Verdun | |
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Verdun and the Meuse river
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Coordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°ECoordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°E | |
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 | ||||||||
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Capital | Verdun | |||||||
Government | Republic | |||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||
• | Established | Uncertain Enter start year | ||||||
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Three Bishoprics annexed by France |
1552 1552 |
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Peace of Westphalia recognises annexation |
1648 |
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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.
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.