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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest birth rate

Vay (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest birth rate in Pays de la Loire: 14.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Les Bois d'Anjou (Maine-et-Loire, 14.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants) and Loiron-Ruillé (Mayenne, 14.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

428 towns ranked out of 1,228

Vay, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stVay 14.8per 1,000 Loire-Atlantique
  2. 2ndLes Bois d'Anjou 14.7per 1,000 Maine-et-Loire
  3. 3rdLoiron-Ruillé 14.3per 1,000 Mayenne

This ranking covers 428 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Angles (Vendée) comes last with 1.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

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: highest birth rates in Pays de la Loire

Rank Town Department Births per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Vay Loire-Atlantique (44) 14.8 2,161
2 Les Bois d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 14.7 2,577
3 Loiron-Ruillé Mayenne (53) 14.3 2,806
4 Corzé Maine-et-Loire (49) 13.8 2,022
5 Le Pallet Loire-Atlantique (44) 13.8 3,468
6 Prinquiau Loire-Atlantique (44) 13.4 3,654
7 Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 13.1 51,681
8 Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron Vendée (85) 13.0 2,773
9 Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.9 332,515
10 Saint-Colomban Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.8 3,596
11 Trélazé Maine-et-Loire (49) 12.8 16,518
12 Le Bignon Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.6 4,045
13 Le Cellier Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.5 4,149
14 Besné Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.5 3,364
15 Crossac Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.2 3,033
16 Ballon-Saint Mars Sarthe (72) 12.2 2,300
17 Allonnes Maine-et-Loire (49) 12.2 2,959
18 Vieillevigne Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.1 4,210
19 Nozay Loire-Atlantique (44) 12.1 4,380
20 Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.9 2,518
21 Corcoué-sur-Logne Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.8 3,311
22 La Romagne Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.8 2,126
23 Chauché Vendée (85) 11.7 2,651
24 Indre Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.6 4,209
25 Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.5 44,286
26 Ingrandes-le-Fresne-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.5 3,133
27 Le Plessis-Grammoire Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.4 2,715
28 Bécon-les-Granits Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.3 2,927
29 Notre-Dame-des-Landes Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.3 2,397
30 Chauvé Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.3 3,109
31 Fay-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.3 4,087
32 Vair-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.2 5,094
33 Grandchamp-des-Fontaines Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.1 7,176
34 Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.1 3,978
35 Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine Vendée (85) 11.1 3,709
36 Saint-Mars-la-Brière Sarthe (72) 11.0 2,715
37 Trignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.0 8,517
38 Bournezeau Vendée (85) 11.0 3,542
39 Écouflant Maine-et-Loire (49) 11.0 4,819
40 Saint-Julien-de-Concelles Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.0 8,009
41 Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse Vendée (85) 11.0 2,458
42 Donges Loire-Atlantique (44) 11.0 8,298
43 Laval Mayenne (53) 11.0 51,719
44 Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.9 20,862
45 Terranjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.9 3,937
46 Bellevigne-en-Layon Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.9 6,045
47 Vigneux-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.9 6,790
48 Sainte-Foy Vendée (85) 10.9 2,754
49 Le Mans Sarthe (72) 10.9 148,876
50 Erdre-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.9 5,882
51 Pont-Saint-Martin Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.9 7,179
52 Les Sorinières Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.9 9,394
53 Froidfond Vendée (85) 10.8 2,232
54 Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.7 2,143
55 Guenrouet Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.7 3,735
56 Coulaines Sarthe (72) 10.7 8,226
57 Monnières Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.6 2,447
58 Bouvron Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.6 3,203
59 Jarzé Villages Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.6 2,836
60 Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.6 162,290
61 Renazé Mayenne (53) 10.5 2,560
62 Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.5 9,964
63 La Chevrolière Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.5 6,650
64 Saint-Mars-de-Coutais Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.5 2,756
65 La Haie-Fouassière Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.5 4,870
66 Treillières Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.5 10,800
67 Les Landes-Genusson Vendée (85) 10.4 2,688
68 Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe (72) 10.4 12,850
69 Bazouges Cré sur Loir Sarthe (72) 10.3 2,034
70 Saint-Mars-du-Désert Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.3 5,624
71 Saffré Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.3 4,173
72 Mazé-Milon Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.3 5,846
73 Teloché Sarthe (72) 10.2 3,126
74 Landeronde Vendée (85) 10.2 2,347
75 La Montagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.2 6,653
76 Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.2 3,135
77 Aubigné-Racan Sarthe (72) 10.1 2,177
78 Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne Vendée (85) 10.1 3,779
79 Loué Sarthe (72) 10.1 2,188
80 Longué-Jumelles Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.1 6,665
81 Sallertaine Vendée (85) 10.0 3,584
82 Seiches-sur-le-Loir Maine-et-Loire (49) 10.0 2,898
83 Le Temple-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 10.0 2,010
84 La Limouzinière Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.9 2,513
85 Riaillé Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.9 2,415
86 Saint-Léger-de-Linières Maine-et-Loire (49) 9.9 3,932
87 Drefféac Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.9 2,327
88 Le Landreau Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.9 3,646
89 Montbert Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.8 3,459
90 La Planche Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.8 2,853
91 Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.8 2,449
92 Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 9.8 9,000
93 Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.8 4,299
94 La Chapelle-des-Marais Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.7 4,619
95 Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche Vendée (85) 9.7 2,465
96 Saint-Christophe-du-Bois Maine-et-Loire (49) 9.7 2,891
97 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.7 29,151
98 Saint-Gildas-des-Bois Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.7 3,930
99 Pontchâteau Loire-Atlantique (44) 9.7 11,798
100 Doué-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 9.6 11,303

Source: INSEE, civil registration (births by place of residence); official population figures; births in the latest year published, by mother’s place of residence, per 1,000 inhabitants (official total population), towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest birth rates in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest birth rate?

Vay (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest birth rate in Pays de la Loire: 14.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest birth rate?

In order: Vay (14.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Les Bois d'Anjou (14.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Loiron-Ruillé (14.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Corzé (13.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Pallet (13.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Prinquiau (13.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Herblain (13.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron (13.0 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Nantes (12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants), and Saint-Colomban (12.8 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

428 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

How is this figure calculated?

It is the number of live births in the latest year published by INSEE, counted in the mother’s commune of residence (not where the maternity ward is), divided by the commune’s official total population. This ratio is close to the INSEE birth rate, which uses the average population over the year. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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