Nantes
Nantes (French pronunciation: ; Breton: Naoned, ; Gallo: Naunnt) is a ceety in Wast Fraunce, locatit on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) frae the Atlantic coast.
The ceety is the 6t lairgest in Fraunce, while its metropolitan aurie ranks 6t wi nearly 900,000 indwallers.
Nantes Naoned | |
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 Place Royale | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Laitin: Favet Neptunus eunti ("Neptune favours the traveller") | |
  Nantes Location within Pays de la Loire region  Nantes | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′05″N 1°33′10″W / 47.2181°N 1.5528°W 1°33′10″W / 47.2181°N 1.5528°W | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Depairtment | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Chief ceety o 11 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2012–) | Patrick Rimbert (PS) |
| Area 1 | 65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2008) | 524.6 km2 (202.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro (1999) | 2,242.6 km2 (865.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01)2 | 314,611 |
| • Rank | 6t in Fraunce |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2007) | 580,502 |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro (2010) | 873,133 |
| • Metro density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET (GMT +1)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44109 /44000, 44100, 44200 an 44300 |
| Diallin codes | 02 |
| Website | nantes.fr (in French) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Internaitional relations
Twin touns – Sister ceeties
Nantes is twinned or haes sister ceety relations wi:
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The ceety haes an aa biggit close ties wi:
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References
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