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Étain () is a commune in the
The town, which dates from the late 7th/early 8th century, does not have any natural defense features so has fallen to the Prussians and Russians in 1815 right after the
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
department in Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administ ...
in north-eastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
.
Geography
Étain is situated on the riverOrne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Verdun
Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...
.
History
The town, which dates from the late 7th/early 8th century, does not have any natural defense features so has fallen to the Prussians and Russians in 1815 right after the Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh C ...
, and to the Germans in 1870, 1914 and again in 1940.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Étain-Rouvres Air Base
* Petitcollin
*
The town of Etain
Communes of Meuse (department) Duchy of Bar {{Meuse-geo-stub
Route nationale 18
The route nationale 18 (RN18) is a trunk road ( nationale) in north east France. The RN 18 was constructed in 1959.
Étain to Longwy (0-49km)
The road begins at Étain at a junction with the N3, heads north to Longuyon and then turns northeas ...
* Sidi Brahim Barracks
Sidi Brahim Barracks (french: Caserne Sidi Brahim) is a former army barracks in Étain, France, just off highway N3 to Metz.
The name Sidi Brahim comes from a tomb located in western Algeria near the Moroccan frontier. On September 21, 1845, a ...
References
External links
The town of Etain
Communes of Meuse (department) Duchy of Bar {{Meuse-geo-stub