Town of the Lorraine dukedom from 13rd to 18th century, from René II to Stanislas, capital of an independent state, until 1766, border town between 1871 and 1914, center of the Art Nouveau afterwards, Nancy's history is rich and enlivened. The city and its suburbs count 258,000 inhabitants.
100 kilometers from Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg,it is opened to Europe... Located in the Meurthe et Moselle sub-region of Lorraine, the Meurthe river flows through Nancy.
Data comes from http://www.mairie-nancy.fr/
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