Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

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.

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Commune
The André Malraux cultural center in the foreground and the town hall in the back.
The André Malraux cultural center in the foreground and the town hall in the back.
Flag of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Flag
Coat of arms of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Coat of arms
Location of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is located in France
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is located in Grand Est
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonVandœuvre-lès-Nancy
IntercommunalityMétropole du Grand Nancy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Hablot[1]
Area
1
9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
29,723
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54547 /54500
Elevation214–402 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

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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 572—    
1800 602+0.73%
1806 648+1.23%
1821 688+0.40%
1831 682−0.09%
1836 821+3.78%
1841 890+1.63%
1846 970+1.74%
1851 976+0.12%
1856 953−0.48%
1861 995+0.87%
1872 1,136+1.21%
1876 1,247+2.36%
1881 1,327+1.25%
1886 1,301−0.39%
1891 1,959+8.53%
1896 2,110+1.50%
1901 2,232+1.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,598+3.08%
1911 2,867+1.99%
1921 2,653−0.77%
1926 3,519+5.81%
1931 3,942+2.30%
1936 4,645+3.34%
1946 5,308+1.34%
1954 6,466+2.50%
1962 11,559+7.53%
1968 19,686+9.28%
1975 33,909+8.08%
1982 33,682−0.10%
1990 34,105+0.16%
1999 32,048−0.69%
2007 31,196−0.34%
2012 30,569−0.41%
2017 30,002−0.37%
2019 29,942−0.10%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Municipal market
A building of Henri Poincaré University in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

The municipal market of Vandœuvre hosts 120–150 merchants and 6,000–8,000 visitors on Sunday mornings.[5]

Twin towns – sister cities
A sign with the twin towns
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with:[6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "MARCHÉ DE VANDOEUVRE - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy".
  6. "Jumelages". vandoeuvre.fr (in French). Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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