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Nantes (Lang-brNaoned, Gallo (Gallo language): Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, km to mi 50 abbr=yes precision=0 from the Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean) coast. The city is the sixth largest in France (List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2006 census)), while its metropolitan area (aire urbaine) is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate.

Nantes is the capital of the Pays de la Loire region (Regions of France), as well as the Loire-Atlantique d�partement (Departments of France). It is also the most important city of the historic province of Brittany, and culturally still remains strongly identified with it.

In 2004, the magazine Time (Time (magazine)) described Nantes as "the most liveable city in all of Europe".

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Common Name: Nantes

Image Flag: nantes1.gif

Image Coat Of Arms: Blason_Nantes.svg

Flag Legend: Traditional city flag

Coat Of Arms Legend: City coat of arms

City Motto: Lang-laFavet Neptunus eunti,("May Neptune (Neptune (mythology)) favour the traveller")

Longitude: -1.55278

Latitude: 47.21806

Time Zone: CET (GMT +1)

Region: Pays de la Loire

Department: Loire-Atlantique

Arrondissement: Nantes

Canton: chief town of 11 cantons

Mayor: Jean-Marc Ayrault

Party: PS (Socialist Party (France))

Term: 2008-2014

Area Km2: 65.19

Population: 283025

Population Date: 2007 census

Population Ranking: 6th in France (List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (2007 census))

Urban Area Km2: 523.6

Urban Area Date: 2008

Urban Pop: 580,502

Urban Pop Date: 2007

Metro Area Km2: 2242.6

Metro Area Date: 1999

Metro Area Pop: 804,000

Metro Area Pop Date: 2008

Intercom: Urban Community,of Nantes (Urban Community of Nantes M�tropole)

Insee: 44109

Postal Code: 44000, 44100, 44200, and 44300

Dialling Code: 02

Website: www.nantes.fr/

source: wikipedia.org

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