- Rezé
Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune = Rezé
caption = Coat of arms of Rezé
région =Pays de la Loire
département =Loire-Atlantique
arrondissement =Nantes
canton =Chef-lieu du Canton de Rezé
+ Canton de Bouaye
insee = 44143
cp = 44400
maire = Gilles Retière
mandat = 2008-2014
intercomm =Urban Community of Nantes Métropole
latitude = 47.183333
longitude = -1.55
alt moy = 8 m
alt mini = 1 m
alt maxi = 42 m
km² = 13,78
sans = 37 200
date-sans = 2005
dens = 2 574
nomhab = Rezéens, Rezéennes.Rezé (Breton: Reudied, Gallo: Rezae) is a commune in the department of
Loire-Atlantique and thePays de la Loire region ofFrance . It was also called "Ratiate" in theMiddle Ages and "Rezay" in theHigh Middle Ages .Inhabitants of Rezé are called "Rezéens" (male) and "Rezéennes" (female).
Panorama
Geography
The commune is surrounded by the communes of
Nantes ,Vertou ,Les Sorinières ,Pont-Saint-Martin andBouguenais . It is limited north by the Loire river, east by theSèvre Nantaise and the Ilette, west by the Jaguère and south by theboulevard périphérique of Nantes.History
Rezé dates back to the Roman era, when it was known as "Portus Ratiatus" (port of Rezé) and "Ratiatum Pictonum Portus" (picton port of Rezé). Being populated by the
Ambilatres -Armorica nGaul s - Rezé was an important port on the south shore of the Loire and a place for meetings and trade between the various Celtic tribes of the region (Veneti,Namnetes ,Ambilatres ,Andecavis andPictones ).Administration
It is to be noted that since the municipal elections of March 1977, the City Council has always been filled in the first round of voting.
Demography
Démographie
1801=3519
1866=7423
1921=10368
1936=13499
1954=19000
1962=28276
1968=33509
1975=35730
1982=33562
1990=33262
1999=35478
2005=37200(residents of multiple communes only counted once since 1962) Source : http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm and http://www.culture.cg44.fr/Archives/fonds/presentationfonds.htmlSister cities
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Saint-Wendel (Germany ) since 1973
*Aïn Defla (Algeria ) since 1985
*Dundalk (Republic of Ireland ) since 1990
*Villa El Salvador (Peru ) since 1991
*Ineu (Romania ) since 2003
* Rural Community of Ronkh, Diawar (Senegal ) since 2003ee also
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Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
*Trentemoult - a small village in Rezé
*Rezé-Nantes Basket 44 - french basketball clubExternal links
* [http://www.mairie-reze.fr/ Official website] fr icon
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