Meurthe-et-Moselle: Place Stanislas and Art Nouveau Heritage
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 from the portions of the old Meurthe and Moselle departments that remained French after the Franco-Prussian War. Nancy, the prefecture, is a city of remarkable architectural coherence. Place Stanislas, built in the 1750s by Stanislas Leszczynski (the exiled King of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the finest public squares in Europe.
Nancy was also the cradle of Art Nouveau in France; the Ecole de Nancy movement produced Emile Galle, the Daum crystal works, and furniture designers who rivalled their Belgian and Austrian contemporaries. The population exceeds 745,000. Luneville, with its own chateau, and Toul, with a Gothic cathedral, are the main secondary towns. The university in Nancy is significant, with over 50,000 students across multiple institutions.
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Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 from the portions of the old Meurthe and Moselle departments that remained French after the Franco-Prussian War. Nancy, the prefecture, is a city of remarkable architectural coherence. Place Stanislas, built in the 1750s by Stanislas Leszczynski (the exiled King of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the finest public squares in Europe.
Nancy was also the cradle of Art Nouveau in France; the Ecole de Nancy movement produced Emile Galle, the Daum crystal works, and furniture designers who rivalled their Belgian and Austrian contemporaries. The population exceeds 745,000. Luneville, with its own chateau, and Toul, with a Gothic cathedral, are the main secondary towns. The university in Nancy is significant, with over 50,000 students across multiple institutions.
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