Lunéville

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Coordinates: 48°35′22″N 6°30′06″E / 48.5894444444, 6.50166666667

Administration
Commune of Lunéville Theater of Lunéville
Location

Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Lunéville
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Lunévillois
Mayor	Michel Closse (2001-2008)
Statistics
Land area^¹	16.34 km²
Population^² (1999)	20,200
- Density	1,236.2/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
Postal code	54 300
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lunéville is a commune in the French région of Lorraine. It is a sous-préfecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département. Population (1999): 20,200. It is located in northeastern France on the Meurthe River.

1 History
2 Sights
3 Births
4 External links

[edit] History

The Treaty of Lunéville was signed there on February 9, 1801 between the French Republic and the Austrian Empire by Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, and Joseph Bonaparte. Lunéville was "the place to be" in the XVIII century, all the great philosophers were there, and it was the place where the duke of Lorraine lived. The town was also the home of painter Georges de La Tour for much of his career.

[edit] Sights

The most important tourist attraction is the ducal château which suffered serious damage when a fire broke out in January 2003. Lunéville is also known for its faïence industry. An 18th century palace here, a residence of Stanislaus I, was damaged during World War II. The synagogue was built in 1786 thanks to Louis XVI’s express permission. The first to be built in France since the 13th Century, it was classed as a Historic Monument in 1980.