🏙️France
Nantes
Nantes offers green innovation and excellent quality of life - guide to France's creative city.
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Population
473,000
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Highlight
Green innovation hub with quality of life
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Country
France
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Air Quality
Good to Moderate
Green tech hub with excellent quality of life and innovative spirit
Quick stats
Cost Index
70/100
Rent (1BR center)
€700–1,600/month
Median Salary
€32,000–52,000 gross
Internet
150–300 Mbps
Safety
Very safe
Transport
Trams, buses, Bicloo bikes
Areas & industries
Popular Neighborhoods
Centre-villeÎle de NantesDervallièresHauts-PavésBeaulieuDoulon
Key Sectors
Green TechnologyInnovationShipbuildingFood IndustryCreative IndustriesDigital
✓ Advantages
- •Excellent quality of life rankings
- •Growing green tech and innovation sector
- •More affordable than Paris
- •Rich cultural scene and festivals
- •Good work-life balance
- •Proximity to Atlantic coast
! Considerations
- •Smaller international job market
- •Limited nightlife and dining
- •Frequent rain and grey weather
- •Fewer global companies
Nantes FAQs
Good for green tech careers?
Yes - focus on renewable energy, sustainable technology, and environmental innovation with growing ecosystem.
Quality of life vs career opportunities?
Excellent quality of life and work-life balance, but fewer high-level international career opportunities.
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