Meuse
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Meuse — Department — 
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Location of Meuse in France
Coordinates: 49°00′N 05°20′E / 49°N 5.333°ECoordinates: 49°00′N 05°20′E / 49°N 5.333°E Country France Region Lorraine Prefecture Bar-le-Duc Subprefectures Commercy
VerdunGovernment – President of the General Council Christian Namy Area1 – Total 6,211 km2 (2,398.1 sq mi) Population (1999) – Total 192,198 – Rank 88th – Density 30.9/km2 (80.1/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Department number 55 Arrondissements 3 Cantons 31 Communes 498 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Meuse (French pronunciation: [møz]) is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse.
History
Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former provinces of Barrois (area of Bar-le-Duc) and Three Bishoprics (area of Verdun).
The department was one of the great battlefields of World War I; an important battle was fought in 1916 at Verdun.
Geography
Meuse is part of the current region of Lorraine and is surrounded by the French departments of Ardennes, Marne, Haute-Marne, Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Belgium on the north. Parts of Meuse belong to Parc naturel régional de Lorraine.
The important rivers are the following:
Demographics
The population has decreased sharply since the 19th century, with the rural exodus to the cities.
See also
- Cantons of the Meuse department
- Communes of the Meuse department
- Arrondissements of the Meuse department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Meuse Tourism Guide
- (French) Official Tourist Board website
- (English) Rhine-Meuse delta studies
- Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law Peace Palace Library
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Meuse — Region Lothringen … Deutsch Wikipedia
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meuse — MEUSE, f. penac. Est le nom d un village ou Bailliage de Chaulmont en Bassigny, Meuse aussi est le nom d une riviere fameuse, qui prend le nom dudit village, laquelle borne d un costé le Royaume de France, et neantmoins, la souveraineté et… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Meuse — (spr. Möhs), Fluß u. Departement, so v.w. Maas … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Meuse — (spr. mös ), Fluß und Departement, s. Maas … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Meuse — (spr. möhs ), franz. Name der Maas. – Das Dep. M., im nordöstl. Frankreich, 6241 qkm, (1901) 283.480 E.; Hauptstadt Bar le Duc … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Meuse — [møːz], 1) die, französischer Name der Maas. 2) Département in der Region Lothringen, Ostfrankreich, 6 216 km2, 192 000 Einwohner; Verwaltungssitz: Bar le Duc. … Universal-Lexikon
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