Laxou

Laxou
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Laxou
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Coordinates: 48°41′11″N 6°09′10″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Laxou
Intercommunality	Métropole du Grand Nancy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Garcia[1]
Area ^1	15.94 km^2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	14,671
• Density	920/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Laxovien(ne)s
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54304 /54520
Elevation	213–371 m (699–1,217 ft)
Website	www.laxou.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laxou (French pronunciation: [laksu]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a suburb, adjacent to the west of Nancy.

2002 125cc motorcycle world champion Arnaud Vincent was born here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	15,898	—
1975	16,766	+0.76%
1982	17,018	+0.21%
1990	15,490	−1.17%
1999	15,288	−0.15%
2007	14,875	−0.34%
2012	14,843	−0.04%
2017	14,444	−0.54%
2020	14,445	+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE