What is the largest city of Mayenne?

Laval, with 49,400 inhabitants, ahead of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (16,584).

How many cities does Mayenne have?

3 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Mayenne has far more communes than that.

Which city of Mayenne is the densest?

Laval, at 1,445 inhab./km², against 643 inhab./km² for the cities of Mayenne taken together.

Which region is Mayenne in?

Pays de la Loire, which this dataset carries 56 cities of.

Which cities are in Mayenne?

Laval (49,400), Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (16,584), Mayenne (12,883). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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By department · Department 53

Cities of Mayenne (53)

Mayenne carries 3 cities in this dataset, 78,867 inhabitants between them. The largest is Laval (49,400), the smallest Mayenne (12,883).

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Cities3
Inhabitants78,867
DensestLaval1,445 inhab./km²
Largest areaChâteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne68.3 km²

The 3 cities of Mayenne, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Laval	49,400	1,445	34.2
2	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	16,584	243	68.3
3	Mayenne	12,883	639	20.2

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Where Mayenne stands out

The French cities with the most cows per inhabitantLaval is 5 of 1,111 in France · 0.68 cattle/inhab.
The French cities with the fewest vineyards (by département)Laval is 14 of 1,111 in France · 0 ha
The French cities with the most pétanque playersChâteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is 35 of 1,035 in France · 9.8 / 1,000 inhab.
The French cities with the most pupils in private schools (by département)Laval is 51 of 1,112 in France · 43.0 %
The French cities with the most chess playersChâteau-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is 65 of 1,002 in France · 2.9 / 1,000 inhab.
Museums: the top 50 French citiesLaval is 70 of 512 in France · 3 museums

Its region : Pays de la Loire

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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.

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.

5 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Mayenne?: Laval, with 49,400 inhabitants, ahead of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (16,584).
How many cities does Mayenne have?: 3 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Mayenne has far more communes than that.
Which city of Mayenne is the densest?: Laval, at 1,445 inhab./km², against 643 inhab./km² for the cities of Mayenne taken together.
Which region is Mayenne in?: Pays de la Loire, which this dataset carries 56 cities of.
Which cities are in Mayenne?: Laval (49,400), Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (16,584), Mayenne (12,883). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.