International Relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
Nantes has established sister-city cooperation agreements with:
- Cardiff, Wales, UK since 1964
- Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1965
- Tbilisi, Georgia, since 1979
- Seattle, WA, USA, since 1980
- Jacksonville, FL, USA, since 1985
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania, since 1991
- Rufisque, Senegal, since 1992
- Agadir, Morocco, since 1993
- Cochabamba, Bolivia, since 1999
- Niigata, Japan, since 1999
- Dschang, Cameroon, since 2002
- Recife, Brazil, since 2003
- Durban, South Africa, since 2004
- Qingdao, China, since 2005
- Suncheon, South Korea, since 2007
The city has also built close ties with:
- Guinea, since 1992
- St. Martinville, LA, USA, since 1993
- Jericho, West Bank, since 2001
- Desdunes and Petionville, Haiti, since 2005
- Nantes, QC, Canada, since 2009
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