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.

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: Métropole du 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 2021". 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. ^ "MARCHÉ DE VANDOEUVRE - Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy".
  6. ^ "Jumelages". vandoeuvre.fr (in French). Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

Media related to Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy at Wikimedia Commons