Nantes

:For a place in Brazil, see Nantes, Brazil

Miscellaneous

Formerly the capital of Brittany, Nantes was separated from the region by the Vichy government in June 1941. Although the city has been part of the Pays de la Loire région since 1971, the feeling that Nantes belongs to Brittany is still solid nowadays. For cultural reasons, many people still identify with Brittany.

Related Topics:
Brittany - Vichy - 1941 - Pays de la Loire - Région - 1971

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The local football team is the FC Nantes Atlantique.

Related Topics:
Football - FC Nantes Atlantique

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The celtic band Tri Yann was originally known as Tri Yann an Naoned (the three Johns from Nantes).

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Births

Nantes was the birthplace of:

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• Anne of Brittany (1477?1514), queen consort of Charles VIII and Louis XII of France
• Jacques-Donatien Le Ray (1726-1803), a French "Father of the American Revolution"
• Julien de Lallande Poydras (1740-1824), a Delegate from the Orleans Territory to the United States House of Representatives
• Pierre Jacques Étienne, viscount Cambronne (1770-1842), general
• Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (1806-1865), general
• Jules Verne (1828-1905), writer and a pioneer of the science fiction (scientific romance) genre
• Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828-1891), painter
• James Tissot (1836-1902), painter
• René Waldeck-Rousseau (1846-1904), statesman
• Aristide Briand (1862-1932), statesman
• Suzanne Malherbe (1892-1972), illustrator and writer, partner of Claude Cahun
• Claude Cahun (Born Lucy Schwob) (1894-1954), surrealist photographer and writer
• Jean Leray (1906-1998), mathematician
• Jean Graton (born 1923), comic book author and cartoonist
• Marie-Hélène Aubert (born 1955), politician

Colleges and universities

• École Centrale de Nantes
• École Polytechnique de l'université de Nantes
• École des Mines de Nantes
• The Université de Nantes was created in 1460, but moved to Rennes in 1735. It was re-opened in 1962 only.
• École d'Architecture de Nantes opened during the 70s

Transportation

Mass transit

The omnibus, the first organized public transit system within a city, appears to have been originated in Nantes in 1826.

Related Topics:
Omnibus - 1826

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They are three lines of tram. The first line was opened in Nantes in 1985, now it's the largest French tram network. Futures lines are projected.

Related Topics:
Tram - 1985

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• Ligne 1 : Beaujoire / François Mitterand ; 17,9 km.
• Ligne 2 : Neustrie / Orvault Grand Val ; 16,1 km
• Ligne 3 : Hôtel Dieu / Sillon de Bretagne ; 4 km

Airport

Nantes has an international airport: Nantes Atlantique Airport.

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Train

Nantes lies on a number of rail lines, including TGV lines. In train, Nantes is connected in TGV at Paris, Lyon, Marseille, & Lille. In 2OO7, Nantes will be connected at Strasbourg & East of France. By Corail (Classical Train), Nantes is connected at Quimper, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse. By TER (Regional Transport), you can to go Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Le Mans, La Roche sur Yon, and many other regionals city.

Related Topics:
TGV - Bordeaux - TER

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