What is the highest town in Pays de la Loire?

Saint-Cyr-en-Pail (Mayenne) is the highest town in Pays de la Loire: its town hall stands at 303 m above sea level.

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

In order: Saint-Cyr-en-Pail (303 m), Crennes-sur-Fraubée (289 m), Lignières-Orgères (279 m), Trans (278 m), Le Horps (274 m), Izé (261 m), Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers (259 m), Champgenéteux (254 m), Aillières-Beauvoir (252 m), and Villepail (250 m).

What is the lowest-lying town in Pays de la Loire?

Le Perrier (Vendée) is the lowest-lying town in Pays de la Loire: its town hall stands at 2 m above sea level. See The lowest-lying towns in Pays de la Loire.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

All of them: the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire appear in this ranking.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.

Highest Towns in Pays de la Loire: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers all 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Le Perrier (Vendée) comes last with 2 m.

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 towns in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Saint-Cyr-en-Pail	Mayenne (53)	303	511
2	Crennes-sur-Fraubée	Mayenne (53)	289	200
3	Lignières-Orgères	Mayenne (53)	279	726
4	Trans	Mayenne (53)	278	234
5	Le Horps	Mayenne (53)	274	746
6	Izé	Mayenne (53)	261	475
7	Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers	Mayenne (53)	259	167
8	Champgenéteux	Mayenne (53)	254	501
9	Aillières-Beauvoir	Sarthe (72)	252	205
10	Villepail	Mayenne (53)	250	195
11	Le Grez	Sarthe (72)	240	385
12	Charchigné	Mayenne (53)	234	471
13	Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson	Mayenne (53)	229	2,366
14	Levaré	Mayenne (53)	228	276
15	Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin	Vendée (85)	226	1,373
16	Saint-Calais-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	224	405
17	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	224	5,868
18	Saint-Denis-de-Gastines	Mayenne (53)	222	1,491
19	Boulay-les-Ifs	Mayenne (53)	220	143
20	Hardanges	Mayenne (53)	220	172
21	Montreuil-Poulay	Mayenne (53)	219	380
22	Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie	Mayenne (53)	217	538
23	Carelles	Mayenne (53)	217	254
24	Montmirail	Sarthe (72)	216	368
25	Loupfougères	Mayenne (53)	215	416
26	Châtillon-sur-Colmont	Mayenne (53)	212	964
27	Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière	Mayenne (53)	212	317
28	Sèvremont	Vendée (85)	210	6,708
29	Champfrémont	Mayenne (53)	208	288
30	La Dorée	Mayenne (53)	206	290
31	Le Ribay	Mayenne (53)	205	474
32	Le Ham	Mayenne (53)	204	348
33	Gesvres	Mayenne (53)	203	548
34	Menomblet	Vendée (85)	202	697
35	La Pellerine	Mayenne (53)	202	312
36	Colombiers-du-Plessis	Mayenne (53)	201	505
37	Larchamp	Mayenne (53)	201	1,024
38	Mont-Saint-Jean	Sarthe (72)	200	636
39	Saint-Malô-du-Bois	Vendée (85)	199	1,668
40	Le Housseau-Brétignolles	Mayenne (53)	198	238
41	Louzes	Sarthe (72)	197	106
42	Ravigny	Mayenne (53)	196	239
43	Lassay-les-Châteaux	Mayenne (53)	194	2,278
44	Vieuvy	Mayenne (53)	193	117
45	Villaines-la-Carelle	Sarthe (72)	192	133
46	Vautorte	Mayenne (53)	192	618
47	La Baconnière	Mayenne (53)	191	2,019
48	Saint-Ellier-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	190	524
49	Landivy	Mayenne (53)	190	1,118
50	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	189	2,713
51	Les Epesses	Vendée (85)	189	3,054
52	Sainte-Marie-du-Bois	Mayenne (53)	189	232
53	Livet-en-Saosnois	Sarthe (72)	187	66
54	Champéon	Mayenne (53)	187	648
55	Courcité	Mayenne (53)	187	825
56	Hercé	Mayenne (53)	187	304
57	La Pallu	Mayenne (53)	186	175
58 tied	Moulins-le-Carbonnel	Sarthe (72)	185	708
58 tied	Couptrain	Mayenne (53)	185	104
60	Saint-Pierre-des-Nids	Mayenne (53)	184	1,783
61	Fougerolles-du-Plessis	Mayenne (53)	184	1,234
62	Désertines	Mayenne (53)	183	477
63	Javron-les-Chapelles	Mayenne (53)	183	1,336
64 tied	Treize-Vents	Vendée (85)	182	1,255
64 tied	Bais	Mayenne (53)	182	1,239
66	La Plaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	181	1,030
67	Montaudin	Mayenne (53)	179	898
68	Chevaigné-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	179	152
69	Contilly	Sarthe (72)	178	138
70	Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain	Mayenne (53)	177	360
71	La Croixille	Mayenne (53)	176	642
72	Marollette	Sarthe (72)	175	161
73	Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer	Mayenne (53)	175	335
74	Montreuil-le-Chétif	Sarthe (72)	175	324
75	Ancinnes	Sarthe (72)	174	917
76	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	174	2,485
77	Gesnes-le-Gandelin	Sarthe (72)	174	913
78	Gréez-sur-Roc	Sarthe (72)	173	347
79	La Bosse	Sarthe (72)	172	157
80	Saint-Aubin-Fosse-Louvain	Mayenne (53)	172	213
81	Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé	Sarthe (72)	171	841
82	Brecé	Mayenne (53)	171	836
83	Saint-Aubin-du-Désert	Mayenne (53)	170	232
84	Théligny	Sarthe (72)	170	221
85	Chanteloup-les-Bois	Maine-et-Loire (49)	170	754
86	Couesmes-Vaucé	Mayenne (53)	170	387
87	Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont	Mayenne (53)	169	449
88	Averton	Mayenne (53)	169	567
89	Saint-Mesmin	Vendée (85)	168	1,820
90	Madré	Mayenne (53)	167	283
91	Saint-Georges-Buttavent	Mayenne (53)	167	1,403
92	Yzernay	Maine-et-Loire (49)	166	1,904
93	Neuvillette-en-Charnie	Sarthe (72)	166	310
94	Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes	Mayenne (53)	166	1,188
95	Saint-Rémy-du-Val	Sarthe (72)	166	505
96	Hambers	Mayenne (53)	166	634
97	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	166	2,638
98	La Chapelle-au-Riboul	Mayenne (53)	165	512
99	Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	165	828
100	Juvigné	Mayenne (53)	164	1,354

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The highest towns in Pays de la Loire

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