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Nancy, FranceNancy (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, matematician and Antoine Drouot, a Napoleonic general. Scott Mineo train station Nancy botanical gardens, Place StanislasPlace de la Carriere and Place d'Alliance-all World Heritage Sites Notre-Dame do SionSt-Nicolas du Port Cristallerie Daum-crystal plantContemporary Music Festival held annually every May Eglise des CordeliersMusee des Beaux-Arts,Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours Palais Ducal,porte de la CraffeSpring Carnival held annually in March St Epvre churchThe Pepiniere-English-style garden St Nicolas Procession held December 3rdHotels in Nancy
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