Nantes, capital of the department of Loire-Inférieure, North-West France, on the Loire, 35 m. from the sea; its fine streets, handsome buildings, and historical associations make it one of the most interesting cities in France; the cathedral and the ducal castle date from the 15th century; shipbuilding, sugar-refining, and hardware are the staple industries, while an active shipping trade is kept up with the colonies.
Population (circa 1900) given as 116,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Nansen, Fridtjof * Nantes, Edict Of