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Meuse (IPA: [møːz]) is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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:
[edit] Demographics
The population has decreased sharply since the 19th century, with the rural exodus to the cities.
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[edit] External links
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