Nantes

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Nantes (Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, near the Atlantic coast, with 711,120 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. Nantes is the capital of the Pays de la Loire r?gion, as well as the pr?fecture of the Loire-Atlantique d?partement.

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Originally founded as a town by the Celtic tribe named the Namn?tes around 70 BC, it was conquered by Julius Caesar in 56 BC and named Portus Namnetus. Christianised in the 3rd century, Nantes was successively invaded by the Saxons (around 285), the Franks (around 500), the Britons (in the 6th and 7th centuries) and the Normans (in 843). In 937, Alain Barbe-Torte, grandson of the last king of Brittany who was expelled by the Normans, drove them out and founded the duchy of Brittany.

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Nantes related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Nantes Drownings in 1793

Nantes St. Peter St. Paul Cathedral Tomb of Francis II Duke of Brittany and Marguerite of Foix

The Nantes Drownings Historic Paintings of the French Revolution Engraved by Reinier Vinkeles

The Attack on Nantes 27th-29th June 1793 by the Vendean Insurgents 1800