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Meuse department
This page is about the department in France. For the river, see Meuse (river).

Meuse is a department found in the east of France in the Grand Est region. Its prefecture is Bar-le-Duc. Its population is about 193,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.


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  • Bank of the Meuse at Zwindrecht (Holland)

    Auguste Paul Charles Anastasi, Bank of the Meuse at Zwindrecht (Holland), c. 1857, lithograph, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC

  • Meuse River SPOT 1140

    The Meuse seen from SPOT satellite. The village in the lower right of the photo is Bogny-sur-Meuse; the village in the upper left is Revin.

  • Dinant Rochers Freyr R01

    The Meuse and the Rochers de Freÿr, in front of the Castle of Freÿr south of Dinant

  • 01-Namur-290305 (1)

    The Meuse at Namur, capital of Belgium's Wallonia

  • Meuse fragnee

    The Meuse at Liège, third river port of Europe

  • Maas

    The Meuse (Maas) at Maastricht

  • Tussen Gennep en Oeffelt, de Maas foto6 2015-11-02 14.52

    Meuse near Gennep

  • Maas grave

    Meuse near Grave

  • Appeltern, de Maas foto7 2011-01-16 14.43

    Meuse near Appeltern

See also

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