2026 ranking · unemployment rate (census)

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest unemployment rate (401^st to 428^th)

Coulaines (Sarthe) has the highest unemployment rate in Pays de la Loire, as reported in the census: 23.4%.

428 towns ranked out of 1,228

Continued: the towns in Pays de la Loire ranked 401^st to 428^th, out of 428.

The ranking, continued: highest unemployment rates in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Unemployment rate (ages 15–64)	Population
401	La Tessoualle	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.6	3,235
402	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.6	6,790
403	La Bruffière	Vendée (85)	4.6	4,061
404	Saint-Martin-des-Noyers	Vendée (85)	4.6	2,601
405	La Bazoge	Sarthe (72)	4.6	3,878
406	Vieillevigne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	4,210
407	Le Pallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	3,468
408	Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse	Vendée (85)	4.5	2,458
409	Terranjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.5	3,937
410 tied	Saint-Mars-du-Désert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	5,624
410 tied	Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	2,449
412	Le Boupère	Vendée (85)	4.4	3,214
413 tied	Rouillon	Sarthe (72)	4.4	2,666
413 tied	Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	2,485
415 tied	Beaurepaire	Vendée (85)	4.4	2,453
415 tied	Le Temple-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	2,010
417	La Chapelle-Heulin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.3	3,538
418	Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.2	2,143
419	Guécélard	Sarthe (72)	4.2	3,240
420	La Gaubretière	Vendée (85)	4.2	3,302
421 tied	Maisdon-sur-Sèvre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.1	3,148
421 tied	La Planche	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.1	2,853
421 tied	Saint-Clément-de-la-Place	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.1	2,207
424	Saint-Mars-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.0	2,756
425	Montbert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.9	3,459
426	Loiron-Ruillé	Mayenne (53)	3.9	2,806
427	Andouillé	Mayenne (53)	3.8	2,383
428	Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.4	2,273

Source: INSEE, population census; unemployed people aged 15 to 64 as a share of the labor force aged 15 to 64, as reported in the census, 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 unemployment rate (401st to 428th)

The ranking, continued: highest unemployment rates in Pays de la Loire

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest unemployment rate (401^st to 428^th)