What is the cheapest city in Pays de la Loire in 2026?

Meslay-du-Maine (Mayenne) is the cheapest place in Pays de la Loire to buy an apartment: the median price is just €889 per m².

What are the 10 cheapest cities in Pays de la Loire?

In order: Meslay-du-Maine (€889 per m²), Villaines-la-Juhel (€952 per m²), Sèvremoine (€964 per m²), Écommoy (€1,043 per m²), Montval-sur-Loir (€1,059 per m²), Évron (€1,130 per m²), Ombrée d'Anjou (€1,153 per m²), Craon (€1,176 per m²), Chemillé-en-Anjou (€1,214 per m²), and Baugé-en-Anjou (€1,262 per m²).

What is the most expensive city in Pays de la Loire?

La Baule-Escoublac (Loire-Atlantique) is the most expensive place in Pays de la Loire to buy an apartment: the median price reaches €6,429 per m². See The most expensive cities in Pays de la Loire.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

158 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years.

How is the price per m² calculated?

It is the median price per square meter of the sales recorded by the French tax authorities (the DVF open data file, “Demandes de valeurs foncières”) over the last five years: half of the sales were above this price, half below. A price is published only from ten sales.

Cheapest Cities in Pays de la Loire (2026): Apartment Prices per m²

This ranking covers 158 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years. At the other end of the ranking, La Baule-Escoublac (Loire-Atlantique) comes last with €6,429 per m².

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: cheapest cities in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Median price per m²	Population
1	Meslay-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	889	2,831
2	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	952	2,713
3	Sèvremoine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	964	26,473
4	Écommoy	Sarthe (72)	1,043	4,957
5	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	1,059	5,827
6	Évron	Mayenne (53)	1,130	8,421
7	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,153	9,000
8	Craon	Mayenne (53)	1,176	4,579
9	Chemillé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,214	22,615
10	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,262	11,939
11	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	1,286	14,668
12	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	1,303	8,981
13	La Flèche	Sarthe (72)	1,306	15,884
14	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	1,312	12,850
15	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,316	18,379
16	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	1,318	5,868
17	Bellevigne-les-Châteaux	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,319	3,490
18	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	1,354	10,846
19	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	1,389	5,150
20	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,428	6,795
21	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	1,429	5,599
22	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	1,435	13,612
23	Mauges-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,503	19,159
24	Moulay	Mayenne (53)	1,528	991
25	La Suze-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	1,531	4,747
26	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	1,541	17,255
27	Chantonnay	Vendée (85)	1,574	9,049
28	Beaupréau-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,615	24,720
29	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,632	27,096
30	Ruaudin	Sarthe (72)	1,646	3,542
31	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,698	12,716
32	Briollay	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,700	3,278
33	Coulaines	Sarthe (72)	1,719	8,226
34	Vouvant	Vendée (85)	1,724	893
35	Saint-Fulgent	Vendée (85)	1,728	4,179
36	Seiches-sur-le-Loir	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,758	2,898
37	Luçon	Vendée (85)	1,784	9,704
38	Coëx	Vendée (85)	1,842	3,465
39	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	1,875	148,876
40	Nozay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,890	4,380
41	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,940	3,138
42	Tiercé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1,952	4,662
43	Le Cellier	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,975	4,149
44	Rocheservière	Vendée (85)	1,978	3,662
45 tied	Laval	Mayenne (53)	2,000	51,719
45 tied	Blain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,000	10,635
47	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,001	56,363
48	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	2,080	3,016
49	Saint-Berthevin	Mayenne (53)	2,123	7,714
50	Louverné	Mayenne (53)	2,164	4,457
51 tied	Orée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,167	17,527
51 tied	Chalonnes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,167	6,836
53	Machecoul-Saint-Même	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,246	7,912
54	Brissac Loire Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,247	11,161
55	Trélazé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,271	16,518
56	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,294	8,298
57	Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine	Vendée (85)	2,312	3,709
58	Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,335	3,372
59	Saint-Père-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,375	5,053
60	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,402	12,005
61	Maisdon-sur-Sèvre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,416	3,148
62	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	2,417	57,683
63	Verrières-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,431	8,421
64	Le Pallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,457	3,468
65	Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,474	3,927
66	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,500	11,798
67	Sainte-Pazanne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,568	7,348
68	Mûrs-Erigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,581	6,501
69	Challans	Vendée (85)	2,604	23,627
70	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,613	7,378
71	Changé	Mayenne (53)	2,615	6,662
72	Le Fenouiller	Vendée (85)	2,636	5,080
73 tied	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,642	51,681
73 tied	Les Herbiers	Vendée (85)	2,642	17,053
75	Montreuil-Juigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,653	7,913
76	Geneston	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,667	3,750
77	Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,681	4,299
78	Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,686	9,964
79	Port-Saint-Père	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,697	3,111
80	Montaigu-Vendée	Vendée (85)	2,703	21,789
81	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,704	9,816
82	Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,733	6,164
83	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,734	44,286
84	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,744	8,517
85	Aizenay	Vendée (85)	2,789	10,573
86	Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,799	7,971
87	Mauves-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,809	3,473
88	Les Ponts-de-Cé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,812	13,704
89	Bouchemaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,821	6,718
90	Orvault	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,829	29,176
91	Herbignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,888	7,347
92	Avrillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,892	15,655
93	Le Pellerin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,900	5,538
94	Nort-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,907	9,755
95	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,917	76,243
96	Vallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,931	9,706
97	Indre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,937	4,209
98	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,985	9,604
99	Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	3,031	13,344
100	Grandchamp-des-Fontaines	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,046	7,176

Source: DGFiP, Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF), statistics published on data.gouv.fr; median price per m² of apartment sales over five years, published from ten sales. Not ranked: towns with fewer than ten sales in five years. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The cheapest cities in Pays de la Loire in 2026: apartment prices per m²

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