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Nantes Métropole
The Nantes Metropolis (french: Nantes Métropole) is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nantes. It is located in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''Communauté urbaine de Nantes''. Its area is 523.4 km2. Its population was 636,013 in 2018, of which 314,138 in Nantes proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE. 4 April 2022. The metropolis is a member of the Nantes - and Loire-Bretagne metropolitan clusters, as well as the Eurocities network, of which it chaired the Culture Forum in 2009. History The |
Carquefou
Carquefou (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France. Population Economy The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou Sport In 2008, the local football team Union Sportive Jeanne d'Arc Carquefou reached the quarter finals of the French Cup after a win over the 8-times national champions Olympique de Marseille on March 19, putting the town in the national headlines. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{Loir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (, literally ''Sainte-Luce on Loire''; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. This commune is one of 24 communes that make up the intercommunality of Nantes Metropolis. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintelucesurloire {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léger-les-Vignes
Saint-Léger-les-Vignes (; br, Sant-Lezer-ar-Gwiniegi) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Saintlegerlesvignes {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (; br, Sant-Yann-ar-Granneg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population Notable people * Barthélémy Baraille (1882-1970), a member of the criminal anarchist Bonnot gang, was a municipal councillor from Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau around 1945. * Edmond Bertreux (1911-1991), painter, is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, which he often depicted in his art. * Jean Brochard (1893-1972), actor, resident of Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau after having bought the house that his grandmother lived; he spent the rest of his life there. * Émile-Joseph Legal (1849-1920), oblate missionnary, founder of the colony of Saint-Paul-des-Métis in the province of Alberta in Canada. * Mose (1917-2003), designer, was born there. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Herblain
Saint-Herblain (; br, Sant-Ervlan, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire (Brittany (historical province), Brittany as historical region), France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side. History The commune is named after the 7th-century AD Saint Hermeland (french: Herblain and other names; ''Hermelandus'' in Breton and Latin), abbot and confessor under the Kingdom of the Franks, Frankish king Chlothar III. Population Breton language In 2008, 0,36% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. The school network in Breton Diwan (school), Diwan has opened a college in Saint-Herblain, the first in the area. Transport The Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain railway station is served by regional trains between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. Twin towns - sister cities Saint-Herblain is town twinning, twinned with: * Sank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu
Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu (; br, Sant-Enion-al-Lenn-Veur; Gallo: ''Saent-Aenyan-Graund-Loe'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rezé
Rezé (; br, Reudied, Gallo Gallo may refer to: *Related to Gaul: ** Gallo-Roman culture **Gallo language, a regional language of France **Gallo-Romance, a branch of Romance languages **Gallo-Italic or Gallo-Italian language, a branch spoken in Northern Italy of the Romance ...: ''Rezae'') is a Communes of France, commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It is a southern suburb of Nantes. It was also called ''Ratiate'' in the Middle Ages and ''Rezay'' in the High Middle Ages. History Rezé dates back to the Roman era, when it was known as ''Portus Ratiatus'' (port of Rezé) and ''Ratiatum Pictonum Portus'' (pictones, picton port of Rezé). Being populated by the Ambilatres tribe - Armorican Gauls - Rezé was an important port on the south shore of the Loire (river), Loire and a place for meetings and trade between the various Celtic tribes of the region (Veneti (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Pellerin
Le Pellerin (; br, Pentelloù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population Personalities Le Pellerin was the birthplace (21 May 1759) of Joseph Fouché. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orvault
Orvault (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Montagne, Loire-Atlantique
La Montagne (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Nantes Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauves-sur-Loire
Mauves-sur-Loire (, literally ''Mauves on Loire''; br, Malvid) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population International relations Mauves-sur-Loire is twinned with Hythe in England. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |