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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/