Nantes, France
Source confidence: city-level Eurostat population/city-level Eurostat transit; WMO climate; cost/healthcare country-level; airport and rent unavailable
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501,084city-level population
70/100data confidence score
7source coverage count
Francecountry context
Population and basics
| Population | 501,084 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2022; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Country | France | country-level label from data/global/countries.json |
| Region | Western Europe | curated-level regional grouping |
| Location type | city | curated-level location hierarchy label |
| Urban Audit code | FR007C | city-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
| Functional urban area code | FR007F | FUA-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
Climate: city-level Eurostat vs station normals
30-year station normals
| Summer high | 25.4 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; NANTES_BOUGUENAIS WMO station, 9.3 km from centroid |
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| Winter low | 3 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; NANTES_BOUGUENAIS WMO station, 9.3 km from centroid |
City-level Eurostat and available climate context
| Warmest-month average | 19.9 C | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Coldest-month average | 6.8 C | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Sunshine | 1,851.8 hrs/year | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat EN1002V hours/day converted to annual hours |
| Annual precipitation | 819.5 mm/year | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; NANTES_BOUGUENAIS WMO station, 9.3 km from centroid |
| Precipitation and humidity | 94/100 | centroid-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; Deterministic comfort score centered on 750 mm annual precipitation |
| Air quality | 19.5 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2013; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat PM10 city indicator used as comparable particulate signal |
Daily life: mode shares and commute
| Transit and walkability | 42/100 | city-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29; Sum of Eurostat walking, bicycle, and public-transport commute shares where available |
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| Walk commute share | 7.6% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Bike commute share | 9.8% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Transit commute share | 24.5% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Commute time | 29 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2014; collected: 2026-05-29 |
Country-level context
These rows are country-level context unless the metric context states otherwise; they are not city-specific claims.
| Housing cost band | lower country ppp context | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: low; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01; Country-level PPP conversion factor band; no city rent benchmark is ingested in M2-S6 |
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| Local price level | 0.68 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| GDP per capita PPP | $54,799 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Purchasing-power context | 54,799.3 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Healthcare access | 82/100 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2025-12-05 |
| Life expectancy | 83 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Doctors | 40.1 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Nurses and midwives | 94.2 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2021; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Country unemployment | 7.54% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Internet users | 88.7% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Static standard-time country table; DST differences are not modeled in this beta metric |
| US East work overlap | 2 hours | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Overlap of 09:00-17:00 local standard time with 09:00-17:00 US Eastern standard time |
No comparable city-level rent benchmark is available in this Global Beta build; verify current local listings. proxy-level; quality: unavailable; confidence: low; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); No comparable city-level rent benchmark source is ingested for M2-S6
Language and practical context
| Primary languages | FR | country-level language codes from data/global/countries.json |
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| Currency | EUR | country-level practical context |
| Primary-language fit | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Primary languages from curated wave-one country seed |
| English usability | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Curated country-level practical note; intentionally not converted into a numeric score |
| Visa research status | official links seeded unverified | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; M1 country research URLs are official-link seeds and remain marked unverified |
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Official city portal
- My Services, My Daily LifeOfficialOfficial Nantes city and metropolitan services hub for municipal procedures, daily-life services, and local service information.
- Complete My Procedures Online with E-ServicesOfficialOfficial Nantes e-services page pointing to online municipal and metropolitan procedures for residents, professionals, and associations.
Residency & registration
- Request a Residence PermitOfficialLoire-Atlantique prefecture page for residence-permit themes, long-stay visa validation, first applications, renewals, appointments, and service contacts.
- Long-Stay Residence of a European Citizen in FranceOfficialOfficial Service-Public page covering long-stay residence information for EEA and Swiss citizens in France, including residence-card topics.
Tax number & registration
- Public Finances Account LoginOfficialOfficial French tax portal entry page referencing the numéro fiscal and public-finance account access.
- Individual Tax Service - Nantes CentreOfficialOfficial Service-Public directory listing for a Nantes individual tax office with public-finance service location and contact information.
