Laxou
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | Laxou (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Nancy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 9 ′ E | |
| height | 213-371 m | |
| surface | 15.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 14,444 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 906 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54520 | |
| INSEE code | 54304 | |
| Website | http://www.laxou.fr/ | |
 Church Saint-Genès |
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Laxou is a French commune with 14,444 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It is the main town in the Laxou canton of the same name in the Nancy district .
geography
Laxou borders the city center of Nancy immediately to the west . The two cities merge into one another without any visible border. Autoroute A33 branches off from Autoroute A31 in the district of Laxou . To the west of Laxou is the Forêt de Haye forest area .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 14,392 | 15,898 | 16,766 | 17,018 | 15,490 | 15,288 | 14,875 | 14,444 |
Mairie Laxou
Place du jet d'eau
Town twinning
- Heubach , Germany, since 1964
- Andéramboukane , Mali , since 1999
- Tillia , Niger, since 2008
Personalities
Born in Laxou
- Laurent Petitgand (* 1959), composer, film composer, singer, actor and instrumentalist
- Fabrice Parme (* 1966), comic artist
- Laurent Hénart (* 1968), politician and mayor of Nancy
- Marie Jay Marchand-Arvier (* 1985), ski racer
- Basile Camerling (* 1987), football player
- Benjamin Jeannot (* 1992), football player
Other people associated with Laxou
- Bénédict Augustin Morel (1809–1873), psychiatrist, was from 1848 to 1856 head of a psychiatric institution in the Maréville district.
- Saint-Just Péquart (1881–1944), archaeologist, lived in Laxou from 1924. His former property is the current town hall of the city.
- Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), pilot and athlete, died in Laxou.
Web links
Commons : Laxou - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Les mille et une vies de Saint-Just Péquart , L'Est Republicain, August 13, 2017, accessed May 8, 2020 (French).