Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany,as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017,the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants,and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants. The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in French.
Nantes is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire,50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France,with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabitants (2018). With Saint-Nazaire,a seaport on the Loire estuary,Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
Gare Montparnasse,officially Paris-Montparnasse,one of the six large Paris railway termini,is located in the 14th and 15th arrondissements.
Pays de la Loire is one of the 18 regions of France,in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital,Nantes,one of a handful of "balancing metropolises".
Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France,in traditional Brittany.
The Nantes Metropolis 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 Communautéurbaine de Nantes. Its area is 523.4 km2. Its population was 636,013 in 2018,of which 314,138 in Nantes proper.
Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving Nantes,France. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the city,in Bouguenais.
The following is a list of the 31 cantons of the Loire-Atlantique department,in France,following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Jean-Marc Ayrault is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2012 to 31 March 2014. He later was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2017. He previously was Mayor of Nantes from 1989 to 2012 and led the Socialist Party group in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2012.
Couëron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is part of the historic French Brittany.
Guy Rolland N'Dy Assembé is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
The Métropole du Grand Paris,also known as Grand Paris or Greater Paris,is a métropole covering the City of Paris and its nearest surrounding suburbs.
Alexander Kačaniklić is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for AEL Limassol. He normally operates on the left wing but can also play as a central midfielder.
Nathalie Appéré is a French politician who has served as the president of Rennes Métropole since 2020 and the mayor of Rennes since 2014. She is a member of the Socialist Party (PS).
The Pierre Quinon Metropolitan stadium is an indoor arena located in Nantes,France,in the Nantes Nord district.
Saint-Nazaire Montoir Airport also referred to as Aéroport de Gron is a primary commercial airport that serves Saint-Nazaire. It is owned and operated by Vinci Airports which purchased the airport from the city in 2005.
Mounir Belhamiti is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a member of the National Assembly from 5 October 2018 to 16 August 2019,representing Loire-Atlantique's 1st constituency. He was reelected and succeeded to François de Rugy in 2022.
The Saint-Nazaire Pocket existed from August 1944 until 11 May 1945 and was formed by the withdrawal of German troops from Loire-Inférieure during the liberation of the department by the allied forces. It was centred around the port and the submarine base of Saint-Nazaire and extended to the east as far as Saint-Omer-de-Blain and from La Roche-Bernard in the north to Pornic in the south.
Karine Daniel,born 22 June 1974 in Nantes,is a French politician and economist. She was the deputy for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2016 to 2017.
Centre de loisirs du Petit Port,also marketed by the metonym Le Petit Port,is a sports complex in Nantes,Loire-Atlantique,France. It is part of the eponymous Petit Port sports and recreation district. Opened in 1984,the building underwent two major restructurings in 2007–08 and 2017.
