Vertou
Vertou (French: [vɛʁtu] (
listen)) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Vertou | |
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 The château du Portillon and the edge of the Sèvre Nantaise | |
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Location of Vertou 
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  Vertou  Vertou | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′08″N 1°28′11″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Vertou |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rodolphe Amailland |
| Area 1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 24,219 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44215 /44120 |
| Elevation | 1–56 m (3.3–183.7 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located on the River Sèvre Nantaise, and was a historical town of Brittany.
Today, Vertou is a component of the Nantes Métropole and is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, lying just southeast of Nantes.
Twin towns
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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