Nancy
(Lorraine)
Pop: 135,000 (city) 415,000 (metro)
Nancy, another industrial city, is located in northeastern
France on the Meurthe River with habitation roots dating to
800 B.C.
Charles the Bold was killed in the Battle of Nancy in
1477.
Of interest also is the city's Scottish connection.
While Nancy's motto is "No one touches me with impunity,"
Scotland's royal motto is "No one provokes me with
impunity," both refer to the thistle plant, a symbol of both
Lorraine and Scotland.
Nancy claims the following birth denizens: Francis I,
Roman Emperor, Henri Poincare, mathematician and Antoine
Drouot, a Napoleonic general.
Attractions in Nancy
Musee de I'Ecole de Nancy
Scott Mineo train station
Nancy botanical gardens
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carriere and Place d'Alliance - all World
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