Nancy is a city and commune in the Lorraine region of northeastern France. The city is the prefecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 410,509 inhabitants at the 1999 census, 103,602 of...

The earliest signs of human settlement in the area date back to 800 BC. Early settlers were likely attracted by easily mined iron ore and a ford in the Meurthe River. A small fortified town named Nanciacum (Nancy) was built by Duke Gérard around 1050....

The Place Stanislas named after the Polish king and duke of Lorraine Stanislaw Leszczynski, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance were added on the World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO in 1983. ( See The place Stanislas - 360° view-) The "École...