Nancy events. Historic City Centre. Nancy is famous around the world for its group of architectural masterpieces inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance. Entirely renovate, embellished and returned to pedestrians, the Place Stanislas is considered one of the most beautiful places in the world. The works to beautify the square were completed in 2005, and an exceptional quality was achieved, particularly in the gorgeous pavers which are extremely close to the original.
The gates have been gilded, the buildings and their decorative elements have been finely restored; this spectacular 18th century architectural gem square has been returned to its former glory. More than ever a place for conviviality and celebrations, the square has rediscovered, two and a half centuries after its inauguration, all its former charm. Portail. Nancy, France. Nancy (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃.si]; German Nanzig[1]) is a city in the north-eastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, and formerly the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, and then the French province of the same name. Place Stanislas, a large square built between March 1752 and November 1755 by Stanislaw I to link the medieval old town of Nancy and the new town built under Charles III in the 17th century, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city is the head of the department. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 410,509 inhabitants at the 1999 census, 103,602 of whom lived in the city of Nancy proper (105,100 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2004 estimates). History[edit] The earliest signs of human settlement in the area date back to 800 BC. With the death of the last Duke Stanislas in 1766, the duchy became a French province and Nancy remained its capital. In 1871, Nancy remained French when Prussia annexed Alsace-Lorraine. Geography[edit] Main sights[edit]