Meuse (möz), department (1990 pop. 196,344), NE France, in Lorraine, bordering on Belgium. Bar-le-Duc, the capital, and Verdun are the chief towns. Its industries include the manufacture of metals, foundry products, wood products, ceramics, and glass. Agriculture is concentrated in the Meuse River valley, where most of the department's people live. Part of the Argonne forest is in the north, and in the forested west and central regions there is extensive animal breeding.
Meuse
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For the river, see Meuse River.
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| Department number: | 55 |
| Region: | Lorraine |
| Prefecture: | Bar-le-Duc |
| Subprefectures: | Commercy Verdun |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 31 |
| Communes: | 498 |
| President of the General Council: | Christian Namy |
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| Population | Ranked 88th |
| -1999 | 192,198 |
| Population density: | 31/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 6211 km2 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
Meuse (French pronunciation: [møːz]) is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River.
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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.
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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