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.

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Label Occurrences
Meuse canonical 12
Côtes de Meuse 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French department
administrativeRegion Grand Est
borderedBy Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region

Belgium
Haute-Marne
Marne
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Vosges
linked to: Vosges Mountains
capital Bar-le-Duc
contains Argonne forest area
linked to: Argonne Forest

Douaumont Ossuary
Fort Douaumont
Fort Vaux
Verdun battlefield
linked to: Verdun, France
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
linked to: Verdun, France
hasRiver Aire River
Meuse River
linked to: Meuse

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
northeastern France
namedAfter Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
partOf French Republic
former region Lorraine
prefecture Bar-le-Duc
subprefecture Commercy
Verdun
linked to: Verdun, France
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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