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.

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

In order: Coulaines (42.5%), Sablé-sur-Sarthe (42.7%), Allonnes (43.5%), Ambrières-les-Vallées (43.8%), Marolles-les-Braults (44.0%), Montoir-de-Bretagne (44.1%), Durtal (44.6%), Villaines-la-Juhel (44.8%), Noyen-sur-Sarthe (44.9%), and Sillé-le-Guillaume (45.0%).

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. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest 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.

Lowest 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. At the other end of the ranking, Mesquer (Loire-Atlantique) comes last with 67.4%.

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 turnout (2024 European elections) in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Turnout	Population
1	Coulaines	Sarthe (72)	42.5	8,226
2	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	42.7	12,850
3	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	43.5	10,846
4	Ambrières-les-Vallées	Mayenne (53)	43.8	2,661
5	Marolles-les-Braults	Sarthe (72)	44.0	2,061
6	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	44.1	7,378
7	Durtal	Maine-et-Loire (49)	44.6	3,456
8	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	44.8	2,713
9	Noyen-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	44.9	2,603
10	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	45.0	2,276
11	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	45.2	8,517
12	Brain-sur-Allonnes	Maine-et-Loire (49)	45.2	2,097
13	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	45.7	5,150
14	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	45.8	3,016
15	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	45.8	2,485
16	Erbray	Loire-Atlantique (44)	45.9	3,132
17	Bégrolles-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	46.0	2,159
18	Loué	Sarthe (72)	46.0	2,188
19	Bouloire	Sarthe (72)	46.0	2,154
20	Rougé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	46.1	2,184
21	L'Île-d'Yeu	Vendée (85)	46.1	5,021
22	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	46.2	3,146
23	Chauché	Vendée (85)	46.2	2,651
24	Les Landes-Genusson	Vendée (85)	46.3	2,688
25	Loiron-Ruillé	Mayenne (53)	46.4	2,806
26	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	46.6	12,716
27	Saint-Urbain	Vendée (85)	46.6	2,040
28	Montrevault-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	46.6	16,045
29	La Romagne	Maine-et-Loire (49)	46.7	2,126
30	Saint-Pierre-la-Cour	Mayenne (53)	46.8	2,350
31	Mulsanne	Sarthe (72)	46.8	5,352
32	Connerré	Sarthe (72)	47.0	2,818
33	Renazé	Mayenne (53)	47.0	2,560
34	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	47.2	8,298
35	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	47.2	2,638
36	Derval	Loire-Atlantique (44)	47.3	3,897
37	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	47.4	5,599
38	Bessé-sur-Braye	Sarthe (72)	47.4	2,018
39	Frossay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	47.4	3,373
40	Corsept	Loire-Atlantique (44)	47.4	2,651
41	Brette-les-Pins	Sarthe (72)	47.7	2,269
42	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	47.8	18,379
43	Évron	Mayenne (53)	47.8	8,421
44 tied	Saint-Mars-d'Outillé	Sarthe (72)	47.9	2,517
44 tied	Notre-Dame-des-Landes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	47.9	2,397
46	Bellevigny	Vendée (85)	47.9	6,389
47	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	48.0	56,363
48	Vernantes	Maine-et-Loire (49)	48.1	2,036
49 tied	Chavagnes-en-Paillers	Vendée (85)	48.1	3,834
49 tied	Cérans-Foulletourte	Sarthe (72)	48.1	3,390
51 tied	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	48.1	6,665
51 tied	Aubigné-Racan	Sarthe (72)	48.1	2,177
53	Le Lude	Sarthe (72)	48.1	4,036
54	Val d'Erdre-Auxence	Maine-et-Loire (49)	48.2	5,062
55	Besné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	48.2	3,364
56	Soudan	Loire-Atlantique (44)	48.2	2,004
57	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	48.3	148,876
58	Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron	Vendée (85)	48.3	2,773
59 tied	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	48.4	5,827
59 tied	Craon	Mayenne (53)	48.4	4,579
61 tied	Sèvremoine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	48.5	26,473
61 tied	La Garnache	Vendée (85)	48.5	5,621
63	La Gaubretière	Vendée (85)	48.5	3,302
64	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	48.5	17,255
65	La Limouzinière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	48.6	2,513
66	Vieillevigne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	48.6	4,210
67	Saint-Martin-des-Noyers	Vendée (85)	48.7	2,601
68	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	48.8	13,612
69	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	48.8	6,795
70	Terval	Vendée (85)	48.8	2,205
71	Parcé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	48.9	2,004
72	Quelaines-Saint-Gault	Mayenne (53)	48.9	2,204
73	Beaupréau-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.0	24,720
74	Les Brouzils	Vendée (85)	49.0	3,009
75	Paulx	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.1	2,083
76	Arnage	Sarthe (72)	49.2	5,548
77	Le May-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.2	4,012
78	Chemillé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.2	22,615
79	La Planche	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.3	2,853
80 tied	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.3	11,798
80 tied	Saint-Malo-de-Guersac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.3	3,254
82	La Boissière-de-Montaigu	Vendée (85)	49.3	2,361
83	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.3	3,138
84	Roëzé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	49.4	2,572
85 tied	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.4	9,000
85 tied	Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.4	3,731
87	Coëx	Vendée (85)	49.4	3,465
88	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.5	11,303
89	Le Lion-d'Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.5	5,481
90 tied	Froidfond	Vendée (85)	49.5	2,232
90 tied	Abbaretz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.5	2,112
92 tied	Montsûrs	Mayenne (53)	49.6	3,250
92 tied	La Tessoualle	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.6	3,235
94	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	49.6	5,868
95	Aizenay	Vendée (85)	49.6	10,573
96	Missillac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.7	5,808
97	Corcoué-sur-Logne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.7	3,311
98 tied	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	49.7	76,243
98 tied	Les Achards	Vendée (85)	49.7	5,633
100	Seiches-sur-le-Loir	Maine-et-Loire (49)	49.7	2,898

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 lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections

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