Hotel room occupancy rate in Landes, France
Hotel room occupancy rate in Landes, France stood at 72.7% in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Hotel nights by department table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2011 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Hotel nights by department table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel room occupancy rate | |||||||||||
| Landes | 72.7 | 68.6 | 53.6 | 45.7 | 43.4 | 42.1 | 50.9 | 37.7 | 33.8 | 43.5 | |
| Loir-et-Cher | 66.5 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 59.6 | 54 | 36.7 | 31.8 | 28.4 | 36.9 | 36.1 |
Understanding hotel room occupancy rate in Landes, France
Hotel room utilization in Landes is quantified through this monthly percentage, calculated by dividing occupied room nights by the total available commercial hotel capacity. This metric isolates occupancy efficiency from total visitor headcounts, preventing changes in party sizes or hotel expansions from distorting the saturation measure. Private apartments, youth hostels, and coastal campsites are omitted from the calculation, which is restricted to classified commercial hotels.
Interpreting the indicator requires recognizing intense coastal tourism seasonality that concentrates high occupancy rates into specific summer months. Comparing adjacent months directly will mislead the user due to these sharp seasonal transitions, making year-on-year evaluations against the same month previously the correct analytical approach. Analysts must also account for occasional sample adjustments as hotels join or leave the statistical reporting panel.
Frequently asked questions
- How do coastal locations influence the series?
- Proximity to the coast drives heavy summer demand concentrations that contrast sharply with low winter occupancy rates.
- Are campsites included in this hotel rate?
- No, outdoor camping and resort parks are tracked separately and excluded from this specific hotel metric.
- Do early estimates change over time?
- Initial figures are provisional and subject to standard administrative revisions when late survey responses arrive.