Mayenne.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 1 / 7 | 362 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 2 / 7 | 603 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 3 / 7 | 691 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 4 / 7 | 885 / 1747 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 5 / 7 | 1015 / 1747 |
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 294 / 470 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 6 / 7 | 1206 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 7 / 7 | 1594 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 1 / 7 | 270 / 1747 |
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 104 / 470 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 2 / 7 | 742 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 3 / 7 | 759 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 4 / 7 | 783 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 5 / 7 | 924 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 6 / 7 | 994 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 7 / 7 | 1039 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 25 / 470 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 1 / 7 | 332 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 2 / 7 | 497 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 3 / 7 | 579 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 4 / 7 | 700 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 5 / 7 | 781 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 6 / 7 | 872 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 7 / 7 | 1015 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 1 / 7 | 143 / 1747 |
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 44 / 470 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 2 / 7 | 241 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 3 / 7 | 274 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 4 / 7 | 452 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 5 / 7 | 666 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 6 / 7 | 774 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 7 / 7 | 1410 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 1 / 7 | 266 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 2 / 7 | 560 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 3 / 7 | 633 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 4 / 7 | 926 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 5 / 7 | 1005 / 1747 |
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 289 / 470 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 6 / 7 | 1289 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 7 / 7 | 1368 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 177 / 470 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 1 / 7 | 726 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 2 / 7 | 796 / 1747 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 3 / 7 | 1026 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 4 / 7 | 1075 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 5 / 7 | 1262 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 6 / 7 | 1424 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 7 / 7 | 1438 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 1 / 7 | 39 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 2 / 7 | 229 / 1747 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 3 / 7 | 697 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 4 / 7 | 766 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 5 / 7 | 904 / 1747 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 6 / 7 | 1031 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 7 / 7 | 1040 / 1747 |
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 327 / 470 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | Mid-size cities | 49,474 | 1 / 1 | 264 / 470 |
| Saint-Berthevin | Small cities | 7,384 | 1 / 7 | 1086 / 1747 |
| Ernée | Small cities | 5,511 | 2 / 7 | 1288 / 1747 |
| Évron | Small cities | 8,380 | 3 / 7 | 1400 / 1747 |
| Changé | Small cities | 6,482 | 4 / 7 | 1429 / 1747 |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | Small cities | 6,294 | 5 / 7 | 1609 / 1747 |
| Château-Gontier | Small cities | 16,539 | 6 / 7 | 1641 / 1747 |
| Mayenne | Small cities | 12,854 | 7 / 7 | 1731 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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