Nantes (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃t]; Breton: Naoned, [ˈnãunət]; Gallo: Naunnt) is a ceety in Wast Fraunce, locatit on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) frae the Atlantic coast.[1] The ceety is the 6t lairgest in Fraunce, while its metropolitan aurie ranks 6t wi nearly 900,000 indwallers.[2]
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Coordinates: 47°13′05″N 1°33′10″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. |
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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