Where to live in Nantes if you commute

Ranking of Nantes's 83 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Nantes to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Petit Port (95), Pirmil (93) and Université - Tertre (92).

Nantes areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Petit Port	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Pirmil	93 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Université - Tertre	92 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Chêne des Anglais	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	La Beaujoire	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Malakoff	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Dervallières	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Canclaux	85 · excellent	Public green space
9	Beaulieu	84 · excellent	Public transport frequency
10	La Bottière	84 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Mairie de Chantenay	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Durantière	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	La Tortière	80 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Bout des Landes	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	La Gréneraie	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Bourgeonnière	78 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Clément	78 · good	Services on foot
18	Toutes-Aides	77 · good	Services on foot
19	Salorges	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Les Ponts	77 · good	Services on foot
21	Saint-Félix	76 · good	Public green space
22	Saint-Joseph de Porterie	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Galarne	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Mairie de Doulon	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
25	Croix Bonneau	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Monselet	74 · good	Services on foot
27	Saint-Donatien	74 · good	Public green space
28	Talensac	73 · good	Services on foot
29	Côte d'Or	73 · good	Public green space
30	Bellevue	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Grillaud	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Bout des Pavés	72 · good	Services on foot
33	Breil-Malville	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Santos Dumont	72 · good	Tree canopy
35	Mellinet	71 · good	Services on foot
36	Coulmiers	71 · good	Public green space
37	Le Plessis Tison	70 · good	Public green space
38	La Renaudière	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
39	Decré	70 · good	Services on foot
40	La Pilotière	70 · good	Services on foot
41	Champ de Mars	69 · good	Services on foot
42	Le Loquidy	66 · good	Services on foot
43	Sainte-Anne	66 · good	Services on foot
44	La Haluchère	66 · good	Services on foot
45	République	64 · good	Services on foot
46	Dobrée	64 · good	Services on foot
47	Éraudière	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Quai de la Fosse	64 · good	Services on foot
49	Port-Boyer	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Dalby	64 · good	Services on foot
51	Agenêts	62 · good	Services on foot
52	La Musse	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Route de Sainte-Luce	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Jules Verne	61 · good	Services on foot
55	Sèvre	60 · good	Public green space
56	Le Vieux Doulon	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Le Clos Toreau	59 · fair	Services on foot
58	Route de Vannes	59 · fair	Services on foot
59	Zola	58 · fair	Public green space
60	Chantenay	58 · fair	Services on foot
61	Rond-Point de Paris	58 · fair	Services on foot
62	Le Landreau	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
63	La Halvêque	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
64	Marrière	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
65	Jonelière	53 · fair	Tree canopy
66	Vieux Malakoff	51 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
67	Perverie	51 · fair	Public green space
68	Le Perray	49 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
69	Rond-Point de Vannes	48 · fair	Services on foot
70	Le Chêne Vert	42 · fair	Public green space
71	Chauvinière	42 · fair	Services on foot
72	Boissière	40 · fair	Public green space
73	Gilarderie	39 · poor	Services on foot
74	Gachet	37 · poor	Tree canopy
75	Hauts-Pavés	32 · poor	Services on foot
76	Barberie	32 · poor	Public green space
77	Mangin	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
78	Plessis Cellier	29 · poor	Services on foot
79	Boucardière	28 · poor	Services on foot
80	Le Bois Briand	28 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
81	Chantrerie	27 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
82	Gaudinière	26 · poor	Public green space
83	Schuman	25 · poor	Services on foot

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources