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Verdun
La Porte Chaussée
La Porte Chaussée
Coat of arms of Verdun
Coat of arms
Verdun is located in France
Verdun
Verdun
Location in France
Verdun is located in Grand Est
Verdun
Verdun
Location in Grand Est
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meuse
Area
1
 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 18,327
 • Density 590.62/km2 (1,529.70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55545 /55100
Elevation 194–330 m (636–1,083 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Verdun-quai-londres
Quai de Londres

Verdun is a commune in Lorraine. About 18,000 people live there. It is the sub-prefecture of the Meuse department and lies on the river of the same name. It has a long history. The city is known for its Dragées, a confectionery which contain either almonds or anise seeds. The London Quai (Quai de Londres) is named in honor of the British capital that financed the city's reconstruction after Word War I.

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  • 1638 Tassin view of Verdun edited reduced

    Bird's-eye view of Verdun in 1638

  • Fort Douaumont Ende 1916 rotated North at top

    Aerial photograph of Fort Douaumont towards the end of 1916.

  • Aerial Photographs of the Western Front Q48890

    Citadel of Verdun during World War I.

  • The Great war (1915) (14578428098)

    The city after the German bombardment, 1916.

  • French 87th Regiment Cote 34 Verdun 1916

    Men of the French 87th Infantry Regiment during the Battle of Verdun, 1916.

  • Verdun 4juni2006 043

    Charlemagne at the summit of Verdun's Victory Monument

  • Verdun 5

    A portion of the battlefield today

  • Monument de la Voie Sacrée 1

    The Voie Sacrée memorial at Nixéville-Blercourt near Verdun, commemorating the French army's intensive use of the Bar-le-Duc to Verdun road during the battle

  • I world war memorial

    World War I memorial

  • Mairie Verdun

    Verdun town hall

  • Cathedrale Verdun

    Verdun Cathedral

  • Verdun 4juni2006 041

    Verdun episcopal palace

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