Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (French pronunciation: ​[vɑ̃dœvʁ lɛ nɑ̃si]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Commune
Coat of arms
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Location within Grand Est region Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
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 (2008–2014)	Stéphane Hablot
Area1	9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	30,569
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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GeographyEdit

With 30,569 inhabitants (2012), 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.

Municipal MarketEdit

The municipal market of Vandœuvre hosts 120–150 merchants and 6000–8000 visitors on Sunday mornings.

International relationsEdit

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns — Sister citiesEdit

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with

• Grottaferrata, Italy
• Lemgo, Germany
• Gedling, England
• Ponte de Lima, Portugal
• Poa, Burkina Faso

See alsoEdit

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

External linksEdit

• Official website