Nantes
Nantes is a regional capital in France with a population of about 325,070.
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, with a population of 327,734 in Nantes proper (2023) and a metropolitan area of over 1 million inhabitants (2022). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
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About Nantes
| Country | France |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 52 |
| Population | 325,070 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 47.2172, -1.5534 |
| Time zone | Europe/Paris |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 342 km · Paris |
| Population (France) | #6 most populated in France |
| Where on Earth | 47°13′2″N · 1°33′12″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 5,256 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 4,763 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Rostov-on-Don (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -47.22, 178.45 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 343 km |
| London | 488 km |
| Moscow | 2,829 km |
| Cairo | 3,390 km |
| Dubai | 5,509 km |
| New York | 5,633 km |
📍 What to see nearby
Dépose Minute
parking
Station du Verger
picnic site
Aire de Jeux des Pirates
playground
parc du chateau du haut gesvres
park
L'éclat austral
garden
P8 Eco
parking
Square Moulin-Guibreteau
park
Prairie
park
Centre de secours principal de Nantes-Nord-Orvault
fire station
Entre ciel et terre
artwork
Complexe Sportif du Vigneau
sports centre
AGS (Auto Goulaine Services)
car repair