Étain () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography Étain is situated on the river Orne, approximately to the east north east of Verdun.
History
The town, which dates from the late 7th/early 8th century, does not have any natural defense features so has fallen to the Prussians and Russians in 1815 right after the Battle of Waterloo, and to the Germans in 1870, 1914 and again in 1940.
Population
See also Communes of the Meuse department Étain-Rouvres Air Base Petitcollin Route nationale 18 Sidi Brahim Barracks
References
External links
The town of Etain