Largest city in the Maine-et-Loire department: the 2026 ranking
The 176 towns of the Maine-et-Loire department (49) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Maine-et-Loire department is Angers, with 162,290 inhabitants (ranked 18th in France by population). The largest town by area is Chemillé-en-Anjou (324 km²). Angers is also the most densely populated town, with 3,800 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Béhuard has only 117 inhabitants.
The Maine-et-Loire department has 853,768 inhabitants over 7,107 km², a density of 120 inhabitants per km², close to the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 21.4% of the population of Pays de la Loire, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Pays de la Loire.
The 20 largest cities in the Maine-et-Loire department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 162,290 | 43 | 3,800 | 18th |
| 2 | Cholet | 56,363 | 87 | 644 | 112th |
| 3 | Saumur | 27,096 | 66 | 409 | 333rd |
| 4 | Sèvremoine | 26,473 | 213 | 124 | 348th |
| 5 | Beaupréau-en-Mauges | 24,720 | 230 | 107 | 374th |
| 6 | Chemillé-en-Anjou | 22,615 | 324 | 70 | 413th |
| 7 | Mauges-sur-Loire | 19,159 | 192 | 100 | 515th |
| 8 | Segré-en-Anjou Bleu | 18,379 | 242 | 76 | 538th |
| 9 | Orée d'Anjou | 17,527 | 156 | 112 | 571st |
| 10 | Loire-Authion | 17,361 | 114 | 153 | 575th |
| 11 | Trélazé | 16,518 | 12 | 1,354 | 602nd |
| 12 | Montrevault-sur-Èvre | 16,045 | 199 | 81 | 620th |
| 13 | Avrillé | 15,655 | 16 | 988 | 643rd |
| 14 | Les Ponts-de-Cé | 13,704 | 20 | 701 | 739th |
| 15 | Baugé-en-Anjou | 11,939 | 268 | 45 | 848th |
| 16 | Doué-en-Anjou | 11,303 | 149 | 76 | 908th |
| 17 | Brissac Loire Aubance | 11,161 | 121 | 92 | 921st |
| 18 | Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou | 9,964 | 15 | 683 | 1,063rd |
| 19 | Ombrée d'Anjou | 9,000 | 202 | 45 | 1,190th |
| 20 | Les Hauts-d'Anjou | 8,900 | 143 | 62 | 1,203rd |
Largest towns by area in the Maine-et-Loire department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemillé-en-Anjou | 22,615 | 324 | 70 | 22nd |
| 2 | Noyant-Villages | 5,541 | 299 | 19 | 23rd |
| 3 | Baugé-en-Anjou | 11,939 | 268 | 45 | 24th |
| 4 | Segré-en-Anjou Bleu | 18,379 | 242 | 76 | 26th |
| 5 | Beaupréau-en-Mauges | 24,720 | 230 | 107 | 29th |
| 6 | Sèvremoine | 26,473 | 213 | 124 | 36th |
| 7 | Ombrée d'Anjou | 9,000 | 202 | 45 | 39th |
| 8 | Montrevault-sur-Èvre | 16,045 | 199 | 81 | 41st |
| 9 | Mauges-sur-Loire | 19,159 | 192 | 100 | 43rd |
| 10 | Lys-Haut-Layon | 7,916 | 179 | 44 | 56th |
Most densely populated towns in the Maine-et-Loire department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 162,290 | 43 | 3,800 | 212th |
| 2 | Trélazé | 16,518 | 12 | 1,354 | 688th |
| 3 | Avrillé | 15,655 | 16 | 988 | 950th |
| 4 | Les Ponts-de-Cé | 13,704 | 20 | 701 | 1,350th |
| 5 | Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou | 9,964 | 15 | 683 | 1,386th |
| 6 | Cholet | 56,363 | 87 | 644 | 1,459th |
| 7 | Candé | 2,845 | 4.9 | 579 | 1,617th |
| 8 | Montreuil-Juigné | 7,913 | 14 | 573 | 1,639th |
| 9 | Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance | 2,273 | 5.1 | 445 | 2,060th |
| 10 | Saumur | 27,096 | 66 | 409 | 2,226th |
All towns in the Maine-et-Loire department (176)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Allonnes (2,959)
- Angers (162,290)
- Angrie (937)
- Antoigné (452)
- Armaillé (329)
- Artannes-sur-Thouet (412)
- Aubigné-sur-Layon (354)
- Avrillé (15,655)
- Baracé (641)
- Baugé-en-Anjou (11,939)
- Beaucouzé (5,834)
- Beaufort-en-Anjou (7,054)
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon (1,363)
- Beaupréau-en-Mauges (24,720)
- Bécon-les-Granits (2,927)
- Bégrolles-en-Mauges (2,159)
- Béhuard (117)
- Bellevigne-en-Layon (6,045)
- Bellevigne-les-Châteaux (3,490)
- Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (1,359)
- Blou (959)
- Bouchemaine (6,718)
- Bouillé-Ménard (795)
- Bourg-l'Évêque (240)
- Brain-sur-Allonnes (2,097)
- Briollay (3,278)
- Brissac Loire Aubance (11,161)
- Brossay (346)
- Candé (2,845)
- Cantenay-Épinard (2,447)
- Carbay (280)
- Cernusson (340)
