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Touring Nancy
Nancy in Meurthe et Moselle (Grand-Est) with it's 105,334 residents is a town located in France about 175 mi (or 282 km) east of Paris, the country's capital place.
Time in Nancy is now 04:26 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports nearby Nancy, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Nancy-Essey Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Toul, Luneville, Chateau-Salins, Metz and Epinal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info. Let's start with some photos from the area.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel d'Haussonville
Hôtel Mercure Nancy Centre Place Stanislas
Grand Hotel De La Reine
Novotel Suites Nancy Centre
Hôtel Mercure Nancy Centre Gare
Nemea Nancy Appart'hotel
ibis Nancy Sainte-Catherine
Appart City Nancy Residence Hoteliere
Hôtel de Guise
ibis Styles Nancy Centre Gare
Videos from this area
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Bienvenue à Nancy
Nancy affronte les facs de droit de Paris-Sorbonne, Aix et Poitiers. Les premiers points de la compétition seront aux équipes ayant recueilli le plus de likes sur les photos et vidéos "d'intimid...
GLT / TVR - Nancy
The TVR in Nancy, also seen are brief views of the GLT prototype in Belgium and the TVR in Caen. The GLT concept was for an electric bus which can also use a central guiding rail to operate...
Trolleybuses in Nancy 1996 A film by Fred Ivey
Trolleybuses in the centre of Nancy as caught by Fred's camera.
Nancy en été
Laissez-vous séduire par la douceur de vivre nancéienne : admirez l'ensemble des trois places classées au patrimoine mondial, promenez-vous au parc de la Pépinière, arrêtez-vous pour...
Présentation de l'IFE de Nancy
L'IFE est l'Institut de Formation en Ergothérapie de Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne, se situant à Nancy. Les études d'ergothérapie sont un formation en 3ans, comprenant 9 mois de stages dans...
Cirque Pinder à Nancy
Arrivée du Cirque Pinder le 23 juin 2014 à Nancy. Rencontre avec Frédéric Edelstein, directeur du cirque et dompteur de fauves !
Nancy, un automne rythmé!
Livre sur la place, Jardin Ephémère, Nancy Jazz Pulsations, expositions, spectacles... autant de bonnes raisons de programmer une escapade à Nancy en automne.
Parodie Schweppes - Gala Dentaire Nancy 2015
Publicité vaseline façon Schweppes par les P2 Dentaire de Nancy !
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
École nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy
The école nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy (ENSMN; also referred to as les Mines, Mines de Nancy or Mines Nancy) is one of the prestigious French generalist engineering Grandes Ecoles. The ENSMN is an establishment of teaching and research in engineering with about 800 students, 60 permanent professors, 400 researchers including a hundred doctorants. It is located in the city of Nancy, in the east of France, which gathers 48 000 students.
Battle of Nancy (1944)
The Battle of Nancy in September 1944 was a 10-day battle on the Western Front of World War II in which the U.S. 3rd Army defeated German forces defending the approaches to Nancy and crossings over the Moselle River to the north and south of the city. The battle resulted in U.S. forces fighting their way across the Moselle and liberating Nancy.
Stade Marcel Picot
Stade Marcel Picot is a football (soccer) stadium located in Tomblaine, France, near the city of Nancy. Built in 1926, it is used by Ligue 1 soccer team AS Nancy. The stadium was completely rebuilt and inaugurated in its new configuration in 2003. It is now able to hold 20,087 people. Since summer 2010, Marcel-Picot is one of the very few French stadiums equipped with artificial turf.
Palais des Sports Jean Weille
Palais de Sports Jean Weille is an indoor sporting arena located in Nancy, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 6,027 people. It is currently home to the SLUC Nancy professional basketball team.
Place Stanislas
The Place Stanislas, known colloquially as the place Stan', is a large pedestrianized square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. Since 1983, the architectural ensemble comprising the Place Stanislas and the extension of its axis, the Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Nancy Cathedral
Nancy Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy) is an 18th century Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, located in the town of Nancy in Lorraine. It is the seat of the Bishop of Nancy. \t\t \t\t\tCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy - Nave. jpg \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy - Dome. jpg
École Supérieure des Sciences et Technologies de l'Ingénieur de Nancy
The École supérieure des sciences et technologies de l'ingénieur de Nancy (ESSTIN) is a French generalist Grande école located in Nancy. It was created in 1960 under the name of ISIN It is a 5-year engineering formation including specializations during the 2 last years. At the end of the third year, alumni have to choose between the 2 axes of the formation : GEMMES or ISYS, then they specialize on the last year.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in 1777, the diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Besançon The title of count and the rights of sovereignty of the medieval Bishops of Toul originated in certain grants which Henry the Fowler gave St. Gauzelin in 927.
National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine
The National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (l'Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, or INPL), based in Nancy, is a French university system. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz. INPL is part of Nancy-Université.
Henri Poincaré University
The Henri Poincaré University (a.k.a. UHP or Nancy 1) was a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the French Nancy-Metz Academy. It merged with Nancy-II, Paul Verlaine University – Metz, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1st January 2012.
