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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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 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 / 48.6567°N 6.1683°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[1] |
Area 1 | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 29,537 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/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. | |
Geography
editWith 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: Métropole du Grand Nancy.
Population
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Municipal market
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The municipal market of Vandœuvre hosts 120–150 merchants and 6,000–8,000 visitors on Sunday mornings.[6] An organic market is active on Friday evenings.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with:[8]
Gedling, England, United Kingdom
Grottaferrata, Italy
Lemgo, Germany
Poa, Burkina Faso
Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Universities and colleges
editVandoeuvre has institutions of higher learning:[9]
- University of Lorraine which merges:
- Henri Poincaré University (Université Henri Poincaré, UHP, also known as Nancy 1)[10]
- National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine or INPL)
- Faculté de médecine (Medical School)[11]
- Faculté d'odontologie de Lorraine[12]
- Ecole nationale supérieure d'électricité et de mécanique[13]
- Ecole de puériculture[14]
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Comparateur de territoires − Commune de Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (54547) | Insee".
- ^ "MARCHÉ DE VANDOEUVRE - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy".
- ^ "Les marchés des produits des jardins du monde et du cœur".
- ^ "Jumelages". vandoeuvre.fr (in French). Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Établissements Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54) avec l'annuaire des établissements - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Université de Lorraine". uhp-nancy.fr. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Faculté de médecine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Faculté d'odontologie de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "ENSEM, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés et classement - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Ecole de puériculture, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
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