Région, Département, Commune
Région	Pays de Loire
Surface size of the région	32 000 km2
Department	Loire Atlantique
Surface area of the department	6 980 km2
Adress	2 rue de l'Hôtel de Ville
Cp	44094 cedex 1
Tel	02 40 41 90 00
Fax	02 40 41 92 39
Mayor	Patrick Rimbert
Deputy Mayor in charge of sustainability, environment, biodiversity	Ronan Dantec
Deputy Mayor in charge of parks and gardens.	Catherine Touchefeu
Deputy Mayor in charge of allotments	Florence Février
Number of inhabitants	290130
Surface area of the municipality	6 523 ha
Surface area of listed wooded areas	345 ha soit 4.7% de la surface de la Commune (POS 93)
Land where no building is permitted	867 ha
Urban density (number of inhabitants per km2)	4 336

Parks & gardens and Environment Dept.

Employees
Director	Jacques Soignon
Total number of employees	479
Services
Management department	15
Subdiv. west	78
Subdiv. Nord	94
Subdiv. South and Est	114
Conservatory biodiversity	42
Horticutural productions	33
Maintenance	27
Landscape design	10
Educational animation	10
Surveillance	42
Ditching	14
TOTAUX (postes)	479

Finances
Operating budget 2011	20 069 942 €
Including personal budget 2011	17 381 752 €
Capital budget 2011	5 064 995 €

Public green areas
Total surface area maintained by the Parks & Gardens and Environment Department (Seve)	1 050 ha
Number of intervention points	1 400
Green area / inhabitant	36 m2
Parcs and publics gardens	232 ha

Surface area of natural areas	213 ha
Walks	46 km

Trees
Trees inventory base IPA	48202
Avenue trees	20 000
Species used along avenues	192
Manual management	2 236 u
Mecanical management	2 428 u
Planting avenue trees 2011	306
Felling trees 2011	204
Trees public private Nantes	100 000
Planting shrubs	35 000 / an

Playgrounds
Number of playgrounds	501
Urban furniture	7413

Plant production
Production of trees	736
Production of shrubs	31 000
Production of ornamental plants	651 500
Chrysanthemums	4 100
Green plants	10 500
Surface nursery	9 ha
Surface greenhouse production	3 700 m2 + tunnels 3 500 m2
Surface production flowering plants	13 503 m2
Surface production chrysanthemums	2 500 m2

Décors
Number of public places flowers	226
Loans shrubs	3765
Basket summer	278
Basket winter	195
flower Arrangement	4565 u

Allotments gardens
Sites	26
Number of allotments	986
Surface area allotments	13ha

Plant collections
cacti and succulents	3 800
epiphytic plants	2 000
rose bushs	1 580
armorican flora	1 400
utilitarian tropical plants	725
perennial plants	900
camellia	1110
iris	667
magnolia	550
hollies	107
oak trees	70
armorican flora seed library	1 900 accessions
library	2 164 livres
plaster fruits	269
herbarium	2 500
picture library	15 000

Events

Biennial International Competition of the Fragrant Rose » Fragrant rose prize Every 2 years in may

Floralies internationales de Nantes » Main international florals show in France Every 5 years (2004 – 2009….)

; La Folie des plantes » Plant madness every year at the beginning to september

Activities with schools Number students welcomed
Maison de l'Erdre	1965
Ferme de la Chantrerie	2543
Grand Blottereau	1494
Jardin des plantes	954
Tropique école	965

Awards
1969	First flower floral award
1970	Second flower floral award
1971	Third flower floral award
1977	First prize for camping grounds in bloom
1979	Creation of the Fourth Flower Prize by the City Beautification Committee, awarded to Nantes
1980	European Competition of Cities in Bloom
1988	Four flowers
1991	Four flowers
1994	Four flowers
1995	Grand Prize for Trees
1996	Community Territoria Prize awarded to Nantes for its SIFU system
1997	Four flowers
2000	Four flowers
2003	Four flowers
2003	Eurocities Award
2006	Grand Prize for Flower Displays
2009	Four flowers
2010	European green capital 2013
2010	Award of Garden Excellence Beaujoire park rose garden
2011	Prix Global green city by Global forum on human settlements