Editing Verdun (section)

{{short description|Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France}}
{{For-multi|the 1916 battle|Battle of Verdun|other uses}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|Verdun|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Verdun
|commune status     = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image              = Porte Verdun.JPG
|caption            = Verdun and the Meuse river
|image coat of arms = Blason Verdun 55.svg
|arrondissement     = Verdun
|canton             = [[Canton of Verdun-1|Verdun-1]] and [[Canton of Verdun-2|2]]
|INSEE              = 55545
|postal code        = 55100
|mayor              = Samuel Hazard<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020&ndash;2026
|coordinates        = {{coord|49.162|5.3876|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|intercommunality   = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Verdun|CA Grand Verdun]]
|elevation min m    = 194
|elevation max m    = 330
|area km2           = 31.03
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|urban pop=22,801}}

'''Verdun''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɜːr|ˈ|d|ʌ|n}} {{respell|vur|DUN}},<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Verdun,+Battle+of |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826213353/https://www.dictionary.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2022-08-26 |title=Verdun, Battle of |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|UKalso|ˈ|v|ɛər|d|ʌ|n}} {{respell|VAIR|dun}};<ref name="Collins">{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/verdun|title=Verdun|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|USalso|v|ɛər|ˈ|d|ʌ|n}} {{respell|vair|DUN}};<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Verdun|access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|fr|vɛʁdœ̃|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Verdun.wav}}; official name before 1970: '''Verdun-sur-Meuse''') is a city in the [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] [[departments of France|department]] in [[Grand Est]], northeastern [[France]]. It is an [[arrondissement]] of the department.

In 843, the [[Treaty of Verdun]], which divided the [[Carolingian Empire]] into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there. An episcopal principality of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] since the 10th century, Verdun was subjugated by France in 1552, during the "Voyage to Austrasia". Along with the other free cities of the Empire, [[Metz]] and [[Toul]], it formed the province of the Three Bishoprics, which was attached to the [[Kingdom of France]] in 1648 by the [[Treaty of Münster (1648)|Treaty of Münster]].

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 [[Battle of Verdun|its name to the longest battle in modern history]] in the [[World War I|First World War]].