Meuse

Meuse
For the river, see Meuse (river).
Meuse
—  Department  —

Coat of arms
Location of Meuse in France
Coordinates: 49°00′N 05°20′E / 49°N 5.333°E / 49; 5.333Coordinates: 49°00′N 05°20′E / 49°N 5.333°E / 49; 5.333
Country France
Region Lorraine
Prefecture Bar-le-Duc
Subprefectures Commercy
Verdun
Government
 – 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.

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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.

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  • 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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