Vertou (French pronunciation: [vɛʁtu] (listen); Breton: Gwerzhav) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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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 |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rodolphe Amailland |
Area 1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
Population | 25,541 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/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. Vertou station has rail connections to Clisson and Nantes.
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
Vertou is twinned with:[4]
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