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Verdun | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Verdun-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Verdun |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Samuel Hazard[1] |
Area 1 | 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,689 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/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. |
Imperial City of Verdun | |||||||
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? – 1648 | |||||||
Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
Capital | Verdun | ||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | Uncertain | ||||||
1648 | |||||||
1648 | |||||||
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Today part of | France |
Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/,[3] also UK: /ˈvɛərdʌn/,[4] US: /vɛərˈdʌn/,[5] French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ⓘ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is Bar-le-Duc, which is slightly smaller than Verdun. It is well known for giving its name to a major battle of the First World War.
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