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Urban Community of Nantes (
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:
Communauté urbaineIn France, urban communities are the most integrated form of intercommunality in France. An urban community is composed of a city and its independent suburbs ....
de Nantes), also known as
Nantes Métropole, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
(
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) and some of its suburbs.
It includes 24 communes:
The Urban Community of Nantes encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Nantes (see infobox at
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
article for the metropolitan area).
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The
Urban Community of Nantes (
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
:
Communauté urbaineIn France, urban communities are the most integrated form of intercommunality in France. An urban community is composed of a city and its independent suburbs ....
de Nantes), also known as
Nantes Métropole, is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
(
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
) and some of its suburbs.
It includes 24 communes:
| Commune | Population (1999) | Area (km²) | Notes |
|---|
| Basse-Goulaine Basse-Goulaine is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....
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7,499 |
13.74 |
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| Bouaye Bouaye is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....
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5,251 |
13.83 |
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BouguenaisBouguenais is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France near Nantes.Bouguenais is home to the Nantes Atlantique Airport...
|
15,627 |
31.5 |
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| Brains Brains is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....
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2,172 |
15.31 |
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| Carquefou Carquefou is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-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...
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15,377 |
43.42 |
|
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
|
16,391 |
33.42 |
|
| Couëron Couëron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Couëron is one of the 24 communes of the Urban Community of Nantes.-External links:*...
|
17,808 |
44,.03 |
|
| Indre Indre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Etymology:The name Indre, pronounced in French, derives from that of Latin Antrum. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre.The inhabitants of Indre are known in...
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3,643 |
4.72 |
|
| Mauves-sur-Loire Mauves-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It is twinned with Dibden Purlieu in England.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
|
2,407 |
14.75 |
|
La MontagneLa Montagne is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-External links:* http://www.nantesmetropole.fr/Montagne/...
|
5,841 |
3.64 |
The smallest commune |
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
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281,500 |
65.19 |
The largest and most populated commune (nearly half of the population, over one eighth of the area). |
OrvaultOrvault 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.-External links:*...
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23,554 |
26.67 |
|
| Le Pellerin Le Pellerin is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
|
3,774 |
30.65 |
The least densely populated commune (123 inhab./km²) |
RezéRezé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It was also called Ratiate in the Middle Ages and Rezay in the High Middle Ages.Inhabitants of Rezé are called Rezéens.-Panorama:...
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35,478 |
13.78 |
|
| Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*...
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3,483 |
17.94 |
|
| Saint-Herblain Saint-Herblain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side....
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43,726 |
30.02 |
|
Saint-Jean-de-BoiseauSaint-Jean-de-Boiseau is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*...
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4,562 |
11.4 |
|
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes Saint-Léger-les-Vignes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*...
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1,158 |
6.49 |
The least populated commune |
Sainte-Luce-sur-LoireSainte-Luce-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-References:*...
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11,261 |
11.45 |
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Saint-Sébastien-sur-LoireSaint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the southeast, across the Loire River.-References:* -External links:*...
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25,223 |
11.65 |
|
| Sautron Sautron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France....
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6,824 |
17.28 |
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| Les Sorinières Les Sorinières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
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6,239 |
13.02 |
|
Thouaré-sur-LoireThouaré-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-Origin of the Name:The origins of Thouaré are not certain. According to certain hypotheses, the foundation of the city was due to a Roman legionnaire by the name of Taurus or Tauraicus, who had been given a rich...
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6,661 |
12.76 |
|
| Vertou Vertou is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It is located on the River Sèvre Nantaise, and was a historical town of Brittany....
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20,268 |
35.68 |
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The Urban Community of Nantes encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Nantes (see infobox at
NantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, while its metropolitan area is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
article for the metropolitan area). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as:
- Community of Communes of Erdre and Gesvres (Communauté de communes d'Erdre et Gesvres): 43,201 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of Grand-Lieu (Communauté de communes de Grand-Lieu): 27,720 inhabitants
- Community of Communes of Loire Divatte (Communauté de communes de Loire Divatte): 19,487 inhabitants
- etc.
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