What is Verdun?
{{French commune |name = Verdun |image coat of arms = Blason_Verdun_55.svg |image = Porte_Verdun.JPG |caption = La Porte Chaussée |arrondissement = |canton = |INSEE = 55545 |postal code = 55100 | population demonym = |mayor = |term = |intercommunality = |coordinates = {{coord|49.0939|5.2318|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = |elevation min m = 194 |elevation max m = 330 |area km2 = 31.03 |population = 18327 |population date = 2012 }} [[File:Verdun-quai-londres.jpg|thumb|left|Quai de Londres]] '''Verdun''' is a [[Communes in France|commune]] in [[Lorraine]]. About 18,000 people live there. It is the sub-prefecture of the [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]] department and lies on the river of the same [[Meuse (river)|name]]. It has a long history. The city is known for its [[Dragée]]s, a [[confectionery]] which contain either [[almond]]s or [[anise]] [[seed]]s. The [[London]] Quai (Quai de Londres) is named in honor of the British capital that financed the city's reconstruction after [[Word War I]]. ==Related pages== * [[Treaty of Verdun]] * [[Battle of Verdun]] {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Verdun| ]]