Verdun

Verdun
Verdun and the Meuse river
Verdun
Location within Grand Est region  Verdun
Coordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°E / 49.162; 5.3876Coordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°E / 49.162; 5.3876
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Government
• Mayor	Samuel Hazard
Area1	31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	18,327
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Imperial City of Verdun
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
? – 1552
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Capital		Verdun
Government		Republic
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Established	Uncertain Enter start year
•	Three Bishoprics     annexed by France	1552 1552
•	Peace of Westphalia     recognises annexation	1648
Succeeded by Early modern France
Today part of		France

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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Verdun (/vɛərˈdʌn, vɜːr-/;French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁ.dœ̃]; medieval German: Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.

Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.

Verdun (Verodunum, a latinisation of a place name meaning "strong fort") was founded by the Gauls. It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century, with interruptions. The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts.