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Dun-sur-Meuse | |
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 The village of Dun-sur-Meuse | |
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| Coordinates:49°23′12″N5°11′02″E / 49.3867°N 5.1839°E /49.3867; 5.1839 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Ploner[1] |
Area 1 | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 590 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonym | dunois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55167 /55110 |
| Elevation | 170–282 m (558–925 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dun-sur-Meuse (French pronunciation:[dœ̃syʁmøz], literallyDun onMeuse) is acommune in theMeusedepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.
Among notable residents was the painterHector Leroux, who was buried in the cemetery there.[3]
In the11th century,Duke Godfrey III of theHouse of Ardenne–Verdun built a castle on the hill, which was expanded in 1402 with a fortified surrounding wall.Henri,Duke of Bouillon, seized control of the fortress in 1592. The castle was demolished in August 1642, as were many fortified locations inLorraine, on the order of KingLouis XIII.[4][5] In 1648,Anne of Austria, Louis' widow, gave control of the town toLouis, Grand Condé.
The upper town was heavily damaged in the fighting ofWorld War I.
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