Healthcare access
- Born Abroad and Requesting a Social Security NumberOfficialOfficial Assurance Maladie page about opening health-insurance rights and requesting a French social-security number for people born abroad.
- Primary Health Insurance Fund - Loire-Atlantique - Nantes Bretagne ReceptionOfficialOfficial Service-Public directory listing for a Nantes CPAM reception point, with location and Assurance Maladie contact information.
Housing search
- Request Social HousingOfficialOfficial Nantes housing page for social-housing requests and local municipal housing-service contacts.
- Apartments for Rent in Nantes 44000CommercialCommercial rental-listings portal page for apartments advertised in Nantes.
Getting around
- Public Transport FaresOfficialOfficial Naolib page listing Nantes public-transport tickets, subscriptions, passes, reduced fares, and transport-card validation references.
- How to Subscribe to a Naolib Public-Transport PassOfficialOfficial Naolib FAQ page for public-transport subscriptions, including references to the Naolib app, Naolib website, and mobility card issuance.
Banking, SIM & utilities
- Individual Bank AccountOfficialOfficial Service-Public page about individual bank accounts in France, including identity checks, foreign-national references, and right-to-account pointers.
- Complete Drinking-Water Procedures (Contract, Bill, Contacts)OfficialOfficial Nantes Métropole water-service page for drinking-water contracts, billing, contacts, and commune-based operator information.
Newcomer & integration services
- Settling in Nantes: Help and Procedures for a Foreigner in FranceOfficialOfficial Nantes page for foreign newcomers, linking to the Bienvenue à Nantes welcome guide, first administrative steps, city information, and association contacts.
- New Nantes ResidentsOfficialOfficial Nantes page for new residents, with the municipal Bienvenue à Nantes welcome program and settling-in links for housing, transport, childcare, and city information.
Community & networks
- AVF Grand NantesCommunityLocal newcomer association page for people arriving in Nantes, with social activities and networking information.
- SINGA NantesCommunitySINGA Nantes page for newcomer-local inclusion programs, especially entrepreneurial and migration-related projects.
Language courses
- Learn French in NantesOfficialOfficial Nantes page for E.L.O., the city's language evaluation and orientation platform for adults seeking French-language learning pathways.
- French Courses for Foreigners with ANADENon-profitNantes volunteer-platform page for ANADE, a nonprofit association offering oral and written French learning for foreign residents.
Schools & childcare
- Enroll a Child in SchoolOfficialOfficial Nantes school-enrollment page for public nursery and elementary school registration, school catchment lookup, and municipal school-service contact.
- Enroll in an American International Section in Loire-AtlantiqueOfficialAcadémie de Nantes page for the American international section in Loire-Atlantique, including Nantes contact information and admission documents.
Safety & essentials
- Emergency Numbers and Useful ContactsOfficialOfficial Nantes safety and support page listing emergency numbers, local public-safety contacts, health contacts, and social emergency contacts.
- Nantes | Honorary Consulate of the United KingdomOfficialFrance Diplomatie directory page for the United Kingdom honorary consulate in Nantes, with official contact and location details.
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Nearest cities
- Bordeaux, France 171 mi away
- Paris, France 211 mi away
- Bilbao, Spain 281 mi away
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Data sources and freshness
- CIA World FactbookYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: annual or as updated
- Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit)Years in this location: 2004, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 | Levels: city-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat standard reuse policy | Refresh: annual
- GeoNames geographical databaseYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- Eurostat GISCO Urban Audit geographyYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat/GISCO reuse policy | Refresh: as GISCO publishes boundary updates
- Natural EarthYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: as Natural Earth releases updates
- NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normalsYears in this location: 2020 | Levels: centroid-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: on normals release cycle
- OECD city, FUA, regional, and local-area datasetsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: OECD terms and conditions | Refresh: annual or dataset-specific
- OurAirportsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryYears in this location: 2021, 2023 | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: WHO data terms | Refresh: indicator-specific
- World Bank International Comparison ProgramYears in this location: 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: release-cycle
- World Bank World Development IndicatorsYears in this location: 2024, 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: annual or indicator-specific
- Global methodologyHow Global Beta scores and source labels are calculated
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