FRANCE: Pays de la Loire
Capital: Nantes
| City Population → Europe → France |
ContentsThe departments of Pays de la Loire as well as all cities and communes of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Departments| Name | Abbr. | Status | Adm. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1982-03-04 | C 1990-03-05 | C 1999-03-08 | E 2006-01-01 | E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Loire-Atlantique | Dep | PAY | Nantes | 6,815 | 995,498 | 1,052,183 | 1,134,266 | 1,234,001 | 1,266,358 | |
| i | Maine-et-Loire | Dep | PAY | Angers | 7,166 | 675,321 | 705,882 | 732,942 | 766,659 | 780,082 | |
| i | Mayenne | Dep | PAY | Laval | 5,175 | 271,784 | 278,037 | 285,338 | 299,000 | 305,147 | |
| i | Sarthe | Dep | PAY | Le Mans | 6,206 | 504,768 | 513,654 | 529,851 | 553,484 | 561,050 | |
| i | Vendée {Vendee} | Dep | PAY | La Roche-sur-Yon | 6,720 | 483,027 | 509,356 | 539,664 | 597,185 | 626,411 | |
| i | Pays de la Loire | PAY | Reg | Nantes | 32,082 | 2,930,398 | 3,059,112 | 3,222,061 | 3,450,329 | 3,539,048 | |
| France | FRA | Paris | 543,965 | 54,334,871 | 56,615,155 | 58,518,395 | 61,399,541 | 62,465,709 |
Principal Cities| Name | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantes | 282,047 |
| 2 | Angers | 147,305 |
| 3 | Le Mans | 142,281 |
| 4 | Saint-Nazaire | 66,348 |
| 5 | Cholet | 54,121 |
| 6 | La Roche-sur-Yon | 52,234 |
| 7 | Laval | 51,182 |
Cities & Communes| Name | C C 1982-03-04 | C C 1990-03-05 | C C 1999-03-08 | C E 2006-01-01 | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Angers | 136,038 | 141,404 | 151,279 | 152,337 | 147,305 |
| i | Cholet | 55,524 | 55,132 | 54,204 | 54,632 | 54,121 |
| i | La Roche-sur-Yon | 45,098 | 45,219 | 49,262 | 50,717 | 52,234 |
| i | Laval | 50,360 | 50,473 | 50,947 | 51,233 | 51,182 |
| i | Le Mans | 147,697 | 145,502 | 146,105 | 144,016 | 142,281 |
| i | Nantes | 240,539 | 244,995 | 270,251 | 282,853 | 282,047 |
| i | Orvault | 23,245 | 23,115 | 23,554 | 24,218 | 24,332 |
| i | Rezé {Reze} | 33,562 | 33,262 | 35,478 | 37,333 | 38,214 |
| i | Saint-Herblain | 41,958 | 42,774 | 43,726 | 43,901 | 43,119 |
| i | Saint-Nazaire | 68,348 | 64,812 | 65,874 | 68,838 | 66,348 |
| i | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire {Saint-Sebastien-sur-Loire} | 17,825 | 22,202 | 25,223 | 24,508 | 24,726 |
| i | Saumur | 32,149 | 30,131 | 29,857 | 28,654 | 28,070 |
| i | Vertou | 15,631 | 18,235 | 20,268 | 21,091 | 21,333 |