Étain, Meuse

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For the Irish mythological character, see Étaín

Étain is a town in Meuse département of the Lorraine région in France situated on the Orne River.

It is located approximately 15 miles to the east north east of Verdun. The town, which dates from the late 7th/early 8th century, does not have any natural defense features so has fallen to the Prussians and Russians in 1815 right after the Battle of Waterloo, and to the Germans in 1870, 1914 and again in 1940.

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• The town of Etain

Coordinates: 49°13′N, 5°38′E