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Bar-le-Duc

commune in Meuse, France
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Summary

Bar-le-Duc is a commune of France[1]. Bar-le-Duc ranks in the top 0.64% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,972 views/month, #200 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
  • Member of: Les Plus Beaux Détours de France[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Bar-le-Duc-Nord[5], canton of Bar-le-Duc-Sud[6], arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc[7], Meuse[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Ornain[10]
  • Head of government: Jacques Barbezange[11]
  • Shares border with: Behonne[12], Combles-en-Barrois[13], Fains-Véel[14], Longeville-en-Barrois[15], Montplonne[16], Naives-Rosières[17], Resson[18], Savonnières-devant-Bar[19]
  • Twinned administrative body: Griesheim[20], Wilkau-Haßlau[21], Gyönk[22], Tambov[23]
  • Postal code: 55000[24]
  • Commons category: Bar-le-Duc[25]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26], UTC+02:00[27]
  • Official website: http://www.barleduc.fr[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bar-le-Duc[29]
  • Email address: mailto:communication@barleduc.fr[30]
  • Population: 15,950[31], 15,548[32], 15,970[33], 14,985[34], 14,733[35], 19,159[36], 19,288[37], 18,471[38], 17,545[39], 16,944[40], 16,041[41], 15,895[42], 14,625[43], 14,592[44]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bar-le-Duc[45]
  • Phone number: +33-3-29-79-56-00[46]
  • Described by source: Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48]
  • Capital of: arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc[49], canton of Bar-le-Duc-Nord[50], canton of Bar-le-Duc-Sud[51], canton of Bar-le-Duc-2[52], canton of Bar-le-Duc-1[53], Meuse[54]
  • Official name: Bar-le-Duc[55]
  • List of monuments: list of historic monuments in Bar-le-Duc[56]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bar-le-Duc[57]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bar-le-Duc[58]
  • Female population: 7937[59]
  • Male population: 7048[60]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Bar-le-Duc include Bar-le-duc jelly[61].

Why It Matters

Bar-le-Duc has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Bar-le-Duc is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for Bar-le-Duc include Bar-le-duc jelly[61].

FAQs

What awards did Bar-le-Duc receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

Related Entities

Behonne France Francis, Duke of Guise Mary of Lorraine Nicolas Oudinot Raymond Poincaré

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [24] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [52] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  57. [59] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q28091
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  2. 22w ago · Arancycn · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Jacques Barbezange, Martine Huraut, Nelly Jaquet
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  3. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
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    Population → {'amount': '+15950'}, {'amount': '+15548'}, {'amount': '+15970'} +14
    Member of → Les Plus Beaux Détours de France
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