Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | |
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | |
Location within Lorraine region Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | |
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E / 48.6567°N 6.1683°ECoordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E / 48.6567°N 6.1683°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Lorraine |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Arrondissement | Nancy |
Canton | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy-Est and Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy-Ouest |
Intercommunality | Grand Nancy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Stéphane Hablot |
Area | |
• Land1 | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Population2 | 34,420 |
• Population2 Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 54547 / 54500 |
Elevation | 213–404 m (699–1,325 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Vandoeuvre near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.
Geography
With 30,974 inhabitants (2010), Vandœuvre is the second-largest commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, after the capital Nancy, of which it is a suburb. These two cities belong to the same municipal area: Grand Nancy.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with
- Grottaferrata, Italy
- Lemgo, Germany
- Gedling, England
- Ponte de Lima, Portugal
- Poa (Burkina Faso), Burkina Faso
See also
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires
- École Supérieure des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Nancy
- INIST (CNRS database)
- Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
External links
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