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Chantenay-sur-Loire, Nantes — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Chantenay-sur-Loire is a former commune on the right bank of the Loire, taken into Nantes in 1908 and still read as a quarter of its own.
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Where to stay in Chantenay-sur-Loire
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
The old commune's streets climb away from the Loire toward Sainte-Anne, so a room can face the water or sit well back among the housing that filled Chantenay after the annexation, and the two make quite different stays. Sainte-Anne sits nearest the centre. Small hotels and guesthouses stand among ordinary housing rather than along a hotel row.
It suits travellers who would rather walk out into a working quarter than step straight into the Nantes centre, which is a short ride east. Bellevue lies further west again.
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Chantenay, around Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin stands at the middle of the former commune, and the streets around it stay residential, with the bank of the Loire a walk downhill.Find hotels in Chantenay, around Église Saint-MartinStays built around the Jules Verne Museum and the churches above the waterSainte-Anne
The Sainte-Anne end of the old commune sits closest to central Nantes, with the Jules Verne Museum and Saint-Anne's church a short walk apart. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Sainte-AnneLonger stays at the western edge of the annexed communeBellevue
Bellevue holds the far west of the ground Nantes took in, well back from the centre and quieter for it, with the Loire still on one side. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in BellevueHotel 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
3- Jules Verne Museum
- Natural History Museum of Nantes
- maison des Hommes et des Techniques
Churches & Religious Sites
4- Basilique Saint-Nicolas Heritage
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Port Heritage
- Église Saint-Martin (Nantes) Heritage
- église Saint-Luc du Breil Malville Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Méridienne de la place de la Bourse
Stadiums & Sports
3- piscine Léo-Lagrange de Nantes
- Stade de Procé
- gymnase Chantenay
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Cour Catuit Heritage
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About Chantenay-sur-Loire
What are the main landmarks in Chantenay-sur-Loire?
Église Saint-Martin stands at the middle of the old commune. The Jules Verne Museum occupies a house on the Sainte-Anne side, above the water. Saint-Anne's church rises beside it.
Between them the two churches and the museum cover the ground the commune once governed, from the bank of the Loire up to the streets that run inland. Stade de Procé lies out toward the Dervallières.
What is the history of Chantenay-sur-Loire?
Chantenay-sur-Loire was a commune in its own right, part of Loire-Inférieure, holding the right bank west of Nantes. That ended in 1908. Nantes annexed it that year together with Doulon, and the two former communes were folded into the growing city as quarters rather than places with their own councils.
The old boundary survives only in the way the name is used. Bellevue, Sainte-Anne and the Dervallières each hold a share of it.
Where is Chantenay-sur-Loire?
Ground rises off the right bank of the Loire here, west of central Nantes, and the old commune's edge runs inland toward the Dervallières.
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What is the best area to stay in Chantenay-sur-Loire?
Chantenay, around Église Saint-Martin: Travellers who want the old commune's parish streets over the Nantes centre. Sainte-Anne: Stays built around the Jules Verne Museum and the churches above the water. Bellevue: Longer stays at the western edge of the annexed commune.
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Updated October 2026