Two people were found dead in the night from Friday to Saturday in the Nantes area, probably following attacks, said the emergency services without further details.
Around 1 a.m. in Saint-Herblain, rue de l'Angevinière, firefighters intervened to rescue a 35-year-old man lying on the public road.
The victim was declared dead "visibly following an attack with a knife", indicates the departmental fire and rescue service.
The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police, we learned from a police source.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, in Nantes, rue de Gigant, the firefighters again intervened to rescue "a 42-year-old man, lifeless and lying on the public road".
The victim was also declared dead "a priori following an assault".
The Nantes prosecutor's office could not be reached immediately.