Vandières (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | Pont-à-Mousson | |
| Community association | Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ' N , 6 ° 2' E | |
| height | 172-375 m | |
| surface | 12.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 925 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54121 | |
| INSEE code | 54546 | |
| Website | http://www.vandieres54.fr/ | |
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Vandières is a French commune with 925 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nancy and the Canton of Pont-à-Mousson (until 2015: Canton Dieulouard ). The inhabitants are called Vandiérois .
geography
Vandières is located about 31 kilometers north-northwest of Nancy on the Moselle . Vandières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pagny-sur-Moselle in the north, Vittonville in the east and northeast, Champey-sur-Moselle in the east, Pont-à-Mousson in the south and southeast, Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson in the south, Villers-sous-Prény in the south-west, Vilcey-sur-Trey in the west and south-west and Prény in the north-west.
The Vandières TGV train station is in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 790 | 779 | 763 | 903 | 942 | 964 | 924 | 921 |
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Attractions
- 19th century church Saint-Pierre
- Moselle viaduct
- Castle from the 15th / 16th centuries century
Personalities
- Johannes von Gorze (around 900–974), monk, monastic reformer
- François-Nicolas Fririon (1766–1840), division general
- Léon Zéliqzon (1858–1944), Romanist
