Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (, literally ''Vandœuvre
near
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Nancy'') is a
commune in the
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a '' département'' in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, ...
department in north-eastern
France
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. Its inhabitants are called ''Vandopériens''.
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
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
. These two cities belong to the same agglomeration community:
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, replaci ...
.
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:
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Gedling
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, England, United Kingdom
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Grottaferrata
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, Italy
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Lemgo
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It is situated between the Teutoburg Forest and the Weser Uplands, 25 km east of Bielefeld and 70 km west of H ...
, Germany
*
Poa
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, Burkina Faso
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Ponte de Lima
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal, in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), Viana do Castelo. Situated on the southern bank of the Lima River, it takes its name from the medieval br ...
, Portugal
Universities and colleges
Vandoeuvre has institutions of higher learning:
*
University of Lorraine
The University of Lorraine (), abbreviated as UL, is a public research university based in Lorraine, Grand Est region, France. It was created on 1 January 2012, by the merger of Henri Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University, Paul Verlaine Un ...
which merges:
**
Henri Poincaré University
The Henri Poincaré University, or Nancy 1, nicknamed UHP, was a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP formed the Nancy-Université federation with two other institutions in 2005. In 2012, Nancy-Université was merged with U ...
(''Université Henri Poincaré'', UHP, also known as Nancy 1)
**
National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine
National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine ( ; abbr. Lorraine INP) is a French technological university system, based in Nancy, France, Nancy. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz.
INPL is a part of the University of Lorraine. It federates 1 ...
(''Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine'' or INPL)
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(ENSAIA)
*** (ENSG)
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École Polytechnique de l'Université de Lorraine
The École polytechnique de l'université de Lorraine (), or Polytech Nancy () is a French Grandes écoles, grande école located in Nancy, France, Nancy. It was created in 1960 under the name of ISIN, was renamed Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et ...
(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
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INIST
The Institut de l'information scientifique et technique, or INIST () is the CNRS centre of documentation located in France. It has as mission to collect, treat and diffuse results of scientific and technical research. The INIST produces three bi ...
(
CNRS
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In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 eng ...
database)
*
References
External links
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