56.4 % |
| 34 | Paris 2e 75 · 75002 |
49 | €11,200 | 3.7 % | 19,847 | — | 1.21 km | — |
| 35 | Nîmes 30 · 30000 |
66 | €2,300 | 7.6 % | 151,839 | B1 | 1.84 km | 54.0 % |
| 36 | Montreuil 93 · 93100 |
48 | €5,950 | 4.6 % | 111,934 | Abis | 2.79 km | 44.2 % |
| 37 | Clermont-Ferrand 63 · 63000 |
56 | €2,276 | 6.6 % | 146,351 | B1 | 1.3 km | 49.7 % |
| 38 | Tours 37 · 37000 |
53 | €2,958 | 5.5 % | 139,259 | B1 | 0.51 km | 44.1 % |
| 39 | Fort-de-France 972 · 97200 |
58 | €2,900 | 6.6 % | 75,506 | B1 | — | 51.8 % |
| 40 | Saint-Denis 974 · 97400 |
60 | €2,640 | 6.9 % | 155,634 | B1 | — | 39.0 % |
| 41 | Rouen 76 · 76000 |
49 | €2,962 | 5.4 % | 117,662 | B1 | 0.87 km | 49.5 % |
| 42 | Saint-Denis 93 · 93200 |
53 | €4,130 | 6.1 % | 149,077 | Abis | 1.47 km | 39.6 % |
| 43 | Neuilly-sur-Seine 92 · 92200 |
46 | €10,410 | 3.9 % | 59,538 | Abis | 1.6 km | 15.0 % |
| 44 | Cannes 06 · 06150 |
43 | €5,882 | 4.1 % | 74,350 | A | 1.01 km | 29.0 % |
| 45 | Saint-Paul 974 · 97411 |
50 | €5,164 | 4.4 % | 108,088 | A | — | 43.3 % |
| 46 | Paris 7e 75 · 75007 |
52 | €13,810 | 3.2 % | 48,015 | — | 0.83 km | — |
| 47 | Perpignan 66 · 66000 |
69 | €1,705 | 8.6 % | 121,616 | B1 | 2.04 km | 50.5 % |
| 48 | Marseille 8e 13 · 13008 |
53 | €4,417 | 4.9 % | 84,683 | — | 10.71 km | — |
| 49 | Lyon 7e 69 · 69007 |
50 | €4,535 | 4.3 % | 88,326 | — | 1.44 km | — |
| 50 | Brest 29 · 29200 |
62 | €2,241 | 6.5 % | 142,346 | B1 | 2.73 km | 43.8 % |
| 51 | Le Havre 76 · 76600 |
54 | €2,565 | 5.8 % | 166,687 | B1 | 0.51 km | 54.5 % |
| 52 | Courbevoie 92 · 92400 |
49 | €6,690 | 4.9 % | 82,902 | Abis | 0.69 km | 17.3 % |
| 53 | Nancy 54 · 54000 |
56 | €2,494 | 5.8 % | 103,671 | B1 | 0.21 km | 43.9 % |
| 54 | Asnières-sur-Seine 92 · 92600 |
46 | €6,303 | 4.7 % | 93,941 | Abis | 1.54 km | 20.2 % |
| 55 | Aubervilliers 93 · 93300 |
41 | €4,134 | 5.7 % | 88,365 | Abis | 1.3 km | 43.8 % |
| 56 | Le Mans 72 · 72000 |
63 | €2,125 | 6.6 % | 146,249 | B1 | 1.55 km | 47.8 % |
| 57 | Nanterre 92 · 92000 |
51 | €5,230 | 5.5 % | 97,783 | Abis | 1.11 km | 23.7 % |
| 58 | Antibes 06 · 06160 |
50 | €5,179 | 4.7 % | 77,637 | A | 1.25 km | 28.6 % |
| 59 | Caen 14 · 14000 |
55 | €2,857 | 5.8 % | 109,400 | B1 | 2.01 km | 52.6 % |
| 60 | Avignon 84 · 84000 |
51 | €2,449 | 6.0 % | 92,188 | B1 | 2.24 km | 44.5 % |
| 61 | Argenteuil 95 · 95100 |
55 | €3,437 | 6.8 % | 106,130 | A | 0.78 km | 38.8 % |
| 62 | Orléans 45 · 45000 |
60 | €2,672 | 6.4 % | 116,357 | B1 | 3.88 km | 54.6 % |
| 63 | Lyon 6e 69 · 69006 |
53 | €5,366 | 3.9 % | 49,385 | — | 1.68 km | — |
| 64 | Metz 57 · 57000 |
63 | — | — | 122,572 | B1 | 1.52 km | 38.4 % |
| 65 | Amiens 80 · 80000 |
47 | €3,275 | 4.9 % | 136,449 | B1 | 0.6 km | 56.0 % |
| 66 | Levallois-Perret 92 · 92300 |
46 | €8,935 | 4.1 % | 68,092 | Abis | 0.83 km | 23.6 % |
| 67 | Limoges 87 · 87000 |
65 | €1,739 | 7.1 % | 129,937 | B1 | 2.83 km | 44.5 % |
| 68 | Besançon 25 · 25000 |
62 | €2,287 | 6.8 % | 118,489 | B1 | 1.64 km | 45.6 % |
| 69 | Marseille 6e 13 · 13006 |
56 | €3,897 | 5.2 % | 38,476 | — | 1.68 km | — |
| 70 | La Rochelle 17 · 17000 |
