Dun-sur-Meuse explained

Dun-sur-Meuse
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Dun-sur-Meuse (Meuse).svg
Arrondissement:Verdun
Canton:Stenay
Insee:55167
Postal Code:55110
Mayor:Pierre Ploner[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois
Coordinates:49.3867°N 5.1839°W
Elevation M:175
Elevation Min M:170
Elevation Max M:282
Area Km2:6.41
Demonym:dunois

Dun-sur-Meuse (in French pronounced as /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.[2]

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.[3] [4] 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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Le château de Dun-sur-Meuse (55) . October 13, 2010 . La Lorraine d'hier et d'aujourd'hui . April 7, 2024 . (in French)
  4. Book: Calmet, Antoine Augustin . Antoine Augustin Calmet . 1840 . Notice de la Lorraine . Lunéville . Mme. George . 313 . 1 . French .