• Historic times
  • The Great War in the Meuse 1914-1918
    • The Battlefield of Verdun
      Verdun, Capital of the Great War
    • Battle sites of the Argonne area
    • The battle sites of Saint-Mihiel, Les Eparges and the Woëvre
    • The rear of the French Front Line
      The rear of the German Front Line
  • Nasium, the Gallo-Roman town
  • The Duchies of Bar and Lorraine
    • Bar-le-Duc, former capital of the Duchy of Lorraine
    • Marville, the Spanish Renaissance
    • Ligier Richier, sculptor of the Renaissance
    • Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine
  • The Meuse, a Frontier Territory
    • Montmédy Citadel
    • Fortified churches in Meuse
  • Joan of Arc and the Middle Ages
    • Vaucouleurs
    • Gombervaux
    • Domrémy la Pucelle
  • Art Nouveau in the Meuse
    • Art Nouveau in the Meuse
    • The artists of the Ecole de Nancy
  • The Great Men who have marked the Meuse and Characters of Today
    • Inventors
    • Men of Politics and Historical Figures
    • Artists
    • Characters of Today
  • From rural heritage to remarkable churches
    • The Lorraine architecture
    • Washhouses and fountains
    • Remarkable sites and religious buildings
  • Museums of the Meuse
  • Researching your ancestors, genealogy
• Ideas on how to spend a day
  • Major events in Meuse
  • Lorraine Gastronomy and specialities of the Meuse
    • Specialities of the Meuse
    • Lorraine Gastronomy
    • The Mirabelle of Lorraine
    • Meuse truffle
    • Meuse beers and wines
  • Ideas for excursions
  • Skills and talents
• Natural trend
  • Hunting and fishing in the Meuse
    • The Meuse – the angler’s paradise
    • Hunting
  • Watersports activities
    • Madine lake
    • Leisure centres
    • The river Meuse and the canals, river tourism
    • Canoeing
  • The environment and nature
    • Lorraine regional nature reserve
    • Centre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement
    • Flora and fauna
    • Parks and gardens
  • Art and nature
  • Natura 2000
  • Horse riding
  • Hiking
    • Trails and footpaths
    • Argonne forest
    • Hiking with donkeys
  • Active leisure activities
    • Caving
    • Golf
    • Paint-balling
  • Cycling
    • Biking in the Meuse
    • Hiring and repairing one’s bike
  • Aerodromes, microlight clubs, hot-air balloons...
• Ideas for breaks
  • Ideas for breaks
  • The Meuse, a camper van destination

Inventors

Joseph Cugnot

Joseph Cugnot was a French inventor who was born at Void-Vacon in 1725 and died in Paris in 1804. He is known for having designed and built the first self-propelled, steam-driven vehicle. In 1771, Choiseul financed his building of "Le Fardier", the first steam-driven vehicle, designed to pull pieces of artillery. This model of the oldest self-propelled vehicle has been in the Musée des Arts et Métiers (Museum of Arts and Industry) in Paris since 1801.

Nicolas Lebel

Nicolas Lebel was a French soldier who was born in Saint-Mihiel in 1838 and died in 1891 at Vitré. He created the French Army gun that bears his name: the 1886 Lebel. This gun was used by the French Army until 1940.

Pierre Michaux

Pierre Michaux, born at Bar-le-Duc in 1813, was the inventor of the velocipede with pedals in 1861 with his son Ernest, then the motorised velocipede in 1870. There is a monument at Bar-le-Duc that honours the two inventors.

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