Stenay (French pronunciation: [stənɛ]) is a commune in north-eastern France. It lies in the Meuse department, which is located in the Lorraine portion of the Grand Est region.

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Stenay
Commune
A general view of Stenay
Coat of arms
Location of Stenay
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Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 5°11′11″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Stenay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Perrin[1]
Area 1	27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,471
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55502 /55700
Elevation	163–303 m (535–994 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Its inhabitants are called Stenaisiens.^[3]

In 679, the assassinated king Dagobert II was buried in the church of Saint-Remi in Stenay. In 872, King Charles the Bald had his body moved a newly built basilica dedicated to him. In 1069, the canons of the basilica were accused of laxness. Duke Godfrey the Bearded handed the basilica over to Gorze Abbey and it became a Benedictine priory. The Vita Dagoberti was written there. In 1580, the basilica was secularized and the cloisters demolished. In 1591, what remained was sacked by Huguenots.^[4]

Stenay was one of the last villages to experience fighting during the First World War.^[5] The village was captured on 11 November 1918 by the U.S. 89th Division, commanded by Major General William M. Wright, only hours before the Armistice with Germany went into effect. The 89th Division lost 365 men, mainly to enemy howitzer fire.^[6]

According to local tradition in antiquity, the village is named after a local temple of Saturn. The name has changed significantly over time, starting with Sathanagium and Astenidum, and, through natural language change, resulting in Stenay.

The progression of names is as follows:^[7][8]

• Sathanagium, Sathonagium (714)
• Astenidum (877) 
• Astanid (888) 
• Satenaium (900s) 
• Sathaniacum (900s) 
• Sathinidium (1036) 
• Sathanacum (1069) 
• Setunia (1000s) 
• Sathanacum villam (1079)
• Satiniacum, Sathiniacum (1086) 
• Sathanaco (1108) 
• Sathanacensi (1157) 
• Sathaniaco (1159) 
• Sathanai (1173) 
• Sethenac (1208) 
• Settenai (1243) 
• Sethenai (1264) 
• Sathenay (1276, 1399, 1463, 1483, 1549, 1558, 1585) 
• Sathanay (1284) 
• Satenay (1399) 
• Astenæum (1580) 
• Satanagus (1630) 
• Satanay, Sthenay (1643) 
• Stenay (1793)

The European Beer Museum (Musée Européen de la bière), founded in 1986, is considered the largest of its kind on the continent.^[10][11][12]

• Communes of the Meuse department