Rezé

Rezé (French: [ʁəze] ; Breton: Reudied, Gallo: Rezae) is a commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. It is a southern suburb of Nantes.

Rezé
Rezae (Gallo)
Reudied (Breton)
Commune
City center
Location of Rezé
Rezé
Rezé
Coordinates: 47°11′30″N 1°34′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonRezé-1 and 2
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20222026) Agnès Bourgeais
Area
1
13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
42,998
  Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44143 /44400
Elevation1–42 m (3.3–137.8 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was also called Ratiate in the Middle Ages and Rezay in the High Middle Ages.

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