To receive good care, you must have access to a doctor as quickly as possible.
The problem of medical deserts in France is not new. But it doesn’t get better… By living in big cities, you have a better chance of finding a doctor quickly for treatment, of having medical examinations, of having a blood test or of being able to go to the Hospital emergencies in minutes. Conversely, some remote towns suffer from a more than reduced healthcare offering.
In a map, The Parisian specifies the towns near which one can hope to receive the best care and those where the situation is much more tense. After compiling several indicators such as the density of doctors from different specialties, average appointment times or ease of access to emergencies, a city arrives at the very bottom of the ranking.
In this small town, residents struggle to find specialists and often have to travel long distances for urgent or specialized care. The density of doctors is particularly low there, and the delays in obtaining an appointment with a cardiologist or other specialist can be discouraging. The nearest emergency rooms are miles away, forcing residents to anticipate long and stressful drives in the event of a medical emergency.
This charming little town is located in the Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is often called the “City of the Stuarts” due to its unique history linked to the Scottish royal family of Stuarts, who ruled the city for several centuries. The town is famous for its castle, the Stuart Castle, a remarkable building which dates from the Middle Ages. It is one of the main tourist attractions of the city. But as pleasant as it is for its 5,600 inhabitants, access to care is particularly complicated.
This city which is Aubigny-sur-Nère thus comes in last position in the Parisian ranking with a score of 5.18/20. In the same department, the town of Saint-Florent-sur-Cher is also at the bottom of the ranking (5.3/20) as are the towns of Delle in the Territoire de Belfort department (5.2/20), Saint-Astier in Dordogne (5.36/20), Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien in Eure-et-Loir (5.4/20), Petit-Caux in Seine-Maritime (5.46) or even Evron in Mayenne (5.56).