Vertou | |
Native Name: | (Gallo) |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Vertou (Loire-Atlantique).svg |
Arrondissement: | Nantes |
Canton: | Vertou |
Insee: | 44215 |
Postal Code: | 44120 |
Mayor: | Rodolphe Amailland[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Nantes Métropole |
Coordinates: | 47.1689°N -1.4697°W |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 56 |
Area Km2: | 35.68 |
Vertou (in French pronounced as /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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Vertou is twinned with:[2]