Barrois

The Barrois is an geographical area being located in France. This zone covers approximately the south-western quarter of the department of the Meuse. It should not be confused with the county then Duché of Bar which extended to the doors from Metz and of the county of Luxembourg.
Barrois is made conspicuous by geographical, historical and socio-economic characteristics.

Geography

Localization

The Barrois is a territory of the South-west of the department of the Meuse. The principal city which can be seen like the historical capital about it is Bar-le-Duc. Barrois is thus the country surrounding Bar-le-Duc.

In this article, and except contrary mention, the zone which name indicates Barrois includes the extension of current the Pays Barrois , which rather precisely corresponds to the traditional country.

Physical geography

Barrois is primarily formed of the plate of the same name. The culminating point, that of the department of the Meuse, is traditionally located at the “Bush of Amanty”, at an altitude of approximately 425 m (although false values are also given). However, by consulting the site of the Géoportail, one finds on the commune of Light comedy-the-High, a point to 451 m of altitude.

The point low, as for him, is at Remennecourt, with an altitude from approximately 124 Mr.

Hydrography

The Plate barrois belongs to the catchment area of the the Seine. Two principal rivers drain Barrois: the Saulx and the Ornain. Although this last seems more important, it is tributary of Saulx. One finds also the Chée in the northern part, it also affluent of Saulx; the latter jettant itself in the the Marne.

Climate

Demography

density: 41 h/km ²

Prehistory

History

Gallo-Roman period

In an original manner, current Barrois recovers what was the Western part of the territory that occupied the Gallic tribe Leuques. One thus finds several establishments major such as the Oppidum of Boviolles or that of Fains-Véel, both located at the accesses of the Ornain. Below the fortified town of Boviolles, was established as from the first century before our era the town of Nasium.

Same time, one finds traces with Bar-le-Duc of a human installation, then named Caturige.

The Middle Ages

Philippe the Beautiful one made expier with Henri III dearly his alliance with the English. Captive fact in Bruges, Henri III was obliged to sign, in 1301, the famous treaty by which he recognized liege man of king de France for the part of his States de Barrois located at sleeping of the Meuse, towards the kingdom of France; such is the origin of Barrois driving and nonmoving Barrois. For this time, all that the counts and dukes of Bar had on left bank of the Meuse has been looked like concerning the crown of France.

To XVe century the duchy of Bar turns over to the house of Lorraine

Barrois went back to France only in February 23rd, 1766 with Lorraine following the death of Stanislas Leszczyński, Duc of Lorraine and Bar in title and ex-king de Pologne

Culture

Economy

Agriculture

Industries

Transport

Tourism

The Barrois Country

(within the meaning of the Law Voynet)

Objectives

Stakes

Organization

Means

See too

Bar-le-Duc
the department of the Meuse
the Lorraine area
Duchy of Bar
the moving Barrois
List of the counts then dukes of Bar

External bonds

the Internet site of the Barrois Country, country within the meaning of the law of February 4th, 1995 (see the article Wikipédia on this subject)
data of INSEE (format pdf)

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