Rezé
Rezé, town, industrial suburb of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique département, Pays de la Loire région, western France, on the south bank of the Loire River. Rezé occupies the site of a Gallo-Roman settlement, Ratiatum, remains of which survive. The modern Unité d’Habitation (model housing project) was designed by Le Corbusier. Pop. (1999) 35,478; (2014 est.) 39,505.
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Article Title:
Rezé
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
23 June 2017
Access Date:
February 23, 2025