Vertou

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Vertou
Vertou (Gallo)
Gwerzhav (Breton)
Commune
The château du Portillon and the edge of the Sèvre Nantaise
The château du Portillon and the edge of the Sèvre Nantaise
Coat of arms of Vertou
Coat of arms
Location of Vertou
Vertou is located in France
Vertou
Vertou
Vertou is located in Pays de la Loire
Vertou
Vertou
Coordinates: 47°10′08″N 1°28′11″W / 47.1689°N 1.4697°W / 47.1689; -1.4697
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonVertou
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rodolphe Amailland[1]
Area
1
35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
26,048
 • Density730.0/km2 (1,891/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44215 /44120
Elevation1–56 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.

Population

Twin towns – sister cities

Vertou is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vertou, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Relations internationales". vertou.fr (in French). Vertou. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.