Nancy 2 University
Nancy 2 University (Université Nancy 2) was a French university located in Nancy, France. It was a member of the Nancy-Université federation, a group of the three higher education institutions in Nancy. It merged with Nancy-I, Paul Verlaine University – Metz, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012.
Opéra national de Lorraine
Opéra national de Lorraine is an opera company and opera house located in the city of Nancy in the French province of Lorraine. Formerly named the Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine, it was given the status of "national opera" in 2006. The company's original theatre was constructed during the reign of the King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine, Stanislas Leszczyński in 1758.
Telecom Nancy
The School of Engineering in Information Technology TELECOM Nancy (formerly Ecole Superieure D'informatique Et Applications De Lorraine or ESIAL) is a public school of engineering created in 1990 within the Université de Lorraine. TELECOM Nancy is a school associated to the Institut Mines-Télécom.
Musée de l'École de Nancy
The Musée de l'École de Nancy is a museum devoted to the École de Nancy, an Art Nouveau movement founded in 1901 by Émile Gallé, Victor Prouvé, Louis Majorelle, Antonin Daum and Eugène Vallin in the city of Nancy in Lorraine (France). They were joined by other artists, notably Jacques Grüber. The museum, opened in 1964, is set in the former house of a patron of the École de Nancy, Eugène Corbin. The architect was Lucien Weissenburger.
Arboretum de l'Abiétinée
The Arboretum de l'Abiétinée (1.5 hectares) is an arboretum located between Rue Pasteur and the Grand Allée in Malzéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. The garden is strongly linked to the history of French Art Nouveau but currently unmaintained. The private arboretum was created in 1902 by Eugène Schott, mayor of Malzéville and also vice president of the Société centrale d'horticulture de Nancy.
Jardin Dominique Alexandre Godron
The Jardin Dominique Alexandre Godron (1 hectare) is a historic botanical garden located at 3 rue Sainte-Catherine, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was founded in 1758 by Stanisław Leszczyński, the last Duke of Lorraine, as an adjunct to the Royal College of Medicine.
Jardin botanique du Montet
The Jardin botanique du Montet (27 hectares), sometimes also called the Jardin botanique de Nancy, is a major botanical garden operated by the Conservatoire et Jardins Botaniques de Nancy. It is located at 100, rue du Jardin Botanique, Villers-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France, and open daily; an admission fee is charged.
Porte Désilles
The porte Désilles (or mémorial Désilles) is a triumphal arch in the French city of Nancy. It is located on place du Luxembourg, on the northern extension of cours Léopold and the esplanade du Souvenir-Français, at the junction of rue Désilles, rue de Metz and rue de la Craffe. It was built between 1782 and 1784 to designs by the architect Didier-Joseph-François Mélin on the initiative of the Comte de Stainville, commander in chief of Lorraine.
Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy
The Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy is one of the oldest museums in France. It was created in 1793. It is hosted in one of the four large pavilions on the Place Stanislas created in 1755 by Stanislas Leszczyński, duke of Lorraine.
School of architecture of Nancy
The school of architecture of Nancy (école nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nancy, also called EAN) is one the twenty public schools of architecture in France, located 2 rue Bastien-Lepage in Nancy. Created in 1969, the school depends on the French ministry for the Culture and the Communication since 1996.
Gare de Nancy-Ville
Gare de Nancy-Ville is the main railway station serving the city Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, northeastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Strasbourg railway.
Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine
The Ducal Palace of Nancy or Palais ducal du Nancy is a palace in Nancy, France, which was home to the Dukes of Lorraine. It houses the Musée Lorrain, one of Nancy's principal museums, dedicated to the art, history and popular traditions of Lorraine until the early 20th century.
Société des forges de Châtillon-Commentry-Neuves-Maisons
The Compagnie anonyme de Châtillon et Commentry was a French steelmaking company, formed as a limited company in 1862 from the Société Bouguéret, Martenot et Cie. , a creation from the combination of several French iron makers in 1846. In 1898 the company merged with the Société métallurgique de Champigneulles et Neuves-Maisons to form the Société des forges de Châtillon-Commentry-Neuves-Maisons. In 1979 the works became part of Usinor, forming part of the Unimetal division in 1984.
Château de Fléville
The Château de Fléville is a castle located in the commune of Fléville-devant-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, in Lorraine, France. The current structure was completed in 1533 in the French Renaissance style, but includes a donjon built in 1320. Fléville was one of the few châteaux in Lorraine spared by Cardinal Richelieu (acting on the orders of Louis XIII) after the Thirty Years' War.
Bibliothèque municipale de Nancy
The Bibliothèque municipale de Nancy (est. 1750) is a public library in Nancy, France. It houses approximately 400,000 documents, books, maps, plans and prints. Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński began the collection in 1750. The library is located in a former university building at 43, rue Stanislas, in the center of Nancy, close to the Place Stanislas and the Gare de Nancy-Ville.