Stenay

Stenay

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Stenay

Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 5°11′11″E / 49.4908°N 5.1864°E / 49.4908; 5.1864Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 5°11′11″E / 49.4908°N 5.1864°E / 49.4908; 5.1864
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Stenay
Intercommunality Pays de Stenay
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Stéphane Perrin
Area1 27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 2,749
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 55502 / 55700
Elevation 163–303 m (535–994 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Stenay is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Its inhabitants are called Stenaisiens.[1]

History

It was one of the last villages to experience fighting during the First World War.[2] Stenay was captured on 11 November 1918 by the American 89th Division under General William M. Wright only hours before the Armistice went into effect. The 89th lost 365 men to howitzer fire.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Gentilé on the web site www.habitants.fr. Accessed 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ John Hayes-Fisher , "The last soldiers to die in World War I", BBC News Magazine, 29 October 2008
  3. ↑ Joseph E. Persico. Wright's stated reason for the attack was because "the division had been in the line a considerable period without proper bathing facilities, and since it was realized that if the enemy were permitted to stay in Stenay, our troops would be deprived of the probable bathing facilities there." World War I: Wasted Lives on Armistice Day. History Net.
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