Nantes travel guide
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Visit Nantes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Nantes is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Loire-Atlantique department. (General information: Nantes is 347 km from Paris and 487 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Nantes: these include Nantes at 5 km and Pornic at 38 km. Nantes is a listed 'town of art and history' at 5km and Jardin des plantes is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Nantes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Nantes has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Nantes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Nantes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Nantes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (5km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Carquefou (14km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Nantes (5km) :
Map of places to visit near Nantes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Nantes
Canton: Nantes
Arrondissement: Nantes
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44000
Distance to Nantes
from Nantes: 0 km
from Paris: 347 km
from Calais: 487 km
from Nice: 794 km
from Bordeaux: 275 km
from Strasbourg: 714 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Nantes (within 6 km): Bouguenais : Indre : La Montagne : Les Sorinieres : Reze : Saint-Herblain :
Nantes holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Nantes