Map of Le Mans, France

Le Mans is a city in Pays de la Loire, France, with a population of about 144,515. It lies at 48.0021°N, 0.2025°E. Le Mans is about 184 km (115 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Laval, 73 km to the west.

Le Mans at a glance

Where is Le Mans?

• The 26th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Pays de la Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 22 min on the shortest day to 16 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Le Mans

• Laval — 73 km west
• Tours — 77 km southeast
• Joué-lès-Tours — 80 km southeast
• Angers — 82 km southwest
• Saumur — 85 km south
• Blois — 96 km southeast
• Chartres — 107 km northeast
• Orléans — 127 km east
• Cholet — 133 km southwest
• Évreux — 133 km northeast

Largest cities in Pays de la Loire

• Nantes — 325,070
• Angers — 168,279
• Saint-Nazaire — 67,054
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 59,410
• Cholet — 53,160
• Laval — 50,489
• 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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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.