Dun-sur-Meuse
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meuse | |
| Arrondissement | Verdun | |
| Canton | Stenay | |
| Community association | Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 11' E | |
| height | 170-282 m | |
| surface | 6.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 661 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 103 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 55110 | |
| INSEE code | 55167 | |
 Hotel de ville Dun-sur-Meuse |
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Dun-sur-Meuse is a French commune with 661 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It is located in the arrondissement of Verdun and was the capital of the canton of Dun-sur-Meuse until 2015 , since then the municipality has belonged to the canton of Stenay .
geography
The municipality of Dun-sur-Meuse is located on the Meuse between Verdun and Sedan at an altitude between 170 and 282 m above sea level. The municipality covers 6.41 km².
history
A parade of delegations of the troops took place on December 21, 1917 in front of the highest warlord, Kaiser Wilhelm II . He paid tribute to their achievements with the parade and the awards that were subsequently presented .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 717 | 700 | 782 | 747 | 806 | 752 | 752 | 661 |
Personalities
- Jean Ipoustéguy (1920–2006), French artist and sculptor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4 , pp. 351-356.
Web links
Commons : Dun-sur-Meuse - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ^ Gustav Riebensahm: "Infantry Regiment Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands (2nd Westphalian) No. 15 in the World War 1914-18" from 1931 Minden