47 | €4,925 | 3.6 % | 79,851 | A | 2.0 km | 55.2 % |
| 71 | Pantin 93 · 93500 |
45 | €5,827 | 4.8 % | 61,929 | Abis | 0.64 km | 44.9 % |
| 72 | Paris 5e 75 · 75005 |
50 | €11,833 | 3.5 % | 55,252 | — | 1.0 km | — |
| 73 | Colombes 92 · 92700 |
57 | €5,150 | 5.5 % | 91,053 | Abis | 0.94 km | 28.2 % |
| 74 | Versailles 78 · 78000 |
55 | €6,660 | 4.4 % | 84,095 | Abis | 0.81 km | 26.8 % |
| 75 | Paris 6e 75 · 75006 |
52 | €14,500 | 3.1 % | 40,389 | — | 1.17 km | — |
| 76 | Béziers 34 · 34500 |
60 | €2,258 | 5.9 % | 81,545 | B1 | 1.8 km | 52.0 % |
| 77 | Mulhouse 68 · 68100 |
60 | — | — | 104,978 | B1 | 1.19 km | 46.9 % |
| 78 | Mérignac 33 · 33700 |
60 | €3,244 | 5.5 % | 78,090 | A | 4.44 km | 46.9 % |
| 79 | Paris 3e 75 · 75003 |
52 | €11,767 | 3.7 % | 32,179 | — | 1.43 km | — |
| 80 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 94 · 94100 |
48 | €5,532 | 5.0 % | 76,572 | Abis | 3.14 km | 32.0 % |
| 81 | Clichy 92 · 92110 |
50 | €6,904 | 4.6 % | 64,410 | Abis | 0.92 km | 33.4 % |
| 82 | Créteil 94 · 94000 |
60 | €3,548 | 7.1 % | 93,397 | A | 1.62 km | 44.5 % |
| 83 | Rueil-Malmaison 92 · 92500 |
50 | €5,684 | 5.2 % | 82,874 | Abis | 2.98 km | 22.9 % |
| 84 | Puteaux 92 · 92800 |
43 | €6,944 | 4.8 % | 44,002 | Abis | 0.38 km | 16.7 % |
| 85 | Lyon 8e 69 · 69008 |
50 | €4,267 | 4.5 % | 85,943 | — | 2.49 km | — |
| 86 | Roubaix 59 · 59100 |
54 | €2,754 | 5.8 % | 98,286 | B1 | 1.66 km | 52.0 % |
| 87 | Vitry-sur-Seine 94 · 94400 |
57 | €3,976 | 6.3 % | 93,963 | A | 1.24 km | 38.4 % |
| 88 | Marseille 1er 13 · 13001 |
56 | €3,569 | 4.9 % | 37,599 | — | 0.34 km | — |
| 89 | Pau 64 · 64000 |
65 | €2,211 | 6.5 % | 80,441 | B1 | 3.96 km | 44.5 % |
| 90 | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 93 · 93400 |
38 | €6,389 | 4.3 % | 53,615 | Abis | 1.04 km | 33.9 % |
| 91 | Drancy 93 · 93700 |
52 | €3,772 | 6.0 % | 72,390 | A | 1.17 km | 43.2 % |
| 92 | Cergy 95 · 95000 |
61 | €3,224 | 6.9 % | 70,906 | A | 1.59 km | 47.6 % |
| 93 | Ivry-sur-Seine 94 · 94200 |
47 | €4,969 | 5.7 % | 65,064 | Abis | 0.35 km | 48.5 % |
| 94 | Aulnay-sous-Bois 93 · 93600 |
57 | €3,438 | 6.8 % | 87,599 | A | 1.56 km | 32.1 % |
| 95 | Saint-Pierre 974 · 97410 |
51 | €3,490 | 5.4 % | 85,038 | B1 | — | 48.4 % |
| 96 | Champigny-sur-Marne 94 · 94500 |
59 | €3,741 | 6.4 % | 78,072 | A | 1.06 km | 36.6 % |
| 97 | Lyon 2e 69 · 69002 |
51 | €5,522 | 3.8 % | 29,981 | — | 0.24 km | — |
| 98 | Vincennes 94 · 94300 |
41 | €8,537 | 4.1 % | 48,193 | Abis | 3.8 km | 34.9 % |
| 99 | Issy-les-Moulineaux 92 · 92130 |
55 | €7,500 | 4.5 % | 67,669 | Abis | 0.5 km | 24.7 % |
| 100 | Poitiers 86 · 86000 |
54 | €2,538 | 5.8 % | 89,916 | B1 | 2.94 km | 54.8 % |
About this ranking
The number of new business registrations is the most direct indicator of a territory's economic momentum. Cities at the top of this ranking typically combine large population, metropolitan attractiveness, and a diversified economic fabric.
For real estate investors, strong entrepreneurial momentum translates into sustained rental demand (employees, freelancers, students) and long-term capital appreciation.