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.

What are the 10 lowest-lying towns in Pays de la Loire?

In order: Le Perrier (2 m), Saint-Urbain (3 m), La Barre-de-Monts (3 m), Barbâtre (3 m), L'Épine (3 m), La Guérinière (3 m), Grues (4 m), Corsept (4 m), Chasnais (4 m), and Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (4 m).

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. See The highest 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.

Lowest-Lying Towns in Pays de la Loire: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers all 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Cyr-en-Pail (Mayenne) comes last with 303 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: lowest-lying towns in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Le Perrier	Vendée (85)	2	2,320
2	Saint-Urbain	Vendée (85)	3	2,040
3	La Barre-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	3	2,401
4	Barbâtre	Vendée (85)	3	1,860
5	L'Épine	Vendée (85)	3	1,671
6	La Guérinière	Vendée (85)	3	1,404
7	Grues	Vendée (85)	4	936
8	Corsept	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4	2,651
9	Chasnais	Vendée (85)	4	834
10	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Vendée (85)	4	8,658
11	L'Île-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	4	2,858
12	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	4	50,924
13	Moreilles	Vendée (85)	4	415
14	Sallertaine	Vendée (85)	4	3,584
15	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île	Vendée (85)	4	4,605
16	Champagné-les-Marais	Vendée (85)	4	1,847
17	Machecoul-Saint-Même	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4	7,912
18	Lavau-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4	787
19	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4	8,517
20	Triaize	Vendée (85)	5	1,080
21 tied	La Chapelle-des-Marais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5	4,619
21 tied	Notre-Dame-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	5	2,450
23	Saint-Joachim	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5	4,168
24	Damvix	Vendée (85)	5	745
25	Indre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5	4,209
26	Bouin	Vendée (85)	5	2,235
27	L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île	Vendée (85)	5	2,875
28	Le Croisic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5	4,108
29	Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5	4,048
30	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	3,138
31	La Taillée	Vendée (85)	6	553
32	Notre-Dame-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	6	2,263
33	La Baule-Escoublac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	17,435
34	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	9,604
35	Maillé	Vendée (85)	6	772
36	Sainte-Radégonde-des-Noyers	Vendée (85)	6	1,008
37	Bois-de-Céné	Vendée (85)	6	2,286
38	Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	2,518
39	Saint-Sigismond	Vendée (85)	6	438
40	Les Moutiers-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	1,981
41	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6	11,798
42	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Vendée (85)	6	8,741
43	Puyravault	Vendée (85)	6	652
44	La Tranche-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	7	3,191
45	Beauvoir-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	7	4,093
46	Vix	Vendée (85)	7	1,860
47 tied	Le Pouliguen	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	4,275
47 tied	Crossac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	3,033
47 tied	Les Velluire-sur-Vendée	Vendée (85)	7	1,387
50	Mesquer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	2,220
51 tied	Le Fenouiller	Vendée (85)	7	5,080
51 tied	Piriac-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	2,747
53	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	14,909
54	Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin	Vendée (85)	7	1,262
55	La Turballe	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7	4,956
56	L'Île-d'Yeu	Vendée (85)	8	5,021
57	Bouillé-Courdault	Vendée (85)	8	606
58	Assérac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8	1,936
59	Villeneuve-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8	5,207
60	Givrand	Vendée (85)	8	2,255
61	Nalliers	Vendée (85)	8	2,425
62	Luçon	Vendée (85)	8	9,704
63 tied	Prinquiau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8	3,654
63 tied	Le Mazeau	Vendée (85)	8	474
65	La Chevrolière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8	6,650
66	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	8	9,079
67	Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9	16,679
68	Soullans	Vendée (85)	9	4,729
69	Le Langon	Vendée (85)	9	1,064
70	Le Gué-de-Velluire	Vendée (85)	9	535
71	Pornichet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9	13,103
72	Doix lès Fontaines	Vendée (85)	9	1,811
73	Saint-Gervais	Vendée (85)	9	2,828
74	Besné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9	3,364
75	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	9	14,668
76	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9	7,378
77	Pont-Saint-Martin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9	7,179
78	Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard	Vendée (85)	10	1,758
79	Chaillé-les-Marais	Vendée (85)	10	1,953
80	Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm	Vendée (85)	10	2,398
81 tied	Chaumes-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10	7,577
81 tied	Vouillé-les-Marais	Vendée (85)	10	814
83	Saint-Mars-de-Coutais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10	2,756
84 tied	Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10	3,372
84 tied	Angles	Vendée (85)	10	3,154
86	Châteauneuf	Vendée (85)	11	1,162
87	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11	8,298
88	La Bernerie-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11	3,581
89	Le Pellerin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11	5,538
90	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11	44,286
91	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	332,515
92	Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	12	526
93	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	76,243
94	Saint-Lyphard	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	5,410
95	Challans	Vendée (85)	12	23,627
96	Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais	Vendée (85)	12	2,888
97	Vue	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	1,783
98	Montrelais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	866
99	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles	Loire-Atlantique (44)	12	8,009
100	Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	12	13,344

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 lowest-lying towns in Pays de la Loire

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