Nantes
City in France
Nantes, a city on the Loire River in the Upper Brittany region of western France, has a long history as a port and industrial center. It's home to the restored, medieval Château des Ducs de Bretagne, where the Dukes of Brittany once lived. The...
Area1: 65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi)
Arrondissement: Nantes
Demonym(s): Nantais (masculine); Nantaise (feminine)
Department: Loire-Atlantique
INSEE/Postal code: 44109 /44000, 44100, 44200 and 44300
Population (2021): 323,204
Region: Pays de la Loire
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Nantes is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, ...
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Nantes (Breton: Naoned) is the capital of Pays de la Loire region in northwest France. Historically it was part of Brittany, whose dukes built up its castle ...
