Meuse

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Meuse is a department in northeastern France known for its rural landscapes and significant World War I battlefields, including Verdun.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
administrativeRegion Grand Est NERFINISHED
borderedBy Ardennes
Belgium
Haute-Marne
Marne NERFINISHED
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Vosges
capital Bar-le-Duc NERFINISHED
contains Argonne forest area
Douaumont Ossuary
Fort Douaumont
Fort Vaux
Verdun battlefield
country France
createdAs one of the original 83 French departments
createdOn 1790
hasAgriculture cereal crops
forestry
livestock farming
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
tourism related to World War I
hasHeritage fortified sites
military cemeteries
war memorials
hasMajorTown Commercy
Ligny-en-Barrois
Saint-Mihiel
Verdun
hasRiver Aire River
Meuse River
Ornain River
hasSpecialty dragées de Verdun
madeleines de Commercy
historicalRegion Lorraine
knownFor Battle of Verdun sites
World War I battlefields
rural landscapes
language French
locatedIn Grand Est NERFINISHED
northeastern France
namedAfter Meuse River
partOf French Republic
former region Lorraine
prefecture Bar-le-Duc NERFINISHED
subprefecture Commercy
Verdun
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST


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