Nantes

Nantes
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Nantes

Motto: Latin: Favet Neptunus eunti
("May Neptune favour the travellers")
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Aerial view of the Château des ducs de Bretagne
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Coat of arms of Nantes
Traditional flag Coat of arms
Nantes is located in France
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Nantes
Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton chief town of 11 cantons
Intercommunality Nantes Métropole
Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS)
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1 65.19 km2 (25.17 sq mi)
Population2 283,025  (2007 census)
 - Ranking 6th in France
 - Density 4,342 /km2 (11,250 /sq mi)
Urban area 524.6 km2 (202.5 sq mi) (2008)
 - Population 580,502 (2007)
Metro area 2,242.6 km2 (865.9 sq mi) (1999)
 - Population 804,000 (2008)
Time zone CET (GMT +1)
INSEE/Postal code 44109/ 44000, 44100, 44200 and 44300
Dialling code 02
Website Official website www.nantes.fr (French)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°13′05″N 1°33′10″W / 47.21806°N 1.55278°W / 47.21806; -1.55278

Nantes (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃t]) (Breton: Naoned, Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast.[1] The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.[2]

Nantes is the capital city of the Pays de la Loire region and Loire-Atlantique département. It is also the major city of the historic province of Brittany, and culturally remains strongly identified with it.[3]

In 2004, the Time magazine described Nantes as "the most liveable city in Europe".[4] In 2010, Nantes was named a Hub city for innovation in the Innovation Cities Index by innovation agency, 2thinknow.[5] The city was ranked 36th globally from 289 cities and 4th overall in France, behind Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg for innovation across multiple sectors of the economy.[6]

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Etymology

The name Nantes, pronounced [nɑ̃t] in French, derives from that of its pre-Roman-era inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Namnetes, who founded a town there around 70 BC. The city was called Portus Namnetum during the Roman occupation that began in 56 BC. The inhabitants of Nantes are known in French as Nantais ([nɑ̃tɛ]).

Nantes' most common nickname is the Venice of the West (French: La Venise de l'Ouest, Breton: Venezia ar C'hornôg),[7] a name owing to its position on the river delta of the Loire, the Erdre, and the Sèvre (whose tributaries were infilled in the early 20th century).[8]

History

The Marité schooner at the Port of Nantes
L'île Feydeau

After having been occupied by the Gauls and the Romans, Nantes was Christianised in the 3rd century. The city was successively invaded by the Saxons (around 285), the Franks (around 500), the Britons (in the 6th and 7th centuries) and the Normans, who laid waste to it in 843: "The city of Nantes remained for many years deserted, devastated and overgrown with briars and thorns." The Chronicle of Nantes continues until the year 946, telling that Alain Barbe-Torte, grandson of Alan the Great, the last king of Brittany who was expelled by the Norse, drove them out and founded the Duchy of Brittany.[9][10]

When the Duchy of Brittany was annexed by the kingdom of France in 1532, Nantes kept the Parliament of Brittany for a few years before it was moved to Rennes. In 1598, King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes here, which granted Protestants rights to their religion.

During the 18th century, prior to abolition of slavery, Nantes was the slave trade capital of France.[11] This kind of trade led Nantes to become the largest port in France and a wealthy city. When the French Revolution broke out, Nantes chose to be part of it, although the whole surrounding region soon degenerated into an open civil war against the new republic known as the War in the Vendée. On 29 June 1793 the town was the site of a Republican victory in this war. The Loire was the site of thousands of executions by drowning, including those using the method which came to be known as the Republican marriage, in which a man and a woman were stripped naked, tied together, and thrown into the river.[12]

In the 19th century, Nantes became an industrial city. The first public transport anywhere may have been the omnibus service initiated in Nantes in 1826.[citation needed] It was soon imitated in Paris, London and New York. The first railways were built in 1851 and many industries were created. In 1940, the city was occupied by German troops. In 1941, the assassination of a German officer, Lt. Col. Fritz Hotz, caused the retaliatory execution of 48 civilians. The city was twice severely bombed by British forces, on 16 and 23 August 1943, before being liberated by the Americans in 1944.[13]

Until the 1970s, Nantes' harbour was located on the Île de Nantes, when it was moved to the very mouth of the Loire River, at Saint-Nazaire. In the subsequent 20 years, many service sector organisations moved into the area, but economic difficulties forced most of these to close. In 2001, a major redevelopment scheme was launched, the goal of which is to revitalise the island as the new city centre.[14]

