Laxou

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Laxou

Total population

14,671

Air quality index

27Good

Elevation213 m

Land area15.94 km²

Coordinates48.68°, 6.15°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Laxou is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a suburb, adjacent to the west of Nancy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Thierry de Martel

French neurosurgeon (1876–1940)

Isabelle de Ludres

French lady-in-waiting (1647-1726)

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André Aubréville

French botanist (1897-1982)

Alexandre-François Desportes

French painter (1661–1743)

Jean-Pierre Cattenoz

French archbishop

J

Josselin Henry

Olympic rifle shooter

Alfred Finot

French sculptor (1876–1947)

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Bernard Hugo

French politician (1925-2001)

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Charles Gasparini

French association football player

C

Charles Thomas

French resistance fighter

C

Claude Rolland

French pianist (1920-1993)

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Georges Darmois

French mathematician (1888-1960)

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Gérard Grégoire

French association football player (1949-1980)

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Jacques Rousselot

French businessman

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Jean-Edmond Lamaze

French military personnel (1912-1995)

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Louis Michel

French politician (1871–1936)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Jarville-la-Malgrange
  2.4 mi away · pop. 9,374
• Laneuveville-devant-Nancy
  4.1 mi away · pop. 6,551
• Ludres
  4.4 mi away · pop. 6,081
• Lay-Saint-Christophe
  4.9 mi away · pop. 2,370
• Vitrimont
  14.4 mi away · pop. 390
• Blainville-sur-l'Eau
  14.7 mi away · pop. 3,927
• Bonviller
  16.1 mi away · pop. 178
• Rehainviller
  16.8 mi away · pop. 1,051
• Phlin
  16.8 mi away · pop. 43
• Saint-Firmin
  18.4 mi away · pop. 288
• Vic-sur-Seille
  18.5 mi away · pop. 1,329
• Croismare
  20 mi away · pop. 639

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-17

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-09-16

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-09-15

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-09-15

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers