Nantes
City in France: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Nantes is a city in France, in Pays de la Loire. About 325,070 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of France in our atlas.
It lies at 47.22° N, 1.55° W, about 19 m (62 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Paris time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nantes. Green dots: other major cities of France. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nantes has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 1°C (35°F). Around 799 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in FranceNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Rennes · 100 km
- Bordeaux · 274 km
- Le Havre · 282 km
- Paris 15 Vaugirard · 342 km
- Paris · 346 km
- Marne La Vallée · 364 km
- Toulouse · 460 km
- Reims · 478 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2990969 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q12191 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Marité: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)