Its headquarters are in Bar-le-Duc, capital of the department.
The departmental council consists of 34 departmental councilors, elected from the 17 cantons of Meuse for a six year term.
The current president of the departmental council is Jérôme Dumont (DVD) since the 2021 elections, succeeding Claude Léonard.
[1][2] To support the president, 10 vice-presidents are appointed with the delegation of functions.
This Meuse geographical article is a stub.