Type: | metro |
Métropole du Grand Nancy | |
Insee: | 54 |
Creation: | July 2016 |
Nbcomm: | 20 |
Seat: | Nancy |
President: | Mathieu Klein |
Party: | PS |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Pop: | 257431 |
Datepop: | 2018 |
Area: | 142.3 |
Website: | Grand-Nancy.org |
Métropole du Grand Nancy is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nancy. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. It was created in July 2016, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy.[1] Its area is 142.3 km2. Its population was 257,431 in 2018, of which 104,885 in Nancy proper.[2]
The Urban Community of Greater Nancy (French: Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy), was created in 1996. On July 1, 2016, the Metropolitan community replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a decree of April 2016.[1]
The 20 communes of the metropolis are:[1] [3] [4]
The Metropolitan Council consists of 80 members, one of them being the president, currently André Rossinot, the former mayor of Nancy.