Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (, literally Vandœuvre near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.
History The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1980.
Geography With 29,697 inhabitants (2022), 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
Municipal market
The municipal market of Vandœuvre hosts 120–150 merchants and 6,000–8,000 visitors on Sunday mornings. An organic market is active on Friday evenings.
Twin towns – sister cities
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is twinned with: Gedling, England, United Kingdom Grottaferrata, Italy Lemgo, Germany Poa, Burkina Faso Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Universities and colleges Vandoeuvre has institutions of higher learning: University of Lorraine which merges: Henri Poincaré University (Université Henri Poincaré, UHP, also known as Nancy 1) National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine or INPL) École nationale supérieure d'agronomie et des industries alimentaires (ENSAIA) (ENSG) École Polytechnique de l'Université de Lorraine (Polytech Nancy) Faculté de médecine (Medical School) Faculté d'odontologie de Lorraine Ecole nationale supérieure d'électricité et de mécanique Ecole de puériculture
See also 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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