Nantes

Regularly quoted in newspapers as being one of the nicest cities in France, Nantes is also renowned for being a rich, lively and innovative city. Its economic clout makes Nantes France's 3rd largest industrial city and 2nd most successful city in terms of employment growth.

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More than captivating, Nantes culture exerts a magnetic attraction. At the core of the city’s strategy to increase its prestige, culture is approached as a lever for economic development like nowhere else. At the service of this collective human enterprise are: a budget of 66 million euros, 600 city council employees, major municipal facilities and 220 subsidized cultural organisations. Besides the millions of spectators and users of these cultural facilities, this profusion creates thousands of jobs and boosts the entire local economy.

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Regarding the Nantes music sector, the main missions are in line with the municipality’s determination to support emerging musicians and new forms of creation as well as to address the expectations of the professionals. The objective is to help those projects grow in a favourable environment, thereby promoting the dynamics of cultural innovation.