Nantes seen from Spot Satellite

In 2003, the French weekly L'Express voted Nantes to be the "greenest city" in France, while in both 2003 and 2004 it was voted the "best place to live" by the weekly Le Point. In August 2004, TIME designated Nantes as "the most livable city in all of Europe."[4][15]

Geography

Nantes is located on the banks of the Loire River, at the confluence of the Erdre and the Sèvre Nantaise, 55 km (35 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean. The city was built in a place where many branches of the Loire river created several islands, but most of those branches were filled in at the beginning of the 20th century (and the confluence with the Erdre river diverted and covered) due to the increasing car traffic.

Nantes is the central point of the land hemisphere (the half of the earth containing the largest possible area of land)

A panoramic view of Nantes (Butte Saint Anne)

Climate

About 50 kilometres away from the coast, Nantes has generally cool winters and mild summers, with rainfalls at least every week, which makes Nantes a temperate city, though winters can bring freezing temperatures and occasional hot spells in summer, especially during the month of July.[16]

Politics

Further information: Urban Community of Nantes and List of mayors of Nantes

Nantes is the préfecture (capital city) of both the Loire-Atlantique département and the Pays de la Loire région.

The Nantes metropolitan area (Nantes Métropole) is the intercommunal structure connecting the city of Nantes with nearby suburbs. It had a 1999 population of 554,478, 48.7% of which comprised the city of Nantes. The current mayor of Nantes is Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS), first elected in 1989 and now serving a sixth term, until 2014.[17]

Neighbourhoods

Traditional houses on the Île Feydeau

Since 1995, Nantes has been divided into 11 neighbourhoods, each resembling a historic city quarter. Each of these neighbourhoods is controlled by a Comité Consultatif (Consultative Committee), comprising directly elected officials and a team of municipal members, similar to a New England board of selectmen. These neighbourhoods are:

  • Centre-ville
  • Bellevue-Chantenay-Sainte Anne
  • Dervallières-Zola
  • Hauts-Pavés-Saint-Félix
  • Malakoff-Saint-Donatien
  • Île de Nantes
  • Breil-Barberie
  • Nantes-Nord
  • Nantes-Erdre
  • Bottière-Doulon
  • Nantes-Sud

Nine of these neighbourhoods are situated on the right bank of the Loire, one is on the left bank, and one is on the Île de Nantes island.

Nantes and Brittany

Flag of the Pays de la Loire
Flag of Brittany
Panoramic view of Nantes.

The city of Nantes, and the Loire-Atlantique département, were formerly part of the historic province of Brittany; Nantes was one of its traditional capitals, along with Rennes.[18]

Historically, the country around Nantes (French: Le Pays Nantais; Breton: Bro Naoned; Gallo: Paeï de Nàntt) was always seen as being part of Brittany. In 1207, the Dukes of Brittany made Nantes their home, building the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany on the banks of the Loire. Most of the dukes and duchesses were buried in either the cathedral or the nearby abbeys.

In 1789, the separation of the historical provinces of France resulted in Brittany being split in five; the lower of the five, Loire-Inférieure (today Loire-Atlantique) was where Nantes was situated. As such, Brittany as an administrative region did not exist during the 19th and early 20th centuries, although it did still exist culturally and informally.[19] When regional regroupments during the 20th century resulted in the reinstatement of the regions, Loire-Atlantique found itself split from the other four départements by the Vichy regime in 1941; a new région had been created centred on Nantes, the Pays de la Loire.

Much debate surrounding this move persists. Those against (sometimes called the Breton militants) maintain that the separation was made by a non-democratically elected government, and that Loire-Atlantique is culturally, historically and geographically united to Brittany; those in favour argue that any reunification would reopen a "quarrel of the capitals" between Nantes and Rennes, and that it would be fatal to the Pays de la Loire région.[20]

The issue of language is also relevant; in Upper Brittany (locally called Bretagne Gallèse or Haute Bretagne) Romance languages especially the local Gallo, as well as French, have long had more influence than Breton. However, in many large cities, including Nantes and Saint-Brieuc, the Breton language has sometimes been spoken more widely than Gallo by the very urban and bourgeois population there (even though in Le Pays Nantais the opposite was true). In recent years, many bilingual plaques have appeared on tourist attractions in the city, with the help of the Ofis ar Brezhoneg (French: Office de la Langue Bretonne; English: Office of the Breton Language).

