Nantes is a city in Loire-Atlantique of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 320,732 in the proper Nantes and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabitants (2020). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations.
The arrondissement of Nantes is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 76 communes. Its population is 830,509 (2016), and its area is 1,958.7 km2 (756.3 sq mi).
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:
Rezé is a commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It is a southern suburb of Nantes.
La Folle Journée is a French annual classical music festival held in Nantes. It is the largest classical music festival in France. The festival's name refers to the Pierre Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, whose alternative title is La Folle Journée.
Sautron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
The Pays de Retz is a historical subregion of France that currently forms part of the Loire-Atlantique department, but once formed part of the Duchy of Brittany.
The 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue was the 18th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Montpellier 1–0 in the 2010–11 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and open to the 42 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 14 April 2012 at the Stade de France. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and be inserted into the third qualifying round.
Rezé-Pont-Rousseau is a railway station in Rezé, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway. The station is served by the following TER Pays de la Loire services operated by the SNCF:
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nantes, France.
The Open International de Squash de Nantes 2015 is the 2015 edition of the Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event Challenger.
The Men's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2016 is the men's edition of the 2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event International. The event took place at La Cité International des Congrès in Nantes in France from 7 to 11 of September. Grégoire Marche won his second Open International de Nantes trophy, beating Chris Simpson in the final.
The Women's Open International de Squash de Nantes 2016 is the women's edition of the 2016 Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event Challenger. The event took place at La Maison du Squash in Sautron and at La Cité International des Congrès in Nantes in France from 8 to 11 of September. Hana Ramadan won her first Open International de Nantes trophy, beating Rachael Chadwick in the final.
The 2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This is the 103rd season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories. A total of 156 teams qualified for round 7 from this process.
The Women's Open de France - Nantes 2019 is the women's edition of the 2019 Open International de Squash de Nantes, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event World Tour Silver.
The 2019–20 Coupe de France preliminary rounds, Pays de la Loire was the qualifying competition to decide which teams from the leagues of the Pays de la Loire region of France took part in the main competition from the seventh round.
The 2021–22 Championnat National 3 was the fifth season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is normally contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams, but this season had 169 clubs due to the administrative relegation of Gazélec Ajaccio. The teams included amateur clubs and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
The Acheneau is a French river in the Loire-Atlantique Department, in the Pays de la Loire region, a tributary on the left bank of the Loire which is fed by the Lac de Grand-Lieu.
The 2022–23 Coupe de France preliminary rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from the seventh round. This is the 106th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is normally open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
The Corsaires de Nantes are an ice hockey team based in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.
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