Vertou
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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| Coordinates: 47°10′08″N 1°28′11″W / 47.1689°N 1.4697°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Vertou |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rodolphe Amailland[1] |
Area 1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 26,227 |
| • Density | 735.1/km2 (1,904/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. |
Vertou (French pronunciation: [vɛʁtu] ⓘ; Breton: Gwerzhav) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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. Vertou station has rail connections to Clisson and Nantes.
History
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The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1974.[3]
Population
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)[5] |
Twin towns – sister cities
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bulletin d'information Municipal" (PDF). Town of Vertou. 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vertou, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Relations internationales". vertou.fr (in French). Vertou. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vertou.
- Official website (in French)
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