Bar-le-Duc

Also known as Bar-sur-Ornain, Bar-sur-Meurthe

Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France.

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Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France that serves as the capital of the Meuse département (administrative division). It was historically known simply as "Bar" before its name was expanded to its current form.

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Place details

Locality: Bar-le-Duc
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 18,595

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Key facts

French commune.name: Bar-le-Duc
French commune.commune status: Prefecture and commune
French commune.image: Panorama de Bar-le-Duc.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Bar-le-Duc (Meuse).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Bar-le-Duc
French commune.canton: Bar-le-Duc-1 and 2
French commune.INSEE: 55029
French commune.postal code: 55000
French commune.mayor: Martine Joly
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.party: UDI
French commune.intercommunality: CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
French commune.elevation m: 240
French commune.elevation min m: 175
French commune.elevation max m: 327
French commune.area km2: 23.62

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Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France.

The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, shut in by wooded or vine-clad hills, and is traversed by the Ornain, which is crossed by several bridges. It is bordered on the north-east by the Marne–Rhine Canal and on the south-west by a small arm of the Ornain called the Canal des Usines, on the left bank of which the upper town (Ville Haute) is situated.

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