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Encyclopedia > Meuse (département)
Meuse
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Coat of Arms de la Meuse


Details
Information
Number 55
Region Lorraine
Prefecture Bar-le-Duc
Subprefecture Commercy
Verdun
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... is divided into 26 régions, further subdivided into départements. ... Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... The term prefecture has been used to denote a self-governing body or area since the time of Constantine I, who divided the Roman Empire into 4 districts (each divided into dioceses). ... Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... Verdun, sometimes also called Verdun-sur-Meuse, is a city in northeast France, in the département of Meuse, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...

Ranked 88th


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31 /km²
Area 6,211 km²
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 31
Communes 498
President of the
general council		 Bertrand Pancher
Location
Location of de la Meuse in France

Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The commune is an administrative division of France. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The Meuse(Maas) at Maastricht Length 925 km Elevation of the source 409 m Average discharge 230 m³/s Area watershed 36 000 km² Origin France Mouth Hollands Diep Basin countries France - Belgium - Netherlands The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a large European river rising in France, flowing through Belgium and...

Contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

History

Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Lorraine. The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ...


The department was one of the great battlefields of World War I. An important battle was fought in 1916 at Verdun. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Verdun is the name of several communes in France: Verdun, in the Meuse département, site of the Battle of Verdun during World War I. Verdun, in the Ariège département Also part of the name of: Château-Verdun, in the Ariège département Verdun-en-Lauragais, in the Aude département Verdun-sur...


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. Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country (its highest point is under 700 m), primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région) and Germany, where this range is known as... Marne is a region in France. ... Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ... Vosges is a French département, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ...


The important rivers are the following:

  • Meuse
  • Aire
  • Chier
  • Orlain
  • Saulx
  • Orge
  • Oignon
  • Vaise

Demographics

The population has decreased sharply since the 19th century, with the rural exodus to the cities.


External links

  • Prefecture website (http://www.meuse.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
  • Conseil Général website (http://www.cg55.fr/) (in French)
  • http://www.tourisme-meuse.com/ (in French)
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