Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | |
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 The basilica in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | |
  Saint-Nicolas-de-Port  Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | |
| Coordinates:48°37′54″N6°18′11″E / 48.6317°N 6.3031°E /48.6317; 6.3031 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Jarville-la-Malgrange |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Sel et du Vermois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Luc Binsinger[1] |
Area 1 | 8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 7,363 |
| • Density | 895/km2 (2,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54483 /54210 |
| Elevation | 201–292 m (659–958 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃nikɔladəpɔʁ]) is acommune in theMeurthe-et-Moselledépartement in north-easternFrance.[3]
The town's basilica,Saint Nicolas, is a pilgrimage site, supposedly holdingrelics ofSaint Nicholas brought from Italy. It is one of France'sMonuments historiques, and aminor basilica since 1950.
The town's inhabitants are known asPortois. In the past, thePortois were known as loudmouths; their neighbours across theMeurthe atVarangéville liked to gather on the opposite river bank to bombard them with a chorus indicating a wish to defecate in their mouths:
which in the localLorrain dialect means:
St Nicholas-de-Port is also known for fossil remains of very early (late Triassic) ancestral mammals.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 7,279 | — |
| 1975 | 7,490 | +0.41% |
| 1982 | 7,482 | −0.02% |
| 1990 | 7,706 | +0.37% |
| 1999 | 7,505 | −0.29% |
| 2007 | 7,597 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 7,633 | +0.09% |
| 2017 | 7,520 | −0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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