Nantes, satellite image. North is at top. Vegetation is green, water is azure, bare ground is cream and brown and urbanised areas are grey. Nantes is situated on the banks of the Loire river (northwest to east). The river visible north to south is the Edre, the course of which has been diverted beneath the city and joins the Loire via a subterranean canal. The lake at lower left is the Lac de Grand-Lieu.