Stenay

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FieldValue
nameStenay
commune statusCommune
imageStenay 4juni2006.jpg
captionA general view of Stenay
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Stenay (Meuse).svg
arrondissementVerdun
cantonStenay
INSEE55502
postal code55700
mayorStéphane Perrin
term2020–2026
coordinates
elevation min m163
elevation max m303
area km227.16
population
population date
population footnotes
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|name = Stenay |commune status = Commune |image = Stenay 4juni2006.jpg |caption = A general view of Stenay |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Stenay (Meuse).svg |arrondissement = Verdun |canton = Stenay |INSEE = 55502 |postal code = 55700 |mayor = Stéphane Perrin |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = |coordinates = |elevation min m = 163 |elevation max m = 303 |elevation m = |area km2 = 27.16 |population = |population date = |population footnotes = Stenay () is a commune in north-eastern France. It lies in the Meuse department, which is located in the Lorraine portion of the Grand Est region.

Its inhabitants are called Stenaisiens.

History

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In 679, the assassinated king Dagobert II was buried in the church of Saint-Remi in Stenay. In 872, King Charles the Bald had his body moved a newly built basilica dedicated to him. In 1069, the canons of the basilica were accused of laxness. Duke Godfrey the Bearded handed the basilica over to Gorze Abbey and it became a Benedictine priory. The Vita Dagoberti was written there. In 1580, the basilica was secularized and the cloisters demolished. In 1591, what remained was sacked by Huguenots.

Stenay was one of the last villages to experience fighting during the First World War. The village was captured on 11 November 1918 by the U.S. 89th Division, commanded by Major General William M. Wright, only hours before the Armistice with Germany went into effect. The 89th Division lost 365 men, mainly to enemy howitzer fire.

Toponymy

According to local tradition in antiquity, the village is named after a local temple of Saturn. The name has changed significantly over time, starting with Sathanagium and Astenidum, and, through natural language change, resulting in Stenay.

The progression of names is as follows:

  • Sathanagium, Sathonagium (714)
  • Astenidum (877)
  • Astanid (888)
  • Satenaium (900s)
  • Sathaniacum (900s)
  • Sathinidium (1036)
  • Sathanacum (1069)
  • Setunia (1000s)
  • Sathanacum villam (1079)
  • Satiniacum, Sathiniacum (1086)
  • Sathanaco (1108)
  • Sathanacensi (1157)
  • Sathaniaco (1159)
  • Sathanai (1173)
  • Sethenac (1208)
  • Settenai (1243)
  • Sethenai (1264)
  • Sathenay (1276, 1399, 1463, 1483, 1549, 1558, 1585)
  • Sathanay (1284)
  • Satenay (1399)
  • Astenæum (1580)
  • Satanagus (1630)
  • Satanay, Sthenay (1643)
  • Stenay (1793)

Population

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |4125 |1975 |3767 |1982 |3693 |1990 |3202 |1999 |2952 |2007 |2797 |2012 |2749 |2017 |2597

Tourism

The European Beer Museum (Musée Européen de la bière), founded in 1986, is considered the largest of its kind on the continent.

References

References

  1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
  2. [http://www.habitants.fr/stenay Gentilé] on the web site ''www.habitants.fr''. Accessed 5 January 2016.
  3. Paul J. Fouracre. (2008). "Frankland: The Franks and the World of the Early Middle Ages". Manchester University Press.
  4. John Hayes-Fisher, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7696021.stm "The last soldiers to die in World War I"], ''BBC News Magazine'', 29 October 2008
  5. [[Joseph E. Persico]]. Wright's stated reason for the attack was because "the division had been in the line a considerable period without proper bathing facilities, and since it was realized that if the enemy were permitted to stay in Stenay, our troops would be deprived of the probable bathing facilities there." ''[http://www.historynet.com/world-war-i-wasted-lives-on-armistice-day.htm World War I: Wasted Lives on Armistice Day]''. History Net.
  6. Félix Liénard, Topographical Dictionary of the Meuse Department, 1872.
  7. {{Cassini-Ehess. 36830. Stenay
  8. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-55502#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  9. "Musée de la bière".
  10. "Meuse tourism".
  11. "Meuse tourism".

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