What is the least densely populated city in Pays de la Loire?

Baugé-en-Anjou, at 43 inhab./km². 56 cities of Pays de la Loire are measured here.

Where does Nantes stand in France?

133 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Pays de la Loire?

Nantes (4,986 inhab./km²), Angers (3,574 inhab./km²), Rezé (2,783 inhab./km²), Le Mans (2,781 inhab./km²), Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (2,431 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Pays de la Loire

Nantes is the most densely populated city in Pays de la Loire, at 4,986 inhab./km², ahead of Angers (3,574 inhab./km²) and Rezé (2,783 inhab./km²). At the other end, Baugé-en-Anjou is the least densely populated city, at 43 inhab./km².

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

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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.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the most densely populated city in Pays de la Loire?: Nantes, at 4,986 inhab./km², ahead of Angers (3,574 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Pays de la Loire?: Baugé-en-Anjou, at 43 inhab./km². 56 cities of Pays de la Loire are measured here.
Where does Nantes stand in France?: 133 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Pays de la Loire?: Nantes (4,986 inhab./km²), Angers (3,574 inhab./km²), Rezé (2,783 inhab./km²), Le Mans (2,781 inhab./km²), Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (2,431 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.