Étain, Meuse

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For the Irish mythological character, see Étaín

Coordinates: 49°12′58″N 5°37′48″E / 49.216, 5.63

Commune of Étain

The church of Étain

Location
Étain, Meuse (France)
Étain, Meuse
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Étain
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du pays d'Étain
Mayor Jean Picart
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 210 m (avg.)
Land area¹ 20 km²
Population²
(2004)
3,706
 - Density 189/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 550181/ 55400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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

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[edit] Geaography

It is located approximately 15 miles to the east north east of Verdun.

[edit] History

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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Coordinates: 49°13′N, 5°38′E