On the bank of which river does the French city of Nantes stand?
"of the total for France. The following towns, in order of importance, together made up 33.5% of French slave voyages: Bordeaux, La Rochelle and Le Havre. The importance of Nantes in the slave trade can be explained notably by its geographic position: the town benefits from its proximity with Lorient, the home of the French East India Company, which allowed the supply of indiennes and money cowries, which were highly appreciated by slave merchants. This situation compensated for the shallow draft of the Loire estuary, which was limited to eleven feet and so allowed only for ships at a maximum"
"noted the city's efforts to reduce air pollution and CO emissions, its high-quality and well-managed public transport system and its biodiversity, with of green space and several protected Natura 2000 areas. Nantes is named after a tribe of Gaul, the Namnetes, who established a settlement between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC on the north bank of the Loire near its confluence with the Erdre. The origin of the name ""Namnetes"" is uncertain, but is thought to come from the Gaulish root *""nant-"" (river or stream, from the pre-Celtic root ""*nanto"", valley)"
"Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, a left-bank tributary to the Loire. Its total length is . Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres ""département"", near Secondigny. It flows from south to north through the ""départements"" and towns listed here, reaching the river Loire in the city of Nantes, hence the name Sèvre ""Nantaise"" (distinguishing it from the Sèvre Niortaise, further south): Deux-Sèvres (Moncoutant, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre), Vendée (Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, Mortagne-sur-Sèvre), Maine-et-Loire (Le Longeron, Torfou), and Loire-Atlantique (Clisson, Le Pallet, Vertou, Rezé. The complete list is on the for this river. The river is navigable over a length"
"located close to the European Atlantic coast, in the southwest of France and in the north of the Aquitaine region. It is around southwest of Paris. The city is built on a bend of the river Garonne, and is divided into two parts: the right bank to the east and left bank in the west. Historically the left bank is more developed because when flowing outside the bend, the water makes a furrow of the required depth to allow the passing of merchant ships, which used to offload on this side of the river. But, today, the right bank is"
"Rive Gauche La Rive Gauche (, ""The Left Bank"") is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: when facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ""Rive Droite"") is to the right. ""Rive Gauche"" or ""Left Bank"" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era: the Paris of artists, writers, and philosophers, including Colette, Margaret Anderson, Djuna Barnes, Natalie Barney, Sylvia Beach, Erik Satie, Kay Boyle, Bryher, Caresse Crosby, Nancy Cunard, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), Janet Flanner, Jane Heap, Maria Jolas,"
"Erdre The Erdre is a long river in western France, right tributary to the Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire ""département"", near La Pouëze. It flows through the ""départements"" Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. It flows into the Loire in the city Nantes. Other towns on the Erdre, going downstream, are Candé, Riaillé, Nort-sur-Erdre and Sucé-sur-Erdre. The Erdre is unusual in that it widens out as one travels up-river. At its lowest point, where it joins the Loire in Nantes, its former course is now a main road and shopping area, the Cours des Cinquante Otages. The Erdre now has to"
"Nevers, La Charité-sur-Loire, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Cher: Sancerre, Loiret: Briare, Gien, Orléans, Loir-et-Cher: Blois, Indre-et-Loire: Amboise, Tours, Maine-et-Loire: Montsoreau, Saumur, Loire-Atlantique: Ancenis, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire. The Loire Valley in the Loire river basin, is a stretch in the western reach of the river starting with Orléans and terminating at Nantes, short of the Loire estuary and the Atlantic Ocean. The tidal stretch of the river extends to a length of and a width of , which has oil refineries, the port of Saint-Nazaire and of wetland whose formation is dated to 7500 BC (caused by inundation by sea waters on the northern bank"
"Loire. From prehistoric times, rivers acted as the principal trade routes, and the Vienne not only joins the fertile southern plains of the Poitou and the city of Limoges, but joining the Loire, gives access to both the seaport in Nantes and the Île-de-France Paris region, thus providing not only a natural protective barrier, but a source of wealth. The natural rocky outcrop that dominates the northern bank provides not only a natural fort and defensive position; it also acts as protection from flooding. Carved into the banks of the Vienne River, and open to public visits, are the ""caves"","
"of the estuary), and the beaches of Le Croisic and La Baule along the coastline. Its main tributaries include the rivers Maine, Nièvre and the Erdre on its right bank, and the rivers Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank. The largest tributary of the river is the Allier, in length, which joins the Loire near the town of Nevers at . Downstream of Nevers lies the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its fine assortment of castles. The second longest tributary is the Vienne which joins the Loire at Candes-Saint-Martin at"
"Aulne The Aulne is a long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes on the Loire with the port town of Brest on the Atlantic coast. This canal is still navigable over part of its length, but sea-going traffic is interrupted by the hydro-electric dam of Guerledan, which submerged a number of the original locks of the canal. The"
