For your event, choose Nantes, Get off the beaten track!
Welcome to Nantes
6 reasons why Nantes is the ideal destination for professionnal event
EASILY ACCESSIBLE
Direct flights to 100 destinations -
Less than 2 hours from Paris
ATTRACTIVE
1st1st business centre in western France
14 competitiveness clusters
CREATIVE
The land of those who dare
AN ECO-DESTINATION
1st French city
designated European Green Capital
FOCUSED OF USER EXPERIENCE
8, 700 hotel rooms
Over 1,100 rooms within walking distance from La Cité
LA CITÉ NANTES
CONGRESS CENTRE
3 auditoriums
30 meeting rooms
6,000 m² of multi-purpose areas
A CREATIVE, WELCOMING AND RESPONSIBLE CITY
A fast-growing city on the French Atlantic coast, Nantes with its booming economy and thriving cultural scene is one of the new up and coming European destinations.
Known for its eclectic sights and architecture, its dynamism, diverse cultural events and activities, as well as its quality of life recognised by the 2013 European Green Capital label, Nantes regularly comes first of the most liveable cities.
The birthplace of Jules Verne, Nantes has developped a wide range of unusual experiences, combining audacity, imagination and collective spirit. It has become a highly attractive destination for event organisers as they can add a dynamic research community, strong companies and supportive local authorities.
From congresses to corporate meetings, Nantes and La Cité Nantes Congress Centre offer a wide range of imaginative and sustainable solutions for the organisation of professional events. It is therefore no surprise that the Sunday Times once described Nantes as « the loopiest city in France! ! ».
6th
largest French agglomeration
60%
of natural areas
2nd
most cycle-friendly
French city62,400
students
1st
French city designated
European Green
Capital15
museums
45%
of hotel are
eco-labelled619,240
inhabitants
36%
of the population
under 25