2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Saint-Calais (Sarthe) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.0% of its private homes are vacant.

Saint-Calais (Sarthe) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.0% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Sillé-le-Guillaume (Sarthe, 15.4%) and Bessé-sur-Braye (Sarthe, 14.6%).

422 towns ranked out of 1,228

Saint-Calais, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 422 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) comes last with 1.5%.

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 housing vacancy rates in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	16.0	3,146
2	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	15.4	2,276
3	Bessé-sur-Braye	Sarthe (72)	14.6	2,018
4	Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson	Mayenne (53)	14.6	2,366
5	Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	13.3	2,969
6	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	12.5	5,541
7	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	12.1	5,150
8	Lassay-les-Châteaux	Mayenne (53)	11.7	2,278
9	Marolles-les-Braults	Sarthe (72)	11.3	2,061
10	Loir en Vallée	Sarthe (72)	10.7	2,115
11	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	10.7	5,599
12	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	10.5	5,827
13	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	10.2	2,713
14	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	10.1	11,939
15 tied	Ambrières-les-Vallées	Mayenne (53)	9.8	2,661
15 tied	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	9.8	2,485
17	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	9.7	12,850
18	Vibraye	Sarthe (72)	9.7	2,558
19	Le Lude	Sarthe (72)	9.7	4,036
20	Durtal	Maine-et-Loire (49)	9.6	3,456
21	Renazé	Mayenne (53)	9.6	2,560
22	Soudan	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.5	2,004
23	Vernantes	Maine-et-Loire (49)	9.5	2,036
24	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	9.5	6,665
25	Bouloire	Sarthe (72)	9.3	2,154
26	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.3	6,795
27	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	9.2	2,638
28	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	9.2	14,668
29	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	9.1	13,612
30	Guémené-Penfao	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.1	5,340
31	Mayet	Sarthe (72)	9.0	3,231
32	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.9	3,138
33	Meslay-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	8.8	2,831
34	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	8.7	27,096
35	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	8.7	8,981
36	Candé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	8.6	2,845
37	Beaurepaire	Vendée (85)	8.5	2,453
38	Bonnétable	Sarthe (72)	8.4	3,755
39	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.3	12,716
40	Lys-Haut-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	8.2	7,916
41	Craon	Mayenne (53)	8.2	4,579
42	Montsûrs	Mayenne (53)	8.2	3,250
43	Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.0	3,372
44	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.9	9,000
45	Noyen-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.9	2,603
46	Les Bois d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.8	2,577
47 tied	Évron	Mayenne (53)	7.7	8,421
47 tied	Avessac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.7	2,513
47 tied	Fégréac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.7	2,298
50	Moisdon-la-Rivière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.6	2,031
51	Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.6	3,731
52	Montreuil-Bellay	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.5	3,978
53	Rougé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.5	2,184
54	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	7.4	17,255
55	Jarzé Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.4	2,836
56	Aubigné-Racan	Sarthe (72)	7.4	2,177
57	Ballon-Saint Mars	Sarthe (72)	7.3	2,300
58	La Baconnière	Mayenne (53)	7.2	2,019
59	Villeneuve-en-Perseigne	Sarthe (72)	7.2	2,210
60	Riaillé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.1	2,415
61	Parcé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.1	2,004
62	Connerré	Sarthe (72)	7.1	2,818
63 tied	Saint-Joachim	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.0	4,168
63 tied	Treize-Septiers	Vendée (85)	7.0	3,496
65	Montfort-le-Gesnois	Sarthe (72)	7.0	2,972
66	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	6.9	148,876
67	Laval	Mayenne (53)	6.7	51,719
68 tied	Abbaretz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.7	2,112
68 tied	Bazouges Cré sur Loir	Sarthe (72)	6.7	2,034
70	Bois-de-Céné	Vendée (85)	6.6	2,286
71	Bellevigne-les-Châteaux	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.5	3,490
72 tied	Guenrouet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.5	3,735
72 tied	Bouvron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.5	3,203
74	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	6.5	5,868
75	Terranjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.4	3,937
76	Loireauxence	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.4	7,748
77	Saint-Jean-d'Hermine	Vendée (85)	6.4	3,680
78	Val-du-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.3	3,577
79	La Flèche	Sarthe (72)	6.3	15,884
80	Joué-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.3	2,829
81	Derval	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.3	3,897
82 tied	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.3	11,303
82 tied	Écommoy	Sarthe (72)	6.3	4,957
84	Loué	Sarthe (72)	6.2	2,188
85	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.2	332,515
86	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.2	18,379
87	Le Champ-Saint-Père	Vendée (85)	6.2	2,154
88	Luçon	Vendée (85)	6.1	9,704
89	Terval	Vendée (85)	6.1	2,205
90	Legé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.1	4,935
91 tied	Gennes-Val-de-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.1	8,592
91 tied	Saint-Pierre-la-Cour	Mayenne (53)	6.1	2,350
93	Vivy	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.0	2,636
94	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	6.0	3,016
95	Andouillé	Mayenne (53)	6.0	2,383
96	Erbray	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.9	3,132
97	Nozay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.9	4,380
98 tied	Plessé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.9	5,478
98 tied	Le Boupère	Vendée (85)	5.9	3,214
100 tied	Yvré-l'Évêque	Sarthe (72)	5.8	4,269

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest housing vacancy rates in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

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

Saint-Calais (Sarthe) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.0% of its private homes are vacant.

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

In order: Saint-Calais (16.0%), Sillé-le-Guillaume (15.4%), Bessé-sur-Braye (14.6%), Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson (14.6%), Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (13.3%), Noyant-Villages (12.5%), Mamers (12.1%), Lassay-les-Châteaux (11.7%), Marolles-les-Braults (11.3%), and Loir en Vallée (10.7%).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Pays de la Loire: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

422 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.