Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dœvʁ lɛ nɑ̃si], literally Vandœuvre near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | |
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Commune | |
The André Malraux cultural center in the foreground and the town hall in the back. | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Arrondissement | Nancy |
Canton | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy |
Intercommunality | Métropole du Grand Nancy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Hablot |
Area 1 | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
Population | 29,942 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 54547 /54500 |
Elevation | 214–402 m (702–1,319 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
With 29,942 inhabitants (2019), 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 agglomeration community: Grand Nancy.
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
The municipal market of Vandœuvre hosts 120–150 merchants and 6,000–8,000 visitors on Sunday mornings.[4]
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with:[5]
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