2026 ranking · house prices per m²

The towns in Pays de la Loire where houses are cheapest in 2026: price per m²

Q: Where are houses cheapest in Pays de la Loire in 2026?

Viré-en-Champagne (Sarthe) is the cheapest place in Pays de la Loire to buy a house: the median price is just €507 per m².

Viré-en-Champagne (Sarthe) is the cheapest place in Pays de la Loire to buy a house: the median price is just €507 per m². Next come Couptrain (Mayenne, €576 per m²) and Hardanges (Mayenne, €644 per m²).

1,198 towns ranked out of 1,228

Viré-en-Champagne, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 1,198 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, L'Île-d'Yeu (Vendée) comes last with €6,000 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 houses in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Median price per m²	Population
1	Viré-en-Champagne	Sarthe (72)	507	209
2	Couptrain	Mayenne (53)	576	104
3	Hardanges	Mayenne (53)	644	172
4	Carelles	Mayenne (53)	657	254
5	Grandchamp	Sarthe (72)	668	142
6	Parennes	Sarthe (72)	679	457
7	Charchigné	Mayenne (53)	706	471
8	Faymoreau	Vendée (85)	721	212
9	Villepail	Mayenne (53)	754	195
10	Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain	Mayenne (53)	756	360
11	Saint-Mars-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	760	164
12	René	Sarthe (72)	765	392
13	Saint-Just-sur-Dive	Maine-et-Loire (49)	773	382
14	Saint-Aignan	Sarthe (72)	785	265
15 tied	Champgenéteux	Mayenne (53)	786	501
15 tied	Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain	Mayenne (53)	786	213
15 tied	Soucé	Mayenne (53)	786	139
18	Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer	Mayenne (53)	793	335
19	La Pellerine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	807	143
20	Louzes	Sarthe (72)	808	106
21	Le Housseau-Brétignolles	Mayenne (53)	809	238
22	Javron-les-Chapelles	Mayenne (53)	820	1,336
23	Izé	Mayenne (53)	821	475
24 tied	Le Bignon-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	822	326
24 tied	Cossé-en-Champagne	Mayenne (53)	822	309
24 tied	Chevaigné-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	822	152
27	La Chapelle-Huon	Sarthe (72)	824	524
28	Lignières-Orgères	Mayenne (53)	827	726
29 tied	Courcité	Mayenne (53)	833	825
29 tied	Madré	Mayenne (53)	833	283
31	Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers	Mayenne (53)	837	167
32	Rouessé-Vassé	Sarthe (72)	846	795
33	Cogners	Sarthe (72)	851	174
34 tied	Couesmes-Vaucé	Mayenne (53)	854	387
34 tied	Montreuil-Poulay	Mayenne (53)	854	380
36	Neuilly-le-Vendin	Mayenne (53)	855	359
37 tied	Blandouet-Saint Jean	Mayenne (53)	861	566
37 tied	La Cropte	Mayenne (53)	861	245
37 tied	Saint-Calez-en-Saosnois	Sarthe (72)	861	180
40	Le Horps	Mayenne (53)	862	746
41	Lesbois	Mayenne (53)	864	184
42	La Chapelle-aux-Choux	Sarthe (72)	871	285
43	Chantrigné	Mayenne (53)	877	614
44	Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet	Mayenne (53)	880	518
45	Saint-Georges-le-Gaultier	Sarthe (72)	882	525
46	Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouër	Sarthe (72)	887	363
47	Trans	Mayenne (53)	889	234
48	Vimartin-sur-Orthe	Mayenne (53)	896	1,118
49 tied	Le Pas	Mayenne (53)	898	525
49 tied	Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière	Mayenne (53)	898	317
51	Douillet	Sarthe (72)	900	324
52	Sainte-Marie-du-Bois	Mayenne (53)	901	232
53	Le Ham	Mayenne (53)	903	348
54	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	909	2,485
55	Montreuil-le-Henri	Sarthe (72)	912	303
56	Saint-Aubin-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	915	232
57	Désertines	Mayenne (53)	916	477
58	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	917	2,276
59	Mont-Saint-Jean	Sarthe (72)	918	636
60 tied	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	921	5,150
60 tied	Montreuil-le-Chétif	Sarthe (72)	921	324
60 tied	Rahay	Sarthe (72)	921	171
63	Le Grez	Sarthe (72)	923	385
64	La Rouaudière	Mayenne (53)	924	331
65 tied	La Roë	Mayenne (53)	927	253
65 tied	Chérancé	Mayenne (53)	927	155
67 tied	Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson	Mayenne (53)	929	2,366
67 tied	Bais	Mayenne (53)	929	1,239
69	Saint-Calais-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	932	405
70 tied	Fougerolles-du-Plessis	Mayenne (53)	933	1,234
70 tied	Épineu-le-Chevreuil	Sarthe (72)	933	292
72	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	938	3,146
73	Cléré-sur-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	940	350
74 tied	Saint-Cyr-en-Pail	Mayenne (53)	943	511
74 tied	Mée	Mayenne (53)	943	232
76	La Chapelle-au-Riboul	Mayenne (53)	947	512
77	Val-d'Étangson	Sarthe (72)	948	538
78	Voutré	Mayenne (53)	949	911
79 tied	Congrier	Mayenne (53)	950	947
79 tied	Chenu	Sarthe (72)	950	427
79 tied	Maisoncelles	Sarthe (72)	950	204
82	Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie	Mayenne (53)	951	780
83	La Dorée	Mayenne (53)	952	290
84	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle	Vendée (85)	955	405
85 tied	Châtillon-sur-Colmont	Mayenne (53)	956	964
85 tied	Saint-Martin-des-Fontaines	Vendée (85)	956	170
87 tied	Assé-le-Riboul	Sarthe (72)	959	484
87 tied	Melleray	Sarthe (72)	959	467
89	Montaudin	Mayenne (53)	961	898
90	Sougé-le-Ganelon	Sarthe (72)	963	851
91	Loupfougères	Mayenne (53)	966	416
92	Soulvache	Loire-Atlantique (44)	968	346
93 tied	Oisseau	Mayenne (53)	969	1,163
93 tied	Saint-Brice	Mayenne (53)	969	537
95	Brains-sur-les-Marches	Mayenne (53)	971	285
96	Assé-le-Boisne	Sarthe (72)	972	910
97	Lucé-sous-Ballon	Sarthe (72)	975	109
98	Saint-Ellier-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	978	524
99	Thoiré-sur-Dinan	Sarthe (72)	982	406
100 tied	Conflans-sur-Anille	Sarthe (72)	984	475

Source: DGFiP, Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF), statistics published on data.gouv.fr; median price per m² of house 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.

FAQ

Cheapest houses in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Where are houses cheapest in Pays de la Loire in 2026?

Viré-en-Champagne (Sarthe) is the cheapest place in Pays de la Loire to buy a house: the median price is just €507 per m².

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire where houses are cheapest?

In order: Viré-en-Champagne (€507 per m²), Couptrain (€576 per m²), Hardanges (€644 per m²), Carelles (€657 per m²), Grandchamp (€668 per m²), Parennes (€679 per m²), Charchigné (€706 per m²), Faymoreau (€721 per m²), Villepail (€754 per m²), and Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain (€756 per m²).

Where are houses most expensive in Pays de la Loire?

L'Île-d'Yeu (Vendée) is the most expensive place in Pays de la Loire to buy a house: the median price reaches €6,000 per m². See The towns in Pays de la Loire where houses are most expensive.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

1,198 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.