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Meuse is a department in northeast France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, named after the Meuse River
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
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Meuse is a department in northeast France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, named after the Meuse River
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
.

History

Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former provinces
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of Barrois
Barrois

Barrois, during the Middle Ages, was the territory of the counts and dukes of Bar, in the eastern part of present-day France, bordering Lorraine ....
 (area of Bar-le-Duc
Bar-le-Duc

Bar-le-Duc is a Communes of France in the Meuse Departments of France, of which it is the Prefectures in France . The department is in Lorraine in northeastern France...
) and Three Bishoprics
Three Bishoprics

The Three Bishoprics constituted a province of pre-French Revolutionary France consisting of the bishoprics of Bishopric of Verdun, Bishopric of Metz, and Bishopric of Toul in the Lorraine region....
 (area of Verdun
Verdun

Verdun is a city in the Meuse Departments of France in Lorraine in northeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although it is not the capital, but the slightly smaller Bar-le-Duc....
).

The department was one of the great battlefields of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
; an important battle was fought in 1916 at Verdun
Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical List of World War I Battles in World War I on the Western Front . It was fought between the German Army and France armies, from 21 February to 15 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun in northeastern France....
.

Geography

Meuse is part of the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 26 Regions of France of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy....
 and is surrounded by the French departments of Ardennes, Marne
Marne

Marne is a departments of France in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. The prefectures in France of Marne is Ch?lons-en-Champagne ....
, Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne

Haute-Marne is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Marne River....
, Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe River and Moselle River rivers.History ...
, and Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 on the north.

The important rivers are the following:
  • Meuse
    Meuse River

    File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
  • Aire
    Aire (Aisne)

    The Aire is a river in northern France, right tributary of the Aisne River. Its source is near the village Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire. Its course crosses the d?partements of France of Meuse and Ardennes ....
  • Chiers
    Chiers

    The Chiers is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse River. Its total length is about 130 km.The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg....
  • Ornain
    Ornain

    The Ornain is a 116 km long river in northeastern France, right tributary of the Saulx River . It is formed near the village Gondrecourt-le-Ch?teau by the confluence of the small rivers Ognon and Maldite....
  • Saulx
    Saulx River

    The Saulx is a 115 km long river in France, right tributary of the Marne River. Its source is near the village Germisay. Its course crosses the following d?partements of France and towns:...
  • Orge
    Orge

    The Orge is a 53 km long river in France, left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in the village Saint-Martin-de-Br?thencourt. Its course crosses the d?partements of France of Yvelines and Essonne....
  • Ognon
    Ognon

    Ognon may refer to:3 different rivers of France:* Ognon in Franche-Comt?, tributary of the Sa?ne* Ognon in Loire-Atlantique* Ognon, which becomes the Ornain after its confluence with the Maldite...
  • Vaise


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

  • Peace Palace Library