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Bottière, Nantes — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bottière belongs to Doulon - Bottière, one of the eleven quarters of Nantes, a run of micro-quartiers north of the Loire.
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Where to stay in Bottière
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Beds here sit among ordinary housing rather than along a hotel row. The choice runs between the Toutes-Aides end, which lies closest to central Nantes and to the basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien just over the boundary in Malakoff - Saint-Donatien, and the older ground around Vieux-Doulon further east. La Pilotière fills the middle.
It suits you if a residential quarter with its own parish churches appeals more than a room in the Nantes centre, which lies west.
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Toutes-Aides
Église Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides anchors the western end of Doulon - Bottière, the side that runs up against Malakoff - Saint-Donatien and the way into central Nantes. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Toutes-AidesTravellers drawn to the old Doulon village core over the Nantes centreVieux-Doulon
église Saint-Médard du Vieux-Doulon marks the old village core of Doulon, held at the eastern side of the quarter where the ground runs on toward Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Vieux-DoulonLonger stays midway through Doulon - Bottière, between its two parish endsLa Pilotière
église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Pilotière sits among the housing between Toutes-Aides and Vieux-Doulon, giving the middle of the quarter a fixed point of its own.Find hotels in La PilotièreHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Nantes
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Museums & Galleries
1- musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Loire-Atlantique
Churches & Religious Sites
3- basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien
- Église Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides
- Église Sainte-Élisabeth de Nantes
Castles & Historic Sites
1- monument au général Buat
Stadiums & Sports
3- piscine Jules-Verne de Nantes
- Complexe Sportif du Croissant
- stade de l'Eraudiere
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Tour de la Massonnerie
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About Bottière
What are the main landmarks in Bottière?
Parish churches do the marking here. Église Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides stands at the western end of Doulon - Bottière, église Saint-Médard du Vieux-Doulon keeps the old village core on the eastern side, and église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Pilotière sits among the housing between them. Beyond the western boundary the basilique Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien rises in Malakoff - Saint-Donatien, close enough to read as part of the same walk. Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire keeps its own Église Sainte-Luce de Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire east of the line.
What is the history of Bottière?
The name is a pairing. Doulon - Bottière joins two older place names under one of the eleven quarters Nantes uses to divide itself, and the micro-quartiers inside it carry names that predate that grouping, among them Vieux-Doulon, La Pilotière and Toutes-Aides. Vieux-Doulon says as much in itself.
Each of those names kept a parish church, which is why the churches, and not a single square, are what still mark out the separate pieces of Bottière.
Where is Bottière?
Bottière lies inside Doulon - Bottière, the quarter running north of the Loire between Nantes Erdre and Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, with Malakoff - Saint-Donatien west.
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What is the best area to stay in Bottière?
Toutes-Aides: Stays that want the Toutes-Aides church end and the shortest walk into Malakoff - Saint-Donatien. Vieux-Doulon: Travellers drawn to the old Doulon village core over the Nantes centre. La Pilotière: Longer stays midway through Doulon - Bottière, between its two parish ends.
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Updated October 2026