Métropole du Grand Nancy
Métropole du Grand Nancy is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nancy. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in July 2016, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy.[1] Its area is 142.3 km2. Its population was 257,431 in 2018, of which 104,885 in Nancy proper.[2]
History
The Urban Community of Greater Nancy (French: Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy), was created in 1996. On July 1, 2016, the Metropolitan community replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a decree of April 2016.[1]
Member communes
The 20 communes of the metropolis are:[1][3][4]
- Art-sur-Meurthe
- Dommartemont
- Essey-lès-Nancy
- Fléville-devant-Nancy
- Heillecourt
- Houdemont
- Jarville-la-Malgrange
- Laneuveville-devant-Nancy
- Laxou
- Ludres
- Malzéville
- Maxéville
- Nancy
- Pulnoy
- Saint-Max
- Saulxures-lès-Nancy
- Seichamps
- Tomblaine
- Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
- Villers-lès-Nancy
Administration
The Metropolitan Council consists of 80 members, one of them being the president, currently André Rossinot, the former mayor of Nancy.
References
External links
- Greater Nancy website
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