Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dœvʁ 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
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
Coat of arms of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Location of Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is located in France
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is located in Grand Est
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Coordinates: 48°39′24″N 6°10′06″E / 48.6567°N 6.1683°E / 48.6567; 6.1683
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonVandœuvre-lès-Nancy
IntercommunalityMétropole du Grand Nancy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Hablot[1]
Area
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9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
29,537
 • 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

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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: Métropole du Grand Nancy.

Population

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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%
1906 2,598+3.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2020 29,723[5]−0.73%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Municipal market

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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.[6] An organic market is active on Friday evenings.[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

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A sign with the twin towns

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with:[8]

Universities and colleges

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Vandoeuvre has institutions of higher learning:[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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. ^ "Comparateur de territoires − Commune de Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (54547) | Insee".
  6. ^ "MARCHÉ DE VANDOEUVRE - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy".
  7. ^ "Les marchés des produits des jardins du monde et du cœur".
  8. ^ "Jumelages". vandoeuvre.fr (in French). Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Établissements Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54) avec l'annuaire des établissements - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Université de Lorraine". uhp-nancy.fr. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Faculté de médecine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Faculté d'odontologie de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  13. ^ "ENSEM, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis authentifiés et classement - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Ecole de puériculture, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy (54), avis - L'Etudiant". www.letudiant.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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