- Challain-la-Potherie (840)
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire (6,836)
- Chambellay (423)
- Champtocé-sur-Loire (1,854)
- Chanteloup-les-Bois (754)
- Chaudefonds-sur-Layon (974)
- Chazé-sur-Argos (1,100)
- Cheffes (1,051)
- Chemillé-en-Anjou (22,615)
- Chenillé-Champteussé (342)
- Cholet (56,363)
- Cizay-la-Madeleine (491)
- Cléré-sur-Layon (350)
- Cornillé-les-Caves (493)
- Coron (1,633)
- Corzé (2,022)
- Courchamps (542)
- Courléon (146)
- Denée (1,475)
- Dénezé-sous-Doué (452)
- Distré (1,860)
- Doué-en-Anjou (11,303)
- Durtal (3,456)
- Écouflant (4,819)
- Écuillé (673)
- Épieds (717)
- Erdre-en-Anjou (5,882)
- Étriché (1,625)
- Feneu (2,261)
- Fontevraud-l'Abbaye (1,471)
- Gennes-Val-de-Loire (8,592)
- Grez-Neuville (1,477)
- Huillé-Lézigné (1,322)
- Ingrandes-le-Fresne-sur-Loire (3,133)
- Jarzé Villages (2,836)
- Juvardeil (844)
- La Breille-les-Pins (636)
- La Chapelle-Saint-Laud (848)
- La Jaille-Yvon (349)
- La Lande-Chasles (118)
- La Ménitré (2,121)
- La Pellerine (143)
- La Plaine (1,030)
- La Possonnière (2,560)
- La Romagne (2,126)
- La Séguinière (4,365)
- La Tessoualle (3,235)
- Le Coudray-Macouard (949)
- Le Lion-d'Angers (5,481)
- Le May-sur-Èvre (4,012)
- Le Plessis-Grammoire (2,715)
- Le Puy-Notre-Dame (1,106)
- Les Bois d'Anjou (2,577)
- Les Cerqueux (912)
- Les Garennes sur Loire (4,774)
- Les Hauts-d'Anjou (8,900)
- Les Ponts-de-Cé (13,704)
- Les Rairies (1,053)
- Les Ulmes (559)
- Loiré (922)
- Loire-Authion (17,361)
- Longué-Jumelles (6,665)
- Longuenée-en-Anjou (6,702)
- Louresse-Rochemenier (914)
- Lys-Haut-Layon (7,916)
- Marcé (867)
- Mauges-sur-Loire (19,159)
- Maulévrier (3,241)
- Mazé-Milon (5,846)
- Mazières-en-Mauges (1,270)
- Miré (1,069)
- Montigné-lès-Rairies (426)
- Montilliers (1,241)
- Montreuil-Bellay (3,978)
- Montreuil-Juigné (7,913)
- Montreuil-sur-Loir (581)
- Montreuil-sur-Maine (811)
- Montrevault-sur-Èvre (16,045)
- Montsoreau (414)
- Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray (3,731)
- Mouliherne (852)
- Mozé-sur-Louet (2,075)
- Mûrs-Erigné (6,501)
- Neuillé (1,041)
- Noyant-Villages (5,541)
- Nuaillé (1,505)
- Ombrée d'Anjou (9,000)
- Orée d'Anjou (17,527)
- Parnay (380)
- Passavant-sur-Layon (128)
- Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou (5,743)
- Rochefort-sur-Loire (2,391)
- Rou-Marson (662)
- Saint-Augustin-des-Bois (1,309)
- Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou (9,964)
- Saint-Christophe-du-Bois (2,891)
- Saint-Clément-de-la-Place (2,207)
- Saint-Clément-des-Levées (1,144)
- Saint-Georges-sur-Loire (3,891)
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1,413)
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix (237)
- Saint-Just-sur-Dive (382)
- Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie (3,025)
- Saint-Léger-de-Linières (3,932)
- Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (3,177)
- Saint-Macaire-du-Bois (446)
- Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux (1,747)
- Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance (2,273)
- Saint-Paul-du-Bois (617)
- Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple (1,332)
- Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire (3,927)
- Sarrigné (950)
- Saumur (27,096)
- Savennières (1,397)
- Sceaux-d'Anjou (1,171)
- Segré-en-Anjou Bleu (18,379)
- Seiches-sur-le-Loir (2,898)
- Sermaise (349)
- Sèvremoine (26,473)
- Somloire (906)
- Soulaines-sur-Aubance (1,349)
- Soulaire-et-Bourg (1,504)
- Souzay-Champigny (701)
- Terranjou (3,937)
- Thorigné-d'Anjou (1,249)
- Tiercé (4,662)
- Toutlemonde (1,339)
- Trélazé (16,518)
- Trémentines (3,181)
- Tuffalun (1,781)
- Turquant (574)
- Val d'Erdre-Auxence (5,062)
- Val-du-Layon (3,577)
- Varennes-sur-Loire (1,951)
- Varrains (1,343)
- Vaudelnay (1,138)
- Vernantes (2,036)
- Vernoil-le-Fourrier (1,383)
- Verrie (467)
- Verrières-en-Anjou (8,421)
- Vezins (1,784)
- Villebernier (1,478)
- Vivy (2,636)
- Yzernay (1,904)
Other departments in Pays de la Loire
Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayenne (53) Sarthe (72) Vendée (85) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.