Vertou
| Vertou | ||
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The château du Portillon and the edge of the Sèvre Nantaise | ||
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  Vertou | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Vertou | ||
| Coordinates: 47°10′08″N 1°28′11″W / 47.1689°N 1.4697°WCoordinates: 47°10′08″N 1°28′11″W / 47.1689°N 1.4697°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Vertou | |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Nantes Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Laurent Dejoie | |
| Area1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 20,268 | |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44215 / 44120 | |
| Elevation | 1–56 m (3.3–183.7 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Vertou 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 metropolitan Urban Community of Nantes Métropole and is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, lying just southeast of Nantes.
Twin towns
See also
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