Damvillers
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Montmédy | |
| Community association | Damvillers Spincourt | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 24' E | |
| height | 197-353 m | |
| surface | 18.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 651 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55150 | |
| INSEE code | 55145 | |
 Saint-Maurice Church |
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Damvillers is a French commune with 651 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Verdun and was the capital of the canton of Montmédy until 2015 (until 2015: canton Damvillers ).
geography
The municipality of Damvillers is located on the Thinte , a tributary of the Loison , about 25 kilometers north of Verdun .
history
Damvillers was part of the Spanish Netherlands scoring Duchy of Luxembourg and was in 1659 with the Peace of the Pyrenees to the Kingdom of France ceded. The former relations with Luxembourg are reflected in the current coat of arms of the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 582 | 588 | 631 | 674 | 627 | 620 | 636 | 652 |
Attractions
- Statue Jules Bastien-Lepage by Auguste Rodin
- Saint-Maurice church with two porches for one entrance
Medical historical note
During the siege of Damvillers in 1552, Ambroise Paré (1510–1590) first performed an arterial ligature during an amputation . His new method should soon replace the previously used cautery . Damvillers then belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg .
Personalities
- Louis Henri Loison (1771-1816), French general
- Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), Napoleonic general, 1830 Marshal of France
- Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), painter
- Jules Liégeois (1833–1908), lawyer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 320-323.
- Lucien de Chardon: Damvillers et son canton: vingt siècles d'histoire . Verdun 1973.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ JA Massard: Damvillers, Mansfeld and son: Ambroise Paré, the father of surgery, and Luxemburg. In: Lëtzebuerger Journal 2007, No. 74 (April 17), pp. 11–12.
- ^ J. Groben: Connaissance de l'ancien Duché de Luxembourg (XXX): Damvillers, une enclave luxembourgeoise en pays mosan. In: Die Warte, 51 (36), November 25, 1999, p. 4.