Laxou

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Laxou

(2020–2026) Laurent Garcia^[1]Area

15.94 km² (6.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

14,671 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi)DemonymLaxovien(ne)sTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

54304 /54520

Elevation213–371 m (699–1,217 ft)Websitewww.laxou.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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

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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]

References

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