Montmédy
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Place details
- Locality
- Montmédy
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,188
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Montmédy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Montmédy haut Fo1JPG.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Place de l’Hôtel de Ville: the fountain and Saint-Martin's church
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Montmédy (Meuse).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Verdun
- French commune.canton
- Montmédy
- French commune.INSEE
- 55351
- French commune.postal code
- 55600
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Montmédy
- French commune.elevation m
- 294
- French commune.elevation min m
- 177
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Montmédy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Verdun
- Population
- +2052
- Area
- +23.49
- Elevation
- +244
- Shares border with
- Villécloye
- Official website
- www.montmedy.fr
- Image
- Montmédy1.JPG
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Citadel of Montmédy
- Geography
- Population
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Montmédy (, ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
==Citadel of Montmédy== The citadel of Montmédy|left|thumb In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became the capital of his territory – later it belonged to Luxembourg, Burgundy, Austria and Spain. The original castle was replaced with a fortress by Charles V in the 16th century.