Bar-le-Duc

Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital).

History

Bar-le-Duc was at one time the seat of the countship, later duchy, of Bar. Though probably of ancient origin, the town was unimportant till the 10th century when it became the residence of the counts.

Related Topics:
Countship - Duchy

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Originally part of the early medieval duchy of Upper Lorraine. At some stage in the early modern period it was acquired by the neighbouring dukes of Lorraine.

Related Topics:
Upper Lorraine - Lorraine

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Population (1906): 14,624.

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See also: Counts and dukes of Bar

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