Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Nancy

The city of Nancy (Communauté Urbaine du Grand Nancy) is located in the département of Meurthe-et-Moselle, part of the Lorraine region. It has a population of 258,268. Traditionally, the economy of Nancy has been dominated by the iron and steel industry. However, since the 1970s, the economy has undergone a restructuring, and the city has encouraged businesses, particularly those related to high technologies, to locate in the area. There is now a significant cluster of R&D activities located at Nancy University. The Communauté Urbaine du Grand Nancy is composed of 20 municipalities that take joint decisions on issues of urban management such as public transport and other sustainable development initiatives. The mayors of the communes elect a President who heads the public organisation. The city is part of a larger urban zone (LUZ) of 410,508 inhabitants that covers an area of 1838 km2, and is based on the French concept of 'aire urbaine'. Please note that data for French cities are based on Eurostat estimations, pending the the results of the 2009 census.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004261,053
3422004414,9341:1.59
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
24720040%1:1
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200142%
297200135%1:0.84
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%
27320015%1:0.91
Average size of households  
    
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€1,100
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,000
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200138%
305200150%1:1.29
Percentage of households living in social housing200121%
192200117%1:0.79
Average living area in m2 per person200138
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200187.97
250   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200111%
308200110%1:0.90
Unemployment rate - female200111%
307200111%1:0.95
Employment rate200155%
273   
Activity rate200162%
307200164%1:1.03
GDP per head (€)2001€21,176
2962001€22,0221:1.04
Median disposable annual household income(€)2001€15,080
1382001€14,8671:0.99
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200113%
118200111%1:0.86
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200154%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001117
2342001821:0.71
% of working age population with only primary education  
    
% of working age population with tertiary education  
    
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200419
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320043
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum  
    
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill19960%
36   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20011,816
27220011141:0.06
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car199169%
102199169%1:1
Average time of journey to work (mins.)199122
961991221:0.98

SUB CITY LEVEL

19 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 13593Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%5%8%1:2.25
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200114%42%60%1:4.23
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20013%5%6%1:2.26
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20015%10%16%1:3.26
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20012%4%6%1:2.72
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20016%11%24%1:3.88
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200112%19%21%1:1.70
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20015721,81613,3931:23.40