Dun-sur-Meuse

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Dun-sur-Meuse

(2020–2026) Pierre Ploner^[1]Area

6.41 km² (2.47 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

613 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)DemonymdunoisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

55167 /55110

Elevation170–282 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: [dœ̃ syʁ møz], literally Dun on Meuse) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Among notable residents was the painter Hector Leroux, who was buried in the cemetery there.^[3]

History

In the 11th century, Duke Godfrey III of the House 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 in Lorraine, on the order of King Louis XIII of France.^[4]^[5] In 1648, Anne of Austria, Louis' widow, gave control of the town to Louis, Grand Condé.

The upper town was heavily damaged in the fighting of World War I.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Gohel, Louis-Michel, et. al. Louis-Hector Leroux (Verdun 1829-Angers 1900). Peintures et esquisses, Musées de Bar-le-Duc et Verdun, Imprimerie du Barrois, January, 1988, p. 25.
^ "Le château de Dun-sur-Meuse (55)". La Lorraine d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2024. (in French)
^ Calmet, Antoine Augustin (1840). Notice de la Lorraine (in French). Vol. 1. Lunéville: Mme. George. p. 313.