Which town in Pays de la Loire had the highest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

Mesquer (Loire-Atlantique) had the highest turnout in Pays de la Loire in the 2024 European elections: 67.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

In order: Mesquer (67.4%), Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance (66.2%), Piriac-sur-Mer (64.6%), Sautron (63.7%), La Bernerie-en-Retz (62.3%), Bouchemaine (62.3%), Sucé-sur-Erdre (62.2%), Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie (62.2%), Jard-sur-Mer (61.3%), and Saint-Pavace (61.3%).

Which town in Pays de la Loire had the lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

Coulaines (Sarthe) had the lowest turnout in Pays de la Loire in the 2024 European elections: 42.5% of registered voters cast a ballot. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections.

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 turnout calculated?

It is the share of voters registered on the commune’s electoral rolls who cast a ballot, blank and spoiled ballots included, according to results published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

Highest Turnout in Pays de la Loire (2026): 2024 European Elections

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, Coulaines (Sarthe) comes last with 42.5%.

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 turnout (2024 European elections) in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Turnout	Population
1	Mesquer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	67.4	2,220
2	Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	66.2	2,273
3	Piriac-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	64.6	2,747
4	Sautron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	63.7	8,679
5	La Bernerie-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	62.3	3,581
6	Bouchemaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	62.3	6,718
7 tied	Sucé-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	62.2	7,713
7 tied	Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie	Maine-et-Loire (49)	62.2	3,025
9	Jard-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	61.3	3,273
10	Saint-Pavace	Sarthe (72)	61.3	2,055
11	Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	61.1	3,927
12	Basse-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	61.1	9,894
13	La Possonnière	Maine-et-Loire (49)	60.4	2,560
14	Rouillon	Sarthe (72)	60.4	2,666
15	Avrillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	60.4	15,655
16	Indre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	60.3	4,209
17	Brem-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	60.2	3,040
18	Mûrs-Erigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	60.1	6,501
19	La Baule-Escoublac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	60.0	17,435
20	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Vendée (85)	59.8	8,741
21	La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin	Sarthe (72)	59.7	2,319
22	Le Pouliguen	Loire-Atlantique (44)	59.7	4,275
23	La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	59.7	21,281
24	Bretignolles-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	59.4	5,446
25	Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm	Vendée (85)	59.3	2,398
26	Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef	Loire-Atlantique (44)	59.3	5,820
27	Notre-Dame-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	59.2	2,450
28	Saint-Léger-de-Linières	Maine-et-Loire (49)	59.1	3,932
29	Beaucouzé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	59.0	5,834
30	Feneu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	58.9	2,261
31	Gennes-Val-de-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	58.9	8,592
32	Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.9	7,723
33	Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.6	29,151
34	La Turballe	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.6	4,956
35	Angles	Vendée (85)	58.5	3,154
36	Les Garennes sur Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	58.4	4,774
37	Château-Thébaud	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.4	3,340
38	La Plaine-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.4	4,836
39	Le Pallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.4	3,468
40	Pornichet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.4	13,103
41 tied	Orvault	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.3	29,176
41 tied	Haute-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.3	6,253
43	Pornic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	58.1	19,257
44	Saint-Saturnin	Sarthe (72)	58.0	2,864
45	Le Croisic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.9	4,108
46	Prinquiau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.9	3,654
47	Neuville-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	57.8	2,495
48	Campbon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.7	4,175
49 tied	Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.7	16,679
49 tied	Ligné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.7	5,803
51	Guérande	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.7	17,355
52	Gorges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.6	5,561
53	Arçonnay	Sarthe (72)	57.5	2,142
54	Vertou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.5	26,684
55	La Haie-Fouassière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.5	4,870
56	Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.5	3,372
57	Brains	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.3	2,762
58	La Genétouze	Vendée (85)	57.3	2,058
59	Cantenay-Épinard	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.3	2,447
60	Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.3	9,964
61	Tiercé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.3	4,662
62	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.2	11,939
63 tied	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.2	332,515
63 tied	Rochefort-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.2	2,391
65 tied	Le Bignon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.1	4,045
65 tied	Saint-Georges-du-Bois	Sarthe (72)	57.1	2,308
67 tied	Thouaré-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.1	11,182
67 tied	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	Vendée (85)	57.1	8,926
69	Val-du-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.1	3,577
70	Bouaye	Loire-Atlantique (44)	57.1	8,482
71 tied	Briollay	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.0	3,278
71 tied	Longeville-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	57.0	2,660
73	Écouflant	Maine-et-Loire (49)	57.0	4,819
74	Gétigné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.9	3,967
75	Montbert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.9	3,459
76	Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	56.9	3,891
77	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.8	6,790
78	Oudon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.7	3,985
79	Batz-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.7	2,988
80 tied	La Tranche-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	56.7	3,191
80 tied	Port-Saint-Père	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.7	3,111
82	Brissac Loire Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	56.7	11,161
83	Yvré-l'Évêque	Sarthe (72)	56.7	4,269
84	Malville	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.6	3,804
85	Les Sorinières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.5	9,394
86	Sargé-lès-le-Mans	Sarthe (72)	56.5	3,941
87	Saint-Lyphard	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.5	5,410
88	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.4	14,909
89	Spay	Sarthe (72)	56.3	2,876
90	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.3	21,509
91	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Vendée (85)	56.3	8,658
92	Le Plessis-Grammoire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	56.3	2,715
93	Chalonnes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	56.2	6,836
94	Saint-André-des-Eaux	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.2	7,196
95	Saint-Mathurin	Vendée (85)	56.1	2,543
96	Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.1	7,971
97	Guenrouet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.1	3,735
98	Villeneuve-en-Perseigne	Sarthe (72)	56.0	2,210
99 tied	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île	Vendée (85)	56.0	4,605
99 tied	Mauves-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	56.0	3,473

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, election results; voters as a share of registered voters in the 2024 European elections, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest turnout in the 2024 European elections

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