Vertou
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Vertou | ||
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The château du Portillon and the edge of the Sèvre Nantaise
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Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Nantes | |
Canton | Vertou | |
Intercommunality | Urban Community of Nantes Métropole | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Laurent Dejoie | |
Area1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 20,268 | |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Vertou 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 metropolitan Urban Community of Nantes Métropole and is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, lying just southeast of Nantes.
Twin towns
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- Official website (French)
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