Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

Local nameSaint-Nicolas-de-Port
LocationFrance

Saint-Nicolas-de-Port is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.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,

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

Coordinates 48°37'51.671" N 6°18'8.082" E

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