Université Nantes

Principal higher education and research cluster of the Grand Ouest area of France Université de Nantes is one of France’s great comprehensive universities, operating in a region that has experienced strong and steady economic and demographic growth over the past two decades. With facilities in Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, and La Roche-sur-Yon, Université de Nantes has an enrollment of 37,000 students. Founded in 1460 by papal bull, the University of the Dukes of Brittany, as it was originally known, was shuttered in 1794 in the midst of the French revolution. Université de Nantes has existed in its modern form since December 29, 1961. Plus...