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Bar-le-Duc

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bar-le-Duc , town (1990 pop. 18,577), capital of Meuse dept., NE France, in Lorraine. It has textile mills, iron foundries, printing plants, and metallurgical and food-processing industries. Situated in the picturesque Ornain valley, Bar-le-Duc has preserved many old houses (16th, 17th, and 18th cent.). It has a 15th-century church and one from the 13th and 14th cent. It was the capital of the county (later duchy) of Bar, an irregularly shaped area stretching from the Marne to the Luxembourg frontier. The duchy passed (15th cent.) to René of Anjou, later also duke of Lorraine. Bar thereafter... Read more
Raymond Poincare
(born Aug. 20, 1860, Bar-le-Duc, France—died Oct. 15, 1934, Paris) French politician. A lawyer, he served in the Chamber of Deputies (1887–1903) and... Read more
Meuse
, department (1990 pop. 196,344), NE France, in Lorraine , bordering on Belgium. Bar-le-Duc , the capital, and Verdun are the chief towns. Its industries include the manufacture of metals, foundry products, wood products... Read more

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