Around 600,000 inhabitants (n°6 city in France), divided in 24 cities.
8 professional clubs in team sports like football, basket-ball, volley-ball, hockey…
More than 66,000 licensed FFBB members in the area Pays de la Loire.
Nantes, dynamic metropolis has organized lots of international competitions :
Rugby World Cup '07
World Women’s Handball Championship '07
World Men’s Handball Championship '01 & '17
Professional sports are very developed in Nantes, which is also known as one the best cities in terms of quality of life with more than 100 parcs & gardens.