Editing Nantes (section)

==Sport==
[[File:LaBeaujoireNantesvsASSE11nov2006.jpg|thumb|alt=Wide-angle photo of a football match|The Stade de la Beaujoire]]
Nantes has several large sports facilities. The largest is the [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], built for [[UEFA Euro 1984]]. The stadium, which also hosted matches during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], has 37,473 seats. The second-largest venue is the Hall XXL, an exhibition hall on the Stade de la Beaujoire grounds. The 10,700-seat stadium was selected as a venue for the [[2017 World Men's Handball Championship]]. Smaller facilities include the 4,700-seat indoor Palais des Sports, a venue for [[EuroBasket 1983]]. The nearby Mangin Beaulieu sports complex has 2,500 seats and Pierre Quinon Stadium, an athletics stadium within the University of Nantes, has 790 seats. La Trocardière, an indoor 4,238-seat stadium, is in [[Rezé]].{{sfn|Les stades et}} The Erdre has a marina and a centre for rowing, sailing and canoeing, and the city has six swimming pools.{{sfn|Les piscines à}}

Six teams in Nantes play at a high national or international level. Best known is [[FC Nantes]], which is a member of [[Ligue 1]] for the 2018–19 season. Since its formation in 1943, the club has won eight Championnat titles and three [[Coupes de France]]. FC Nantes has several French professional football records, including the most consecutive seasons in the elite division (44), most wins in a season (26), consecutive wins (32) and consecutive home wins (92 games, nearly five years). In [[handball]], [[volleyball]] and [[basketball]], Nantes's men's and women's clubs play in the French first division: [[HBC Nantes]] and [[Nantes Loire Atlantique Handball]] (handball), {{ill|Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley|fr}} and {{ill|Neptunes de Nantes Volley-ball|fr}} (volleyball), [[Hermine de Nantes Atlantique]] and {{ill|Nantes Rezé Basket|fr}} (basketball). The men's {{ill|Nantes Métropole Futsal|fr}} (futsal) team plays in the [[Championnat de France de Futsal]], and the main athletics team (Nantes Métropole Athlétisme) includes some of France's best athletes.{{sfn|Les clubs d'élite}}