Where to live in Nantes as a student

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

What is the best area of Nantes to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Canclaux (93), Salorges (89) and La Tortière (88).

Nantes areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Canclaux	93 · excellent	Public green space
2	Salorges	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	La Tortière	88 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Quai de la Fosse	88 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Grillaud	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Monselet	87 · excellent	Services on foot
7	La Beaujoire	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Pirmil	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Port-Boyer	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Petit Port	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Chêne des Anglais	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Éraudière	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Mellinet	84 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Talensac	84 · excellent	Services on foot
15	La Halvêque	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
16	Breil-Malville	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Sèvre	84 · excellent	Public green space
18	Saint-Joseph de Porterie	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Dervallières	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Dobrée	83 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Saint-Clément	82 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Malakoff	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Bourgeonnière	82 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Saint-Félix	82 · excellent	Public green space
25	Saint-Donatien	82 · excellent	Public green space
26	Mangin	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Champ de Mars	82 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Université - Tertre	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Bout des Pavés	81 · excellent	Services on foot
30	La Bottière	81 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Toutes-Aides	81 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Decré	81 · excellent	Services on foot
33	La Renaudière	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
34	Santos Dumont	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
35	Durantière	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Beaulieu	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Mairie de Chantenay	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Galarne	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	Le Landreau	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
40	Croix Bonneau	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
41	Dalby	79 · good	Services on foot
42	Le Clos Toreau	78 · good	Services on foot
43	Le Vieux Doulon	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Bellevue	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
45	Mairie de Doulon	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
46	Zola	78 · good	Public green space
47	Agenêts	77 · good	Services on foot
48	Le Plessis Tison	76 · good	Public green space
49	Bout des Landes	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Côte d'Or	76 · good	Public green space
51	Jules Verne	76 · good	Services on foot
52	La Gréneraie	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
53	Vieux Malakoff	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Coulmiers	75 · good	Public green space
55	Sainte-Anne	75 · good	Services on foot
56	Perverie	75 · good	Public green space
57	Le Perray	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Marrière	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
59	La Pilotière	73 · good	Services on foot
60	Jonelière	73 · good	Tree canopy
61	La Haluchère	73 · good	Services on foot
62	Les Ponts	72 · good	Services on foot
63	La Musse	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
64	Route de Sainte-Luce	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
65	République	70 · good	Services on foot
66	Rond-Point de Vannes	66 · good	Services on foot
67	Chantenay	66 · good	Services on foot
68	Plessis Cellier	63 · good	Services on foot
69	Le Loquidy	62 · good	Services on foot
70	Route de Vannes	61 · good	Services on foot
71	Chantrerie	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
72	Rond-Point de Paris	51 · fair	Services on foot
73	Boucardière	50 · fair	Services on foot
74	Le Chêne Vert	50 · fair	Public green space
75	Gachet	43 · fair	Tree canopy
76	Le Bois Briand	39 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
77	Boissière	37 · poor	Public green space
78	Hauts-Pavés	30 · poor	Services on foot
79	Chauvinière	28 · poor	Services on foot
80	Barberie	28 · poor	Public green space
81	Gaudinière	27 · poor	Public green space
82	Gilarderie	27 · poor	Services on foot
83	Schuman	26 · 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