Most recently, on 15 May 2004, a hastily organized demonstration in Nantes calling for the reunification of Brittany attracted 6,000 participants, while in five surveys on the issue, between 62% and 75% of the population of Loire-Atlantique have come out in favour of reunification.[21]

In 2008, 1.4% of the children in Nantes attended the bilingual schools for primary.[22]

Education

Colleges and universities

  • Audencia Nantes; school of management
  • École d'architecture de Nantes
  • Ecole Atlantique de Commerce
  • École centrale de Nantes
  • École de design Nantes Atlantique
  • École de Management à Nantes (part of the IDRAC International School of Management network)

Transport

The first organized omnibus transit system within a city appears to have originated in Nantes in 1826.[23] The current network operated by Tan network includes three tramway lines, one bus rapid transit route (known as BusWay), dozens of bus routes, an express bus between Nantes Atlantique Airport, and the city centre (known as Tan Air), three navibuses lines and four suburban train lines (operated by SNCF and running on four intercity train lines within the city's limits). Longer distance travel throughout the Loire-Atlantique département is operated by Lila network, which runs interurban buses. The Tramway de Nantes originally began operation in 1879, but this first generation network closed in 1958. A new generation of tram lines opened in 1985, and the tram network is now the longest in France. The tram network, also part of the Tan network, shares a common ticketing system with buses and other modes within that network.[24]

Nantes railway station lies on a number of rail lines. Nantes is connected by TGV (high speed train) to Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Strasbourg, with trains to Paris via the LGV Atlantique taking just over 2 hours. By Corail, Nantes is connected to Quimper, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Lyon, and Toulouse. The regional trains and buses of the TER Pays de la Loire provide links to Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Le Mans, La Roche sur Yon, and many other regional cities.

Nantes was formerly a major commercial port, with port facilities on the River Loire in the city centre. Much of the commercial traffic has since migrated downstream, principally to the area around Saint-Nazaire, although the river remains navigable to ocean-going ships as far as Nantes. River cruises operate on both the Loire and its tributary the Erdre. The Tan network also includes three urban water bus routes on both rivers (known as Navibus).

Nantes Atlantique Airport, located 8 km to the south-west of the city centre, serves the city and surrounding areas. It is the biggest airport in western France, linking with several French and European cities, as well as Montreal in Canada and some northern Africa cities. It is currently planned that this airport will be replaced by the Aéroport du Grand Ouest, that will be situated 30 km to the north-west of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015.[25]

Main sights

Castles, churches and mosques

The courtyard of the Château des Ducs de Bretagne
The cathedral
Sainte Croix church


The Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is the most important castle and hosts the History Museum of the City of Nantes.

Nantes has many churches, amongst which the most famous are:

  • Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
  • Église Notre-Dame de Bon-Port (Basilica of Saint-Louis).
  • Église Saint-Nicolas (Basilica of Saint Nicolas, 1844).
  • Église Sainte-Croix (Church of the Holy Cross).
  • Église Saint-Clément.
  • Église Saint-Similien.
  • Église Saint-Donatien et Saint-Rogatien.
  • Église Saint-Félix (former bishop of Nantes).
  • Église Sainte-Thérèse.
  • Église Saint-Pasquier.

Nantes has two mosques:

  • Mosquée Arrahma
  • Mosquée des Turcs

A third (Mosquée Assalam) is under construction.

Museums

Historical places

  • The Isle of Nantes; a former shipyard turned into a leisure and cultural site, including the Machines of the Isle of Nantes permanent exhibition.
  • Passage Pommeraye; 19th century galleria with shopping.
  • Brasserie La Cigale; described by Jean-Louis Trintignant as "perhaps the most beautiful brasserie in the world."[26]
  • Place du Commerce; the city's main square.
  • Place Royale; a historic square located in the heart of the city, recently renewed.
  • Place Graslin; a historic place featuring the Theatre of Nantes and famous brasserie La Cigale.
  • Crebillon street and Orleans street lined with luxury boutiques linked by the Place Royale.
  • The new Palais de Justice (court house); built in 2000 and designed by Jean Nouvel.
  • La Tour LU (the LU Tower); a tower standing the entrance of the former Lefèvre-Utile biscuit factory.
  • Beaujoire Stadium; Nantes' largest sports stadium, home of FC Nantes football club.
  • Le Marché de Talensac (Talensac Market); the main and historical public market.

