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The Institut de Recherche en Communications et Cybernétique de Nantes (IRCCyN, English : Research Institute in Communications and Cybernetic of Nantes) is a scientific institution linked to the CNRS in France. Its purpose is to innovate in different fields such as robotics, automatic control, cognition, production theory and image processing. The IRCCyN is a dedicated center for the université de Nantes, the école des Mines de Nantes and the école centrale de Nantes where it is located.The IRCCyN was founded in 1958 by Professor Romane Mezencev and joined the CNRS in 1968. Michel Malabre is the director of the institute since 2008. The activity and results of the IRCCyN is evaluated every 5 years by the "High Council of Evaluation of Research and Higher Education" and the National Committee of Scientific Research.

Audencia Business School is a French grande école and business school located in Nantes, France. It is one of the only 0.5% of business schools in the world accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Audencia is also BSIS labelled. The school enrolls 6,100 students from almost 90 countries on bachelors, international masters, specialised masters, MBAs, doctorates and executive education courses. Audencia is often ranked in the top 12 business schools in France [1]. In 2022, the Financial Times ranked its Masters in Management program 47th in the world. Audencia's Full-Time MBA was ranked 58th in the MBA ranking 2018 by CNN expansion and 90th in the world by The Economist (October 2018).

Nantes University (French: Nantes Université) is a public university located in the city of Nantes, France. In addition to the several campuses scattered in the city of Nantes, there are two satellite campuses located in Saint-Nazaire and La Roche-sur-Yon. The university ranked between 401-500th in the Times Higher Education of 2016.On a national scale and regarding the professional insertion after graduation, the University of Nantes oscillates between 3rd and 40th out of 69 universities depending on the field of studies. Currently, the university is attended by approximately 34,500 students. More than 10% of them are international students coming from 110 countries. Notable alumni include former Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, former Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll, and United Nations official Clément Nyaletsossi Voule.

The École des Mines de Nantes, or École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes (Mines Nantes) is a French high-level engineering school (grande école), part of the Institut Mines-Télécom. The school is based in Nantes, in the west of France. It was merged with Télécom Bretagne on 1 January 2017, and the new school's name is IMT Atlantique. The school offers 10 majors: Energy (GSE) Decision-making software engineering (GIPAD) Logistics and production systems (GOPL) Management of Information Technologies (OMTI) Information Systems engineering (GSI) Quality and Safety (QSF) Automation (AII) Environment (GE) Nuclear: Technologies, Safety and Environment (NTSE) Nuclear: Systems and Technologies Applied to Nuclear reactors (STAR) Nuclear: Sustainable Nuclear Energy and Waste Management (SNEWM) - International master taught in EnglishThe EMN has also signed agreements with Audencia Business School to offer a joint degree in management of information technologies. The school depend on the French minister of industry.

Centre de loisirs du Petit Port (English: Petit Port Leisure Center), also marketed by the metonym Le Petit Port, is a sports complex in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. It is part of the eponymous Petit Port sports and recreation district. Opened in 1984, the building underwent two major restructurings in 2007–08 and 2017.

L’École de design Nantes Atlantique is a private institution for technical education dedicated to the teaching of design. Founded in 1988, it has been managed by the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1991. The school is recognized by the State and is one of the two schools in its field to award a design degree which is certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education. . This degree is also registered in the Registre National des Certifications Professionnelles (the French directory for vocational qualifications) as a Level I Master's degree. L’École de design is a member of the Conférence des grandes écoles (top-tier French higher education institutions) and is also associated to the Université de Nantes. It is located in Nantes on the technological campus Atlanpole la Chantrerie and on the Ile de Nantes, as well as in Shanghai (China), Pune (India), São Paulo (Brazil) and Montréal (Canada). The school has been run since 1998 by Christian Guellerin, Managing Director.

Basilica of St. Donatian and St. Rogatian (French: Basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Nantes, France. The church was built in the late 19th century and is dedicated to saints Donatian and Rogatian. It was elevated to the rank of minor basilica in 1889.

École supérieure du bois (ESB) a French engineering College created in 1934. The education provided concerns wood trades and techniques, but also human sciences, management, law, business policy and foreign languages. Located in Nantes since 1993, the ESB is a private higher education institution of general interest recognised by the State. The school is a member of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (UGEI).

The École nationale d'ingénieurs des techniques des industries agro-alimentaires (ENITIAA) is a public institution of higher education and research located in Nantes.

Petit Port racecourse is located in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, in the Nantes Nord district. Inaugurated in 1875, this 35-hectare racecourse is open to gallop thanks to a 2,065-meter track made of grass and to trot thanks to a 1,411-meter pozzolan track with a rope at the left. Grandstands were built in 1972 and can accommodate 5,000 people. They are equipped with a panoramic restaurant with a capacity of 350 persons.

The Church of St. Felix (French: Église Saint-Félix) is a Roman Catholic church located in the district of Hauts-Pavés/Saint Felix, in Nantes, France. The church is dedicated to the fifth century French bishop, Felix of Nantes.

Château de Bois-Briand is a château located in Nantes, France. In 2008, the estate was listed as a "Monument National" by French Minister of Culture. This label was attributed thanks to three main considerations: the inspiring history of some landlords, the permanence of a consensual social life and the translation of this harmony into various gardens, buildings and botanical creations. The original castle was named Bois-Briant, Bois-Brient and Bois-Brillant. These names referred to a wood enlightened by sun because it was (still is) facing South. The medieval castle became a "château" when it was sold by Charette family to Le Meneust des Treilles family, in 1699. The medieval defensive "castle" transformed itself into a "maison de plaisance" where pleasure was associated to economic productions (wine and dry fruits for sailors). Such "châteaux", designed for pleasure were named "Folies" in "Pays de Nantes". In other parts of France, the term "Folies" was used mainly to designate monumental ornements in 18th century parks: false ruins (pyramids, obelisks), grottos, love-temples, friendship-temples and "laiteries". The street that led to the castle was named Avenue de Bois-Briant. Since its acquisition by the city of Nantes, Avenue du Bois-Briant became « rue du Bois-Briand ».