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Meuse (department)
Meuse
is a
department
in northeast
France
, named after the
River Meuse
. Meuse is part of the current
region
of
Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
and is surrounded by the French departments of
Ardennes
,
Marne
,
Haute-Marne
,
Vosges
,
Meurthe-et-Moselle
, and has a short border with
Belgium
on the north. Parts of Meuse belong to
Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
. Front lines in
trench warfare
during
World War I
ran varying courses through the department and it hosted an important battle/offensive in 1916 in and around
Verdun
.
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