Gardens and parks

  • Jardin des plantes de Nantes
  • The Parc de Procé (Park of Procé)

Leisure

Nantes has several cinemas including:

  • Katorza
  • Le Cinématographe ; the oldest cinema in nantes
  • Gaumont Nantes; centrally located at Place du Commerce in the heart of the city.
  • Concorde; a historic cinema in central Nantes.
  • Pathé Atlantis; Nantes' biggest cinema, also located in the borough of Saint-Herblain, in the Atlantis commercial zone.

Concert halls

  • Nantes Zénith (concert hall); France's largest and newest, which can hold 8,500 people.
  • Théâtre Graslin (Graslin Theatre); Angers-Nantes opera house with the Grand Théâtre of Angers & historic theatre.
  • Lieu Unique; located in the former LU biscuit factory.
  • Olympic; built in an old cinema in 1927.
  • Carrière; located in the borough of Saint-Herblain.
  • Trocardière; located in the borough of Rezé.
  • Onyx; located in the Atlantis commercial zone, designed by Jean Nouvel.
  • Pannonica.
  • Cité des congrès.
  • Terrain Neutre Théatre.
  • Bouche D'Air.
  • Theatre universitaire (University Theatre).

Culture

Japanese garden on the Île de Versailles, Nantes

Cultural events

Nantes hosts quite a few cultural events of note, of which these are just a few:

  • Estuaire, a contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire (along the Loire estuary).
  • Les Rendez-vous de l'Erdre, a jazz festival centered around the Erdre river.
  • Les rencontres du fleuve, a festival centered around ships and the river.
  • Le Festival Eidos du film d'environnement et de développement durable, a cinema festival themed around the environment and sustainability.
  • The Festival des trois continents, dedicated to African, Asian and South American cinema.
  • La Folle Journée, a classical music festival,
  • Les Utopiales, international science fiction convention,
  • The Festival Voisinages, various theatre performances (Théâtre du Grand T, Théâtre universitaire de Nantes, salle Onyx de Saint-Herblain).

Sport

The local football team is FC Nantes, members of the Championnat Ligue 2 for 2011-12 season but previously French champions on eight occasions and Coupe de France winners three times. Former players include: Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly and Fabien Barthez who were members of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup whilst other notable players are Maxime Bossis, Philippe Gondet, Henri Michel and Mickaël Landreau.

Gregory Tade, who played for Scottish club Raith Rovers, was born in Nantes.

During the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, Nantes hosted a number of matches including England against Samoa and Wales against Fiji.

Music and artistic creation

There are quite a few bands from Nantes who play different genres but are not well known outside of France.

The Celtic band Tri Yann was originally known as Tri Yann an Naoned (the three Johns from Nantes).
The DJ group C2C, champion of the Disco Mix Club World Team DJ Championship four years in a row (2003–2006)[27] is native of Nantes.

The DJ Madeon is a native of Nantes, and produces many remixes and original mixes.

To see a list of Bands from Nantes, see fr:Rock à Nantes (French).

Royal de Luxe street theater company, famous for its performance featuring giant puppets, is based in Nantes.

Food

Galettes, which are a heavier, less sweet version of the crepe, are traditional fare in Bretagne, the region in which Nantes historically resides. Galettes can be eaten at any time of the day, feature buckwheat flour, and are usually filled with meat, eggs, cheese, or a variety of other things. However, they are much less of a dessert food than the traditional crepes.

Media

Nantes seen from Erdre river

Local television channels

  • Nantes 7.
  • Télénantes.
  • France 3 Pays de la Loire.

