Saulxures-lès-Nancy
Saulxures-lès-Nancy | |
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The church in Saulxures-lès-Nancy | |
Location of Saulxures-lès-Nancy | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 6°14′52″E / 48.6897°N 6.2478°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Grand Couronné |
| Intercommunality | Métropole du Grand Nancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Girsch |
Area 1 | 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,306 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54495 /54420 |
| Elevation | 206–305 m (676–1,001 ft) (avg. 222 m or 728 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saulxures-lès-Nancy (French pronunciation: [solsyʁ lɛ nɑ̃si], literally Saulxures near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, located 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Nancy.
The commune covers an area of 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi). Bernard Girsch is the mayor for the 2020-2026 tenure.
The Château de Saulxures de Nancy dates from the reign of Louis XV, and was built c1730 by Count Claude-Marcel de Rutant, an ally of the Duke of Lorraine.
The parish church of St Martin dates from the 18th century and was extended in the 1840s. The village has a primary school named after the author Maurice Barrès.