Map of Nantes, France

Nantes is the administrative centre of Pays de la Loire, France, with a population of about 325,070. It lies at 47.2172°N, 1.5534°W. Nantes is about 342 km (213 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rezé, 3 km to the south.

Nantes at a glance

Where is Nantes?

• The 6th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Pays de la Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 29 min on the shortest day to 15 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nantes

• Rezé — 3 km south
• Saint-Herblain — 7 km west
• Saint-Nazaire — 51 km west
• Cholet — 54 km east
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 62 km south
• Angers — 81 km east
• Rennes — 100 km north
• Vannes — 103 km northwest
• Saumur — 111 km east
• Laval — 112 km northeast

Largest cities in Pays de la Loire

• Angers — 168,279
• Le Mans — 144,515
• Saint-Nazaire — 67,054
• La Roche-sur-Yon — 59,410
• Cholet — 53,160
• Laval — 50,489
• Saint-Herblain — 46,898
• Rezé — 39,248
• Saumur — 33,229

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Lille — 238,695

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.