Canton of Ligny-en-Barrois

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The canton of Ligny-en-Barrois is an administrative division of the Meuse department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ligny-en-Barrois.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Meuse is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse. Meuse is part of the current region of Grand Est and is surrounded by the French departments of Ardennes, Marne, Haute-Marne, Vosges, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and has a short border with Belgium on the north. Parts of Meuse belong to Parc naturel régional de Lorraine. Front lines in trench warfare during World War I ran varying courses through the department and it hosted an important battle/offensive in 1916 in and around Verdun.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

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References

1 2 "Décret n° 2014-166 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Meuse | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-11.

Coordinates: 48°41′N5°19′E / 48.69°N 5.32°E / 48.69; 5.32

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[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-166 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Meuse | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-11.