What is the largest city of Pays de la Loire?

Nantes, with 327,734 inhabitants, ahead of Angers (159,022).

How many cities does Pays de la Loire have?

56 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Pays de la Loire has far more communes than that.

Which city of Pays de la Loire is the densest?

Nantes, at 4,986 inhab./km², against 411 inhab./km² for the cities of Pays de la Loire taken together.

Which departments make up Pays de la Loire?

Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72), Vendée (85). Each has its own page here.

Which cities are in Pays de la Loire?

Nantes (327,734), Angers (159,022), Le Mans (146,249), Saint-Nazaire (74,568), La Roche-sur-Yon (54,849), Cholet (54,404), Saint-Herblain (50,973), Les Sables-d'Olonne (49,603), Laval (49,400), Rezé (43,556). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of the Pays de la Loire region

Pays de la Loire carries 56 cities in this dataset, 1,776,326 inhabitants between them. The largest is Nantes (327,734), the smallest L'Île-d'Yeu (4,883).

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Cities56
Inhabitants1,776,326
Departments5
DensestNantes4,986 inhab./km²
Largest areaChemillé-en-Anjou321.2 km²

The 56 cities of Pays de la Loire, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	44 Nantes	327,734	4,986	65.7
2	49 Angers	159,022	3,574	44.5
3	72 Le Mans	146,249	2,781	52.6
4	44 Saint-Nazaire	74,568	1,485	50.2
5	85 La Roche-sur-Yon	54,849	623	88
6	49 Cholet	54,404	622	87.4
7	44 Saint-Herblain	50,973	1,699	30
8	85 Les Sables-d'Olonne	49,603	578	85.9
9	53 Laval	49,400	1,445	34.2
10	44 Rezé	43,556	2,783	15.6
11	44 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	28,596	2,431	11.8
12	44 Orvault	28,534	1,025	27.8
13	49 Saumur	26,241	394	66.5
14	44 Vertou	26,227	687	38.1
15	49 Sèvremoine	25,797	120	215.2
16	44 Couëron	24,103	492	48.9
17	49 Beaupréau-en-Mauges	23,989	103	232.1
18	85 Challans	22,943	351	65.4
19	49 Chemillé-en-Anjou	21,999	68	321.2
20	85 Montaigu-Vendée	21,134	179	118.2
21	44 Carquefou	20,921	483	43.3
22	44 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	20,690	619	33.4
23	44 Bouguenais	20,530	658	31.2
24	44 Pornic	18,745	198	94.6
25	49 Mauges-sur-Loire	18,695	96	194.3
26	49 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	17,667	72	244.2
27	49 Orée d'Anjou	17,162	109	157.8
28	44 La Baule-Escoublac	16,912	637	26.5
29	44 Guérande	16,804	206	81.7
30	49 Loire-Authion	16,765	146	114.8
31	53 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	16,584	243	68.3
32	85 Les Herbiers	16,521	185	89.1
33	44 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	16,400	1,435	11.4
34	49 Trélazé	16,333	1,335	12.2
35	49 Montrevault-sur-Èvre	15,726	79	199.8
36	49 Avrillé	15,251	954	16
37	72 La Flèche	14,947	189	79.2
38	44 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	14,541	524	27.8
39	85 Fontenay-le-Comte	14,059	411	34.2
40	49 Les Ponts-de-Cé	13,149	673	19.5
41	85 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez	13,074	268	48.7
42	53 Mayenne	12,883	639	20.2
43	44 Pornichet	12,800	997	12.8
44	72 Sablé-sur-Sarthe	12,326	333	37
45	44 Châteaubriant	12,260	364	33.7
46	49 Baugé-en-Anjou	11,712	43	270.5
47	44 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	11,600	418	27.8
48	44 Pontchâteau	11,474	206	55.7
49	49 Doué-en-Anjou	11,029	74	149.5
50	44 Thouaré-sur-Loire	11,004	878	12.5
51	49 Brissac Loire Aubance	10,878	89	122.2
52	72 Allonnes	10,739	590	18.2
53	44 Treillières	10,600	364	29.2
54	44 Blain	10,376	101	102.2
55	85 Aizenay	10,365	126	82.1
56	85 L'Île-d'Yeu	4,883	204	24

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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.

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What is the largest city of Pays de la Loire?: Nantes, with 327,734 inhabitants, ahead of Angers (159,022).
How many cities does Pays de la Loire have?: 56 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Pays de la Loire has far more communes than that.
Which city of Pays de la Loire is the densest?: Nantes, at 4,986 inhab./km², against 411 inhab./km² for the cities of Pays de la Loire taken together.
Which departments make up Pays de la Loire?: Loire-Atlantique (44), Maine-et-Loire (49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72), Vendée (85). Each has its own page here.
Which cities are in Pays de la Loire?: Nantes (327,734), Angers (159,022), Le Mans (146,249), Saint-Nazaire (74,568), La Roche-sur-Yon (54,849), Cholet (54,404), Saint-Herblain (50,973), Les Sables-d'Olonne (49,603), Laval (49,400), Rezé (43,556). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.