Nancy is a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Lorraine, part of the Grand Est region of France. It stands on the banks of the Meurthe a few kilometres upstream of its confluence with the Moselle, 47 km south of Metz and about 281 km east of Paris. It is the former capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, the prefecture of its department and the seat of the Grand Nancy metropolis. The city had 103,671 inhabitants in 2023 and sits at the heart of an agglomeration of 287,000. A fortified town founded at the beginning of the 11th century, it remained capital of the duchy until France annexed it in 1766.
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He was born in Nancy to Anne Adam and Thomas Michel
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Callot was born and died in Nancy, the capital of Lorraine
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Population municipale 103 671 hab.
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Cité fortifiée fondée au début du XI e siècle
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Nancy is the prefecture of the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle
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Nancy is the prefecture of the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle
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