What do local people do in Nantes, France?

Question

What do people do in Nantes, France? I mean the locals? I've already searched the tourist sightseeing things online, so I don't need help with that. I want to know about the culture and the people of Nantes. If you live in Nantes, what do you like about it? what do you not like about it (other than the weather)? How is it (and the people) different from other french cities? what is fun and boring? I want to know what it's like! I'm thinking of moving there.

Also, if you know, what are some good (yet cheap) areas to look for studio apartments that would still be in a central part of town?

Thanks,
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Answer 1

Hi !
I'm a French girl leaving in Nantes.
Nantes is a nice town with a very long history (well, like any other French town ;-). What I have often heard from foreigners is that Nantes is a little Paris, but cleaner ;-)
You can have long walks downtown, there is a lot to see. Lots of shops, cafés, restaurants, and so on.
You can visit the "Château des ducs de Bretagne" and its museum. You also have a very nice "Musée des Beaux-arts" to see old and modern paintings, it's gorgeous...
The place where young people meet is the "Place du commerce".From there, you can go everywhere.
If you like parks and gardens, you can go to the "Jardin des plantes" (French style) or to the "Ile de Versailles (Japanese style).
The symbol of the town is its tramway, you can use it to go everywhere in town.
the "Nantais" can look cold to you if you know only people from the South of France, but are very warm compared to people from Paris (they're nice and they smile...).
If you get to know them, you won't be disappointed.
Nantes' history is connected to the history of Bretagne, and we still have lots of traditions coming from there (go to a "Fest Noz" for example, it's a traditional dance contest where you can also taste our "crêpes" and "galettes" (mmh, delicious).
And Nantes is not far from the Atlantic (about 40 minutes by car, but you can take the bus or the train). People often go to the seaside on week-ends to rest or to sail, to have picknicks when the weather is good, etc.
If you're looking for a studio, here are some good links:
http://www.ouestfrance-immo.com/
http://www.seloger.com/immobilier/tout/immo-nantes-44/

Answer 2

i love the answer so far (sarcasm...sorry) haha. im in nantes as well on an exchange. it looks like theres a lot of history in this town. its my first time in europe and so far...ive been quite content with just walking down the streets and walking in the shops. i absolutely love the boulangeries and chocolatiers. if you know where the fnac is, its got a bit of history, and its got a huge assortment electronics and book and such. (its near the loire, take the ligne 2 sillon de bretagne tram down to hotel dieu and you should be almost there). another great place i went today is iles de versailles...its like a japanese island...just because the water from the loire has surrounded it. (take sillon de bretagne to...bretagne i believe, get off..go down the stairs to your left, take the red tram to...50 otages i believe...then walk in the direction the tram is going until you find it). have fun!!!

Answer 3

I know they have a good football team there.

Answer 4

marry their aunts
with aunts in their pants
then move to hants

Answer 5

well we don't take zee shower and we drink zee wine and we laugh at zee americans

Answer 6

Suck