Nantes |
Motto: Latin: Favet Neptunus eunti (Neptune favours the traveller) |
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Top to bottom, left to right: the Loire in central Nantes; the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany; the Pommeraye Arcade, and the Isle of Nantes between the branches of the Loire |
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Administration |
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Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Nantes |
Canton | 7 cantons |
Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
Mayor | Johanna Rolland (PS) (2014–2020) |
Statistics |
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Land area1 | 65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi) |
Population2 | 298,029 (2016 census) |
- Ranking | 6th in France |
- Density | 4,572/km2 (11,840/sq mi) |
Urban area | 537.70 km2 (207.61 sq mi) (2008) |
- Population | 612782 (2013) |
Metro area | 3,302 km2 (1,275 sq mi) (2013) |
- Population | 908815 (2013) |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44109/ 44000, 44100, 44200 and 44300 |
Dialling code | 02 |
Website | nantes.fr |
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. |