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Stenay

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Meuse

Stenay - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Meuse
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Combining landscapes of water and greenery, the Land of Stenay is crossed from South to North by the gentle valley of the Meuse and its rich meadows. To the west, it is crossed by the Côtes de Meuse, while to the east extends the vast and deep forest of Woëvre; to the north-west finally flows the Chiers and rise the last foothills of the Côtes de Moselle, which lean on the nearby Ardennes.

Stenay was first Celtic, then Gallo-Roman before becoming a royal Merovingian city in the 7th century. Residence of the last Merovingian king Dagobert II, of which a permanent exhibition room traces the memory near the Tourist Office, "Stenay Lorraine", still called Asthenidum then Sathanacum in the Middle Ages, was one of the most powerful strongholds of the valley of the Meuse after Sedan. Stenay was owned successively by Godefroy de Bouillon, the Dukes of Lorraine then by the Prince of Condé who connected with the Fronde, which led to the capture and dismantling of the city, ordered by Louis XIV in 1689. Some superb buildings that belonged to in the citadel still bear witness to this today, including the one housing the Beer Museum. Stenay then turned into an important bourgeois and industrial, military and cultural town. Having become French, the city nevertheless remained on the border and suffered all invasions; but the wars of 1870, 14-18 and 39-45 miraculously spared it.

Geographical information

MunicipalityStenay
Postcode55700
Latitude49.4924370 (N 49° 29’ 33”)
Longitude5.1873750 (E 5° 11’ 15”)
AltitudeFrom 163m to 303m
Surface area27.16 km²
Population2623 inhabitants
Density96 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureBar-le-Duc (100 km, 1:44)
Insee code55502
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois
DepartmentMeuse
TerritoryLorraine
RegionGreat East

Nearest cities & towns

Laneuville-sur-Meuse2.2 km (4 min)
Mouzay4.2 km (6 min)
Baâlon4.3 km (5 min)
Cesse4.8 km (7 min)
Martincourt-sur-Meuse5 km (6 min)
Luzy-Saint-Martin6.4 km (10 min)
Wiseppe6.5 km (9 min)
Inor6.6 km (8 min)
Beaufort-en-Argonne7.1 km (10 min)
Beauclair7.7 km (8 min)
Lamouilly8.3 km (11 min)
Nepvant8.4 km (12 min)
Halles-sous-les-Côtes9 km (11 min)
Olizy-sur-Chiers9 km (12 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Information points
Leisure centres

Events and festivities

Photos

Beer Museum
Beer Museum
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The Old Mill
The Old Mill
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Beer Museum
Beer Museum
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The Marina
The Marina
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Mayor and kiosk
Mayor and kiosk
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Marina and area motorhomes services
Marina and area motorhomes services
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Meuse
Meuse
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Friday morning Market
Friday morning Market
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Kiosk festival in June
Kiosk festival in June
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Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 16°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 17°C
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Thursday 21 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 18°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Shopping in a station converted into a local grocery
Local flavoursFreeDouzy (23 km)
Evening at Cabaret L'Angemont
Entertainment69 € to 119 € Ancemont (50 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
From Vaux-lès-Mouzon to Sailly
HikeIntermediate2:00Vaux-lès-Mouzon (13.5 km)
Around the farm of Sart
Village visitEasy1:30Vaux-lès-Mouzon (13.5 km)
Between forest and heritage
All-terrain bike itineraryIntermediate4:35Sedan (29 km)
Pâquis Loop
HikeEasy2:30Vouziers (37 km)
Sorcy Wood
Mountain bike itineraryEasy1:30Écordal (44 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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