Map of Laval, Pays de la Loire, France

Laval is a city in Pays de la Loire, France, with a population of about 50,489. It lies at 48.0725°N, 0.7702°W. Laval is about 246 km (153 mi) west of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rennes, 67 km to the west.

Laval at a glance

Where is Laval?

• The 7th largest city in Pays de la Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 21 min on the shortest day to 16 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Laval

• Rennes — 67 km west
• Angers — 69 km south
• Le Mans — 73 km east
• Saumur — 104 km southeast
• Nantes — 112 km southwest
• Cholet — 113 km south
• Rezé — 115 km southwest
• Saint-Herblain — 116 km southwest
• Caen — 127 km north
• Tours — 134 km southeast

Largest cities in Pays de la Loire

• Nantes — 325,070
• Angers — 168,279
• Le Mans — 144,515
• Saint-Nazaire — 67,054
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 59,410
• Cholet — 53,160
• Saint-Herblain — 46,898
• Rezé — 39,248
• Saumur — 33,229

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Other places named Laval

• Laval — Quebec, Canada

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.