"Navibus Navibus is a group of water bus routes in the French city of Nantes, operated as part of the Tan urban transit network that also includes buses and trams. Routes operate on both the River Loire and the River Erdre, and accept the full range of standard Tan tickets. The current services date back to an initial trial service on the River Loire in 2005. Historically, services were operated on the River Loire between 1887 and 1958 by a flotilla of eight steam boats known as ""roquios"". Three routes are operated: Five vessels operate, or have operated, on the"
"Namnetes The Namnetes were a tribe of ancient Gaul, living in the area of the modern city of Nantes near the river Liger (modern Loire). They were neighbours to the Veneti people (north-west), the Redones (North), the Andecavi (east) and the Pictones (south). In the spring 56 BC during the Gallic wars and according to Caesar, the Namnetes allied to the Veneti to fight against the fleet made by Caesar. Decimus Brutus, leader of the Roman fleet, finally won the battle. During Roman domination, the Namnete capital city was located at the confluence of the Loire and the Erdre; its"
"has played a key-role in preventing recent flooding. As a result, the Loire is a very popular river for boating excursions, flowing through a pastoral countryside, past limestone cliffs and historic castles. Four nuclear power plants are located on the river: Belleville, Chinon, Dampierre and Saint-Laurent. In 1700 the port of Nantes numbered more inland waterway craft than any other port in France, testifying to the historic importance of navigation on France’s longest river. Shallow-draught ""gabares"" and other river craft continued to transport goods into the industrial era, including coal from Saint-Étienne loaded on to barges in Orléans. However, the"
"various Navibus routes. Navibus Navibus is a group of water bus routes in the French city of Nantes, operated as part of the Tan urban transit network that also includes buses and trams. Routes operate on both the River Loire and the River Erdre, and accept the full range of standard Tan tickets. The current services date back to an initial trial service on the River Loire in 2005. Historically, services were operated on the River Loire between 1887 and 1958 by a flotilla of eight steam boats known as ""roquios"". Three routes are operated: Five vessels operate, or have"
"confluence with the Loire was moved further east. The Erdre includes Versailles Island, which became a Japanese garden during the 1980s. It was created in the 19th century with fill from construction of the Nantes-Brest canal. Nantes is built on the Armorican Massif, a range of weathered mountains which may be considered the backbone of Brittany. The mountains, stretching from the end of the Breton peninsula to the outskirts of the sedimentary Paris Basin, are composed of several parallel ridges of Ordovician and Cadomian rocks. Nantes is where one of these ridges, the Sillon de Bretagne, meets the Loire. It"
"Angers and heads south towards the Loire. The confluence of the three rivers and the proximity of the Loire make up a natural crossroads which favoured the foundation of the antique ""Juliomagus"". Angers is located from Nantes, from Rennes, from Poitiers and from Paris. It is also far from Pornic, the closest sea resort, situated on the Atlantic ocean. Elevation varies above sea level. Angers is a hilly town, particularly marked by a rocky promontory dominating the lower valley of Anjou. This was the site of the ancient city and still houses the town's castle, cathedral, and medieval quarters. At"
"Couëron Couëron () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is part of the historic French Brittany. Couëron is one of the 24 communes of the Nantes Métropole. Couëron is located 10 miles (16 km) west of Nantes, on the North bank of the French longest river, the Loire. The town is bordered by the towns of Sautron and Vigneux-de-Bretagne to the north ; Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc to the west ; Indre to the east ; Le Pellerin and Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau to the south. It is one of the 19 towns of the agglomeration of Nantes, therefore it is"
"World War I, especially at the siege of Namur in 1914 (Battle of Charleroi) and in the last month of the war Battle of the Sambre (1918). Sambre The Sambre is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne ""département"". It passes through the Franco-Belgian coal basin, formerly an important industrial district. The navigable course begins in Landrecies at the junction with the Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise, which links"
"Ocean) at Saint-Nazaire. Its main tributaries include the rivers Nièvre, Maine and the Erdre on its right bank, and the rivers Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank. The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The central part of the Loire Valley, located in the Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire regions, was added to the World Heritage Sites list of UNESCO on December 2, 2000. Vineyards and châteaux are found along the banks of the river throughout this section and are a major tourist"
"Dinant Dinant () is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse, in the Belgian province of Namur. It is around south-east of Brussels, south-east of Charleroi, south of Namur and north of Givet (France). The municipality includes the old communes of Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes, and Thynes. Dinant is positioned in the Upper Meuse valley, at a point where the river cuts deeply into the western Condroz plateau. Sited in a steep sided valley, between the rock face and the river. The original settlement had little space in which to grow away"
"Rive Droite La Rive Droite (, ""The Right Bank"") is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: when facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ""Rive Gauche"") is to the left. Owing to its association with places such as ""Place Vendôme"", the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication not found in the more bohemian Left Bank. The Right Bank's most famous street is the ""Champs-Élysées"", but there are others of"
