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
thumb|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. An organic market is active on Friday evenings.
Twin towns – sister cities
thumb|170px|A sign with the twin towns
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