Map of Cholet, France

Cholet is a city in Pays de la Loire, France, with a population of about 53,160. It lies at 47.0589°N, 0.8797°W. Cholet is about 312 km (194 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Angers, 52 km to the northeast.

Cholet at a glance

Where is Cholet?

• The 6th largest city in Pays de la Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 30 min on the shortest day to 15 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cholet

• Angers — 52 km northeast
• Nantes — 54 km west
• Rezé — 54 km west
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 60 km southwest
• Saint-Herblain — 61 km west
• Saumur — 65 km east
• Niort — 88 km south
• La Rochelle — 102 km south
• Poitiers — 107 km southeast
• Châtellerault — 111 km east

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
• 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.