Damvillers (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃vile]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Damvillers was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, which was part of the Spanish Netherlands .[3] In 1552, France intervened in the princes' revolt and French troops laid siege to Damvillers. From 1559, Cristóbal de Mondragón was the governor of the fortress of Damvillers for more than a decade.[4] The former relations with Luxembourg are reflected in the municipality's current coat of arms.
In 1659, the city and the fortress were ceded to the Kingdom of France as a result of the Peace of the Pyrenees.
When Damvillers was besieged in 1552, Ambroise Paré (1510–1590) became the first surgeon to repair an artery during an amputation through use of a Ligature. His new method would soon replace the previously used cauterization.[5]
Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 582 | 588 | 631 | 674 | 627 | 620 | 636 | 652 | 626 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Joseph Groben: Connaissance de l’ancien Duché de Luxembourg (XXX): Damvillers, une enclave luxembourgeoise en pays mosan. In: Die Warte, vol. 51, no. 36, 25. November 1999, pp. 4.
- ↑ Raymond Fagel: Protagonists of War: Spanish Army Commanders and the Revolt in the Low Countries. Leuven University Press, Leuven 2021, ISBN 9789462702875, pp. 212.
- ↑ Joseph Albert Massard. "Damvillers, Mansfeld and Son: Ambroise Paré, the Father of Surgery, and Luxembourg." Lëtzebuerger Journal, vol. 60, no. 74, 17 April 2007, pp. 11–12. online. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
