Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy-Est and Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Grand Nancy |
| Mayor | Françoise Nicolas (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 213–404 m (699–1,325 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 34,420 |
| - Density | 3,635 /km2 (9,410 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54547/ 54500 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E / 48.6567°N 6.1683°E
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Vandoeuvre near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.
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[edit] Geography
With 32,048 inhabitants (1999), 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.
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] See also
A building of Henri Poincaré University, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
- 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
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