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Nantes unveils first Dutch-style roundabout enhancing cyclist and pedestrian safety

New roundabout is part of a €500,000 urban renovation project

See how long it takes to sell a property in France by area in 2025

Some major cities have seen a significant increase in time to finalise a sale in comparison to 2024

Nantes airport hit by strike action, almost all flights cancelled

Firefighters and rescue staff walk out over pay and staffing issues

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Nantes wins award for its work on biodiversity in city

The city was recognised in its category for initiatives including the ‘greening’ of tarmacked areas and environmental education in schools

Nantes cathedral which suffered arson attack in 2020 will reopen next year

‘It will be a wonderful celebration when the doors reopen and the bells ring out,’ said the Bishop of Nantes

Mountainous French city has best quality of life in world, claims UK study

Grenoble is one of two mid-size French cities in the top ten

PHOTOS: giant robot ‘dogs’ thrill crowds on streets of Nantes

French troupe Royal De Luxe set out on a three-day parade with a new version of its hallmark giant puppets

Windy, welcoming Saint-Malo: my trip to city that blows visitors away

Sally Ann Voak continues her journey through France in tribute to her late husband, this time enjoying a hair-raising mini-break on the Brittany coast and sightseeing in Nantes

Rail operators called to bid for Nantes-Lyon and Nantes-Bordeaux lines

A new line between Nantes and Lille may also be created, depending on the proposal

Winter flowers: The ‘extraordinary’ history of France’s camellias

The story of how these evergreen shrubs arrived in Europe is as colourful and fascinating and the flowers themselves

Anne de Bretagne: A symbol from birth of a ‘free’ Brittany

This International Women's Day we shine a spotlight on the remarkable Duchess of Brittany, the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice

City of Nantes’ transformation thanks to its cultural scene

In 1989 when Jean-Marc Ayrault was elected maire, he had a plan: What the city needed was a booming cultural scene

City portrait of Nantes: Past is fused with present and machines rule

Nantes is shedding its skin to re-emerge greener in every sense of the word. We highlight what not to miss in this intriguing and constantly evolving Pays de la Loire city

Nantes cathedral arson suspect questioned over murder of priest

The Rwandan man had been denied asylum, sparking a political row as to why he was in France. The Interior Minister says he could not be extradited as he was under judicial review

Experts to mix a perfume to sum up… Nantes

Three perfume creators are making a perfume to sum up the smell of Nantes.

French navy ship festival celebrates 30 historic years

The French navy ship the Maillé-Brézé is celebrating 30 years of being moored up at the Fosse port of Nantes (Pays de la Loire), with a festival in its honour taking place this weekend.

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Priceless golden ‘heart’ of Anne de Bretagne stolen

The 16th century engraved golden case that once held the relic heart of Anne de Bretagne has been stolen from the Dobrée museum in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire).

Nantes' Grand Eléphant back on parade for real thing

Owners of much-loved mechanical attraction hope to raise €15,000 a year to help protect real-live animals

U-turn on temporary street ads in Bordeaux and Nantes

The government is to suspend authorisation for temporary advertisements on city pavements in Bordeaux and Nantes, after opposition from the cities themselves.

Nantes refuses to allow newly-legal pavement adverts

The city of Nantes has announced that it will not allow temporary adverts to be placed on its pavements, despite the practice having been legal since Christmas Day this year.

Nantes house built by onsite 3D printer is world first

A house in Nantes is being partially constructed by 3D printer, making it the first of its kind in the world destined to be lived in by real residents, and to be built by a robot actually on location.

Nantes' Grand Eléphant off parade for green refit

Four-storey high mechanical creature will be fitted with a smaller, cleaner hybrid engine as part of three-month makeover after 10 years of running on diesel

Nantes airport row mediator appointed

New Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has appointment a mediator in the controversial Nantes airport project at Notre-Dame-des-Landes, so that a “clear” and “assumed” decision can be taken on whether it goes ahead.

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Nantes unveils first Dutch-style roundabout enhancing cyclist and pedestrian safety

See how long it takes to sell a property in France by area in 2025

Nantes airport hit by strike action, almost all flights cancelled

Nantes wins award for its work on biodiversity in city

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