Region · France
Where to stay in Pays de la Loire
This guide covers 7 destinations in Pays de la Loire, a first-level administrative division of France, with 75 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Nantes, Angers and Le Mans. Across its destinations, May to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE).
- Destinations in this guide
- 7
- Places to stay
- 75
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to September
- Main airport
- NTENantes Atlantique Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
Destinations
Destinations in Pays de la Loire
Every destination in this guide in Pays de la Loire, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nazaire | 74,568 | 24 | NTE · 48 km |
| Nantes | 327,734 | 21 | NTE · 8 km |
| Le Mans | 146,249 | 10 | TUF · 75 km |
| Angers | 159,022 | 9 | NTE · 87 km |
| Saint-Herblain | 50,973 | 7 | NTE · 7 km |
| Cholet | 54,404 | 3 | NTE · 56 km |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 54,849 | 1 | NTE · 56 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Pays de la Loire
75 hotels in Pays de la Loire recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Pays de la Loire
From the climate of 7 destinations in Pays de la Loire with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 7 | 9 °C | 85 mm |
| February | 0 of 7 | 10 °C | 63 mm |
| March | 0 of 7 | 13 °C | 57 mm |
| April | 0 of 7 | 16 °C | 57 mm |
| May | 7 of 7 | 20 °C | 60 mm |
| June | 7 of 7 | 23 °C | 53 mm |
| July | 7 of 7 | 25 °C | 48 mm |
| August | 7 of 7 | 25 °C | 52 mm |
| September | 7 of 7 | 22 °C | 61 mm |
| October | 0 of 7 | 17 °C | 88 mm |
| November | 0 of 7 | 13 °C | 97 mm |
| December | 0 of 7 | 10 °C | 98 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Pays de la Loire
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Pays de la Loire name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport
TUF · Tours Val de Loire Airport
LRH · La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport
RNS · Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
PIS · Poitiers-Biard Airport
CFR · Caen Carpiquet airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Pays de la Loire, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in France
Nearby
Regions near Pays de la Loire
Other regions of France with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.