Montmédy
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Montmédy | |
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Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 5°22′00″E / 49.5203°N 5.3667°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Montmédy |
Intercommunality | Pays de Montmédy |
Area 1 | 23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 2,031 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55351 /55600 |
Elevation | 177–336 m (581–1,102 ft) (avg. 294 m or 965 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montmédy (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃.me.di], German: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Citadel of Montmédy
In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became the capital of his territory – later it belonged to Luxembourg, Burgundy, Austria and Spain. The original castle was replaced with a fortress by Charles V in the 16th century.
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Buildings, including a church dating back to the 17th century, can be found inside the citadel itself; it still is used as a place to live. Most of the buildings are derelict or already collapsed; some of them are still in use as tenements. An Office de Tourisme (Tourist Office) can be found in the citadel.
Geography
The river Othain joins the Chiers in the eastern part of the commune. The village lies on the right bank of the Chiers.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,196 | — |
1975 | 2,250 | +0.35% |
1982 | 2,024 | −1.50% |
1990 | 1,943 | −0.51% |
1999 | 2,260 | +1.69% |
2007 | 2,263 | +0.02% |
2012 | 2,311 | +0.42% |
2017 | 2,136 | −1.56% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
Notable people
A museum is devoted to the painter Jules Bastien-Lepage. The eccentric harpist and composer Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789–1856) was born in Montmédy where his father Karl Bochsa was an oboist belonging to the Army. Future President François Mitterrand was stationed as a soldier at Montmédy in 1939.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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