Saint-Nicolas-de-Port
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də pɔʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.[3]
Saint-Nicolas-de-Port | |
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Coordinates: 48°37′54″N 6°18′11″E | |
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 (2021)[2] | 7,364 |
• Density | 890/km2 (2,300/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. |
The town's basilica, Saint Nicolas, is a pilgrimage site, supposedly holding relics of Saint Nicholas brought from Italy. It is one of France's Monuments historiques, and a minor basilica since 1950.
The town's inhabitants are known as Portois. In the past, the Portois were known as loudmouths; their neighbours across the Meurthe at Varangéville liked to gather on the opposite river bank to bombard them with a chorus indicating a wish to defecate in their mouths:
- Booyaî d'Senn 'Colais,
- Tend tet ghieule quand je...
which in the local Lorrain dialect means:
- Loudmouths of St Nicks,
- Open your gob when I'm taking a...[4]
St Nicholas-de-Port is also known for fossil remains of very early (late Triassic) ancestral mammals.