Nantes
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From top to bottom, from left to right : river Loire in central Nantes ; Castle of the Dukes of Brittany ; Pommeraye Arcade ; the Isle of Nantes between the two branches of the Loire.
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| Motto: Latin: Favet Neptunus eunti ("Neptune favours the traveller") |
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 Nantes
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°13′05″N 1°33′10″W / 47.2181°N 1.5528°WCoordinates: 47°13′05″N 1°33′10″W / 47.2181°N 1.5528°W | ||||||
| Country | France | |||||
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |||||
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |||||
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |||||
| Canton | Chief city of 11 cantons | |||||
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole | |||||
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Johanna Rolland (PS) | |||||
| Area1 | 65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi) | |||||
| • Urban (2008) | 537.70 km2 (207.61 sq mi) | |||||
| • Metro (2013) | 3,302 km2 (1,275 sq mi) | |||||
| Population (2013 census)2 | 292,718 | |||||
| • Rank | 6th in France | |||||
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) | |||||
| • Urban (2013) | 612,782 | |||||
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |||||
| • Metro (2013) | 908,815 | |||||
| • Metro density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |||||
| INSEE/Postal code | 44109 / 44000, 44100, 44200 and 44300 | |||||
| Dialling codes | 02 | |||||
| Website | nantes.fr | |||||
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Nantes ([nɑ̃t]) (Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt (pronounced: [nɑ̃t] or [nɑ̃ːt]);Breton: Naoned (pronounced [ˈnɑ̃wnət])) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with almost 300,000 inhabitants within its administrative limits, and an urban area of 600,000 inhabitants. Together with Saint-Nazaire, a seaport located on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms the main metropolis of north-western France.
Nantes is the administrative seat of the Loire-Atlantique département and of the Pays de la Loire région, one of the 18 regions of France. Historically and culturally, Nantes belongs to Brittany, a region and former duchy and province. The fact that it is not part of the modern administrative region of Brittany is subject to debate.
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