Radio stations

  • Nova @ 87.8
  • Rires Et Chansons @ 88.4
  • MFM Sud Loire @ 88.8
  • Alouette @ 89.5
  • RFM @ 90.1
  • France-Inter @ 90.6
  • JET FM @ 91.2
  • Radio Prun' @ 92.0
  • Radio SUN @ 93.0
  • Virgin Radio @ 94.7
  • FIP Nantes @ 95.7
  • AlterNantesFM @ 98.1
  • Hit West @ 100.9
  • Radio France Bleu Loire-Ocean @ 101.8
  • NRJ @ 102.4
  • Fidélité @ 103.8
  • RTL @ 104.3
  • Europe 1 @ 104.7
  • France Infos @ 105.5
  • Cherie FM @ 106.2
  • Radio Classique @ 106.7
  • BFM @ 107.2

Local newspapers

Newspapers for sale:

  • Nantes Poche
  • Nouvel Ouest
  • Presse Ocean

Free newspapers:

Site Internet Locaux:

Famous Nantais

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns

Nantes has town twinning and cooperation agreements with:

Friendship relations

The city has friendship relations with:

References

Notes

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  4. ^ a b The Last Best Place In Europe Time Europe, 22 August 2004. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Innovation Cities™ Top 100 Index » Innovation Cities Index & Program – City data training events from 2THINKNOW for USA Canada America Europe Asia Mid-East Australia". Innovation-cities.com. 2010-09-01. http://www.innovation-cities.com/innovation-cities-top-100-index-top-cities/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  6. ^ "Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010 » Innovation Cities Index & Program – City data training events from 2THINKNOW for USA Canada America Europe Asia Mid-East Australia". Innovation-cities.com. 2010-09-01. http://www.innovation-cities.com/innovation-cities-global-index-2010-city-rankings/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  7. ^ The Venice of the West RugbyWorldCup.com. Retrieved on 07-12-07.
  8. ^ Blue Nantes FranceGuide.com. Retrieved on 07-12-07.
  9. ^ David C Douglas, ed. English Historical Documents (Routledge, 1979) "Secular Narrative Sources" pp 345f.
  10. ^ Chronicle of Nantes English Historical Documents. Dorthy Whitelock, David Charles Douglas. Routledge, 1996 ISBN 0415143667 Retrieved on 30-10-07.
  11. ^ Leslie Choquette, Frenchmen into peasants: modernity and tradition in the peopling of French Canada (1997), p. 56
  12. ^ Ruth Scurr, Fatal Purity: Robespierre And the French Revolution (2006) p. 305
  13. ^ "tourisme/culture – France – Nantes – histoire page". reception. 22 October 1941. http://www.reception.com/US/nantes/histoire.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2009. 
  14. ^ Revit Metropolitan Development[dead link]
  15. ^ A recognized quality of life Business in Western France. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
  16. ^ Climate information for Nantes Retrieved on 08-09-07.
  17. ^ "Ville de Nantes: Jean-Marc Ayrault". Nantes.fr. http://www.nantes.fr/mairie/municipalite/delegations-d-elus/jean-marc-ayrault.html. Retrieved 8 July 2009. 
  18. ^ Presentation of Nantes CRWFlags.com. Published on 28-04-07. Retrieved on 07-12-07.
  19. ^ "Reviews of The Life and Science of Léon Foucault. The Man who Proved the Earth Rotates.". .phys.canterbury.ac.nz. http://www2.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/~wjt23/Horn.html. Retrieved 8 July 2009. 
  20. ^ Loire-Atlantique guide
  21. ^ "Does the Breton language have a future?". Breizh.net. May 2004. http://www.breizh.net/icdbl/saozg/endangered.htm#Does%20the%20Breton%20language%20have%20a%20future. Retrieved 7 August 2007. 
  22. ^ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  23. ^ Rodrigue, Dr. Jean-Paul. "Omnibus, Paris Late 19th century". Hofstra University. http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch6en/conc6en/omni.html. Retrieved 9 August 2007. 
  24. ^ Wansbeek, C.J. (January 2001). "Nantes expansion – City tram now a mature network". Tramways & Urban Transit (Ian Allan Ltd / Light Rail Transit Association). http://www.lrta.info/articles/art0101.html. Retrieved 9 August 2007. 
  25. ^ "New Notre Dame des Landes Airport, Nantes, France". airport-technology.com. http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/newnantes/. Retrieved 24 July 2008. 
  26. ^ Birkin, Jane (9 February 2003). "My favourite table". The Observer. UK. http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,889437,00.html. Retrieved 21 March 2008. 
  27. ^ "DMC website". Dmcworld.com. http://www.dmcworld.com/championships/worldchampions/. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  28. ^ "Tbilisi Municipal Portal – Sister Cities". © 2009 – Tbilisi City Hall. http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=4571. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  29. ^ "Sister Cities Home Page". http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/igr/idr/sister.  eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban

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