Varangéville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Nancy | |
| Canton | Lunéville-1 | |
| Community association | Pays du Sel et du Vermois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 38 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 197-323 m | |
| surface | 12.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,652 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 303 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54110 | |
| INSEE code | 54549 | |
 Saint-Gorgon Church |
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Varangéville is a French commune with 3,652 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 Lunéville-1 (until 2015: Canton Tomblaine ). The inhabitants are called Varangévillois (es) .
geography
Varangéville is located on the Meurthe , into which the Roanne flows here. The Canal de la Marne au Rhin runs right through the municipality . Varangéville is surrounded by the neighboring communities Lenoncourt in the north and northwest, Buissoncourt in the north, Haraucourt in the east and northeast, Dombasle-sur-Meurthe in the east and southeast, Rosières-aux-Salines in the south, Saint-Nicolas-de-Port in the southwest, Laneuveville-devant-Nancy to the west and Art-sur-Meurthe to the west and north-west.
The Varangéville-Saint-Nicolas train station is on the Paris – Strasbourg line .
history
At the end of the eighth century, the monks of Gorze established a priory here in Varangesi villa .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 4,382 | 4,385 | 4,301 | 4.126 | 4,001 | 4,241 | 4.121 | 3,652 |
Attractions
- Merovingian necropolis from the 6th to 8th centuries AD (with around 20 to 30 burials)
- Saint-Gorgon church from the 15th century, alterations in the 16th century, monument historique since 1907
- Former priory church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Ruins of the earlier 17th century Capuchin Convent
