Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire has 3,879,216 residents in 5 départements and 1,232 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,510/m² in Mayenne to €3,180/m² in Loire-Atlantique.

Region · 5 départements · 1,232 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,879,216residents2022 census

64%of households own their homemain home

70%housesof all homes

11%second homesof all homes

Pays de la Loire · 1,232 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 5 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Loire-Atlantique (44)	1,473,156	207	€3,180/m²	–	61%	9%	9.4%	10%
Maine-et-Loire (49)	828,151	176	€2,190/m²	–	61%	10%	9.8%	3%
Mayenne (53)	305,437	240	€1,510/m²	–	67%	11%	7.6%	5%
Sarthe (72)	566,129	354	€1,630/m²	–	65%	11%	10.8%	5%
Vendée (85)	706,343	255	€2,470/m²	–	72%	12%	8.6%	23%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

3,879,216 residents and 1,761,356 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

18%

aged under 15

17%

aged 15–29

28%

aged 60 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

25%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

2,116,291 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

70%

of homes are houses

64%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

11%

second homes

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191912%

1919–19456%

1946–197016%

1971–199029%

1991–200519%

2006–201919%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

9.4%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

31%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

30%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Loire-Atlantique Maine-et-Loire Mayenne Sarthe Vendée