Nantes
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Summary
Nantes is a commune of France[1]. Nantes ranks in the top 0.039% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,032 views/month, #12 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Companion of the Liberation[3], European Green Capital Award[4], French Impact[5]
- Member of: Climate Alliance[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Loire-Atlantique[7], arrondissement of Nantes[8]
- Country: France[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Loire[10], Erdre[11], canal Saint-Félix[12], Chézine[13], Sèvre Nantaise[14]
- Head of government: Johanna Rolland[15]
- Shares border with: Rezé[16], Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire[17], Orvault[18], La Chapelle-sur-Erdre[19], Carquefou[20], Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire[21], Basse-Goulaine[22], Vertou[23], Bouguenais[24], Saint-Herblain[25], Treillières[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Centre-ville of Nantes[27], Quartier Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne[28], Quartier Dervallières - Zola[29], Quartier Hauts-Pavés - Saint-Félix[30], Malakoff - Saint Donatien[31], île de Nantes[32], Quartier Breil - Barberie[33], Quartier Nantes Nord[34], Quartier Nantes Erdre[35], Quartier Doulon - Bottière[36], Quartier Nantes Sud[37]
- Headquarters location: boulevard de Berlin[38]
- Flag: flag of Nantes[39]
- Twinned administrative body: Bahía Blanca[40], Agadir[41], Saarbrücken[42], Jacksonville[43], Cardiff[44], Seattle[45], Cochabamba[46], Niigata[47], Recife[48], Durban[49], Dschang[50], Cluj-Napoca[51], Jericho[52], Desdunes[53]
- Postal code: 44000[54], 44100[55], 44200[56], 44300[57]
- Commons category: Nantes[58]
- Archives at: Archives de Nantes[59]
- Significant event: Siege of Nantes[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nantes include Edict of Nantes[61], an edict[62], in Kingdom of France[63], founded in 1598[64] and Nantes Atlantique Airport[65], an international airport[66], in France[67], founded in 1928[68].
Why It Matters
Nantes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Nantes is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Nantes include Edict of Nantes[61], an edict[62], in Kingdom of France[63], founded in 1598[64] and Nantes Atlantique Airport[65], an international airport[66], in France[67], founded in 1928[68].
FAQs
What awards did Nantes receive?
Honors received include Companion of the Liberation[3], European Green Capital Award[4], and French Impact[5].