Montmédy
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"M. Montmédy (Hot. de la Gare; Croix d'Or), a fortress of the second class, with 2733 inhab., is picturesquely situated on the Chiers. The rocky and isolated hill (Mons Medius) from which the name is derived is occupied by the citadel. Montmédy was taken by Louis XIV. from the Spaniards in 1657. It was bombarded by the Germans in Sept. 1870, after Sedan; and returning in December, they forced it to capitulate by reducing it to a heap of ruins. — The church of Avioth, 4Y2 M. to the N., is a fine Gothic edifice of the 13-14th centuries."--Northern France, from Belgium and the English channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers |
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Montmédy is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is best known for its citadel.
Geography
The river Othain joins the Chiers in the eastern part of the commune. The village lies on the right bank of the Chiers.
Notable people
The eccentric harpist and composer Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856) was born in Montmédy where his father Karl Bochsa was an oboist belonging to the Army. Future President François Mitterrand was stationed as a soldier at Montmédy in 1939.
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