Fun fact 1 about Nantes
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Nantes's historical nickname was 'Venice of the West' due to its many quays and river channels.
Nantes
France
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Nantes
France
Country
France
Population
320.7K
Coordinates
47.22, -1.55
Nantes is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department 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 327,734 in Nantes proper (2023) and a metropolitan area of over 1 million inhabitants (2022).
From the “Etymology” section
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