"Route nationale 165 The Route nationale 165 is a highway in western France. It connects the towns of Brest and Nantes. It is also numbered European Route 60. The majority of the route is autoroute standard. The road commences at Brest docks passing the visitor attractions ""Oceanopolis"" and Botanical Gardens. Thereafter the road turns south crossing the River Elom on a modern bridge the Pont de l'Iroise. The older Pont A. Louppe now closed to vehicular traffic lies on the seaward side. The road passes the town of Plougastel Daoulas and alongside the coast (a series of submerged valleys) in"
"Loire river. Before the huge 16th century Loire river floods, ChateauBoisBriand was (also) located on the banks of the Loire river. Sea tides influence is noticeable on Loire river, there. The Vikings invaded Western Loire Region using Loire river. Since these floods, Loire river bed has been postpone 2 miles further thanks to dams (called ""levées"", locally). The Aubinière is the administrative frontier between Nantes and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire. The château is located less than 500 meters from the church and the shops of near-by village Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire. Before 1908, ChateauBoisBriand estate was located in the city of Doulon, until it was annexed"
"Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial riverboats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river"
"Seine. The major part of the city was on the left bank of the Seine, which was higher and less prone to flood. It was laid out following the traditional Roman town design along a north-south axis (known in Latin as the ""cardo maximus""). On the left bank, the main Roman street followed the route of the modern day Rue Saint-Jacques. It crossed the Seine and traversed the Île de la Cité on two wooden bridges: the ""Petit Pont"" and the ""Grand Pont"" (today's Pont Notre-Dame). The port of the city, where the boats docked, was located on the island"
"Château des ducs de Bretagne The Château des ducs de Bretagne () is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique ""département"" of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1941. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches. It was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries, subsequently becoming the Breton residence of the French Monarchy. The castle has been listed as a ""monument historique"" by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862."
"of 21.5 km from the village of Monnières to the confluence. It has a horseshoe weir (Chaussée Des Moines) and lock at Vertou, and a tidal sluice open to boats an hour before and after high tide at Pont-Rousseau, in the suburbs of Nantes. Its left-bank tributary, the Petite-Maine, is also navigable over a length of 5 km up to the first disused lock and weir. The river is an important resource for tourism in the region. Beyond the navigable section, the river is a popular destination for canoeists. Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France,"
"used to flow into the estuary to the south of the city, however, a dam was constructed in 1967, stopping the flow. The city is south-west of Paris, south-west of Rennes and north-west of Nantes. The city comprises different neighbourhoods: Adjacent towns: Under the Köppen climate classification, Lorient experiences an oceanic climate (Cfb), with mild winters and cool to warm summers. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year. Frost is rare in winter, as are days over during summer. In 2009, Lorient had a population of 57,812. In 2008, its intercommunality had 191,716 inhabitants. Lorient is the most populous commune"
"for spectacular scenery. Good walking country, especially if you like to follow the many disused railways, mainly abandoned complete with rusting rail lines, a relic to France's very own Beeching cuts. Erdre The Erdre is a long river in western France, right tributary to the Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire ""département"", near La Pouëze. It flows through the ""départements"" Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. It flows into the Loire in the city Nantes. Other towns on the Erdre, going downstream, are Candé, Riaillé, Nort-sur-Erdre and Sucé-sur-Erdre. The Erdre is unusual in that it widens out as one travels up-river. At"
"prominence, such as ""Rue de la Paix"", ""Rue de Rivoli"" and ""Avenue Montaigne"". Rive Droite La Rive Droite (, ""The Right Bank"") is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: when facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ""Rive Gauche"") is to the left. Owing to its association with places such as ""Place Vendôme"", the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication not found in the more bohemian Left Bank. The"
"and up the River Erdre to the University of Nantes. The station is served by the following service(s): Gare de Nantes The Gare de Nantes is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east-west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides. The two entrances are often described as ""Gare Nord"" and ""Gare Sud"", as if they were separate stations, but they are in fact linked to each other and to all the platforms by a pedestrian subway. Construction was started on the current station in 1965,"
"on the Loir River and is also on the Greenwich Meridian. It is located halfway between Le Mans (45 km) and Angers. The origin of the name ""La Flèche"" is uncertain; the word ""flèche"" means ""arrow"" in French. Historian Jacques Termeau, in ""La Flèche Book No. 9, p. 5-11"", has documented several hypotheses which most likely are related to the ancient Latin name ""Fixa"" meaning """"stuck"""", that is to say """"rock stuck in the ground"""". In fact La Flèche was a city situated on the border of Maine and Anjou. An ancient megalith boundary would have given this the name"
"Naves, Corrèze Naves is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Naves's territory is crossed by the Corrèze, Solane, Vigne, Vimbelle, and Céronne rivers. Situated on the crossroad of two importants Roman ways, Naves of Latin Navea (fertile valley), was established in Gallo-Roman period, in this time the village included temples, theater and many others monuments. Naves is now growing, thanks to the arrival in 2002 of the A89 linking Lyon to Bordeaux. Since 2000, the people pouring into the town which knows a growth rate of 13% over the past ten years. They"