Saulxures-lès-Nancy

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Bernard Girsch^[1]Area7.05 km² (2.72 sq mi)Population4,285 • Density610/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation206–305 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.^[3]

The parish church of St Martin dates from the 18th century and was extended in the 1840s.^[4] The village has a primary school named after the author Maurice Barrès.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,520	—
1975	3,251	+11.47%
1982	3,932	+2.75%
1990	4,124	+0.60%
1999	4,042	−0.22%
2007	3,917	−0.39%
2012	3,951	+0.17%
2017	4,120	+0.84%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

References