{"id":37154,"date":"2022-03-02T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T13:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/quartier-chantenay\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:34:30","slug":"chantenay-district","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/to-see\/the-endless-journey\/the-districts-of-nantes\/chantenay-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Chantenay district"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chantenay district is inseparable from its butte Sainte-Anne: a hill offering an incredible and unparalleled view of \u00cele de Nantes. This former bastion of working-class culture \u2014 given the nearby shipyards and giant factories along the Loire \u2014 now feels like a village inside the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cWomen and men of Nantes, never forget that, from high upon Butte Sainte- Anne, Jules Verne and his stories are watching you.\u201d Almost immediately, you\u2019ll be whisked away inside Nantes\u2019 very own time machine. Your journey through history begins at quai de l\u2019Aiguillon, with your feet (almost) in the Loire and continues during your walk 121 steps up to the top of the hill where the statue of St. Anne clutching a young Virgin Mary has been blessing the river since 1871. A few metres away, the Fresque des Acadiens fresco reminds us that, at the end of the 18th century, Nantes offered safe haven to the Acadians who had returned from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Canada. A little further off, the Muse\u0301e Compagnonnique \u2014 which has been located in La Haultie\u0300re manor since 1968 \u2014 exhibits a collection of masterpieces and tools used by the \u201cCompanions du Tour de France\u201d. Today, the district has been transformed with the opening of the Promenade des Belv\u00e9d\u00e8res and the Jardin extraordinaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t

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\n\rJules Verne Museum\n\r\n\r<\/div>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<\/a>\n\r\n\r\n\r
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Jules Verne Museum<\/a>Plan\u00e9tarium<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\r\t
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#LVAN works of art<\/h2><\/div>
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Belv\u00e9d\u00e8re de l\u2019Hermitage<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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Lunar Tree<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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Cours \u00e0 travers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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Paysage Devant<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>
Belv\u00e9d\u00e8re de l\u2019Hermitage<\/a>Lunar Tree<\/a>Cours \u00e0 travers<\/a>Paysage Devant<\/a><\/div><\/section>\t
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Le Voyages \u00e0 Nantes 2026<\/h2><\/div>
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Les Mist\u00e9riennes<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>
Les Mist\u00e9riennes<\/a><\/div><\/section>\t
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Also worth a look<\/h2><\/div>
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Walk of the 7 viewpoints<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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The Jardin extraordinaire<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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Little atlantique brewery<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>
Walk of the 7 viewpoints<\/a>The Jardin extraordinaire<\/a>Little atlantique brewery<\/a><\/div><\/section>\t
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Le Belem<\/h2>

The last of the great French merchant ships of the 19th century still sailing.<\/p>\nFurther information<\/a>