Nantes Metropolis
Nantes Métropole | |
|---|---|
Location within the Loire-Atlantique department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| No. of communes | 24 |
| Established | 1 January 2015 |
| Seat | Nantes |
| Government | |
| • President (2020–2026) | Johanna Rolland (PS) |
Area | 523.35 km2 (202.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 656,275 |
| • Density | 1,254/km2 (3,250/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The Nantes Metropolis (French: Nantes Métropole, pronounced [nɑ̃t metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nantes. It is located in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Nantes. Its area is 523.4 km2. Its population was 636,013 in 2018, of which 314,138 in Nantes proper.
The metropolis is a member of the Nantes - Saint-Nazaire and Loire-Bretagne metropolitan clusters, as well as the Eurocities network, of which it chaired the Culture Forum in 2009.