Saulxures-lès-Nancy

Saulxures-lès-Nancy (French pronunciation: [solsyʁ lɛ nɑ̃si], literally Saulxures near Nancy) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, located 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Nancy.

The commune covers an area of 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi).

The Château de Saulxures de Nancy dates from the reign of Louis XV, and was built c1730 by Count Claude-Marcel de Rutant, an ally of the Duke of Lorraine.

[3] The parish church of St Martin dates from the 18th century and was extended in the 1840s.

[4] The village has a primary school named after the author Maurice Barrès.