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Nancy
Place Stanislas
Place Stanislas
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Nancy
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy
Area
1
15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
105,067
 • Density 6,999.8/km2 (18,129/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Nancéiens
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54395 /54000
Elevation 188–253 m (617–830 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nancy is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Lorraine region. It was formerly the capital of the old Duchy of Lorraine.

Nancy has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

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Nancy is twinned with:

  • Italy Padua, Italy, since 1964
  • Japan Kanazawa, Japan, since 1973
  • Israel Kiryat Shmona, Israel, since 1984
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