Saulxures-lès-Nancy explained

Saulxures-lès-Nancy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Saulxures-lès-Nancy 54.svg
Arrondissement:Nancy
Canton:Grand Couronné
Insee:54495
Postal Code:54420
Mayor:Bernard Girsch[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Métropole du Grand Nancy
Coordinates:48.6897°N 6.2478°W
Elevation M:222
Elevation Min M:206
Elevation Max M:305
Area Km2:7.05

Saulxures-lès-Nancy (in French pronounced as /solsyʁ lɛ nɑ̃si/, literally Saulxures near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, located 6km (04miles) 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.[2]

The parish church of St Martin dates from the 18th century and was extended in the 1840s.[3] The village has a primary school named after the author Maurice Barrès.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Chateau de Saulxures les Nancy . Chateau de Saulxures les Nancy . 15 August 2022.
  3. Web site: La Commune > Histoire et patrimoine . Mairie de Saulxures-lès-Nancy . 15 August 2022.