Métropole Grand Nancy

Métropole Grand Nancy
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
No. of communes 20
Established 1996
Seat Nancy
Government
  President André Rossinot (Radical)
  Term of office 2014-2020
Area
  Total 142.30 km2 (54.94 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 254,074
  Density 1,785/km2 (4,620/sq mi)
Budget approx.¹
Website Grand-Nancy.org
¹ After compensatory transfer of local tax euros to the communes of the Urban Community.

Métropole Grand Nancy (formerly the Urban Community of Greater Nancy) is the French intercommunal structure gathering the city of Nancy and some of its suburbs, in Grand Est.

History

The Urban Community of Greater Nancy (French: Communauté urbaine du Grand Nancy), was created in 1996.

On July 1, 2016, the Metropolis replaces the Urban Community in accordance with a decree of April 2016.[1]

Member communes

Administration

The Metropolitan Council consists of 80 members, one of them being the president, currently André Rossinot, the former mayor of Nancy.

References

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