City profile · France · Europe
Nantes
City population
325,070
#6
in France
#1
in Pays de la Loire
#1,754
worldwide
47.217, -1.553 · 342 km from Paris
About Nantes
Nantes is a city in Pays de la Loire, France with a population of 325,070. It is the 6th largest of the 640 cities of 15,000 or more listed in France, and the 1,754th largest worldwide. It lies 342 km from Paris.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 25
Coordinates
47.217, -1.553
Record updated
9 December 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 640 in FranceClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.