Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
Part of Verdun-Ciel
A general view of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
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Location of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
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Coordinates: 46°53′49″N 5°01′27″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chalon-sur-Saône
Canton	Gergy
Commune	Verdun-Ciel
Area ^1	7.27 km^2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	942
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	71350
Elevation	173–180 m (568–591 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdœ̃ syʁ lə du], literally Verdun on the Doubs) is a former commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[2] On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Verdun-Ciel.[3]

Position and history

It is in the south-centre of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté at the confluence of the Doubs and the Saône in the Bresse plain, near Beaune and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Chalon-sur-Saône.

It has been more than a farmstead since early medieval times and acted as a fortified place at the French kingdom's frontier for several centuries.

As to the German military administration in occupied France during World War II Verdun-sur-le-Doubs was on the north-south Demarcation Line.

Community of communes

Since 2015, Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is part of the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse.[2]

Economy

Today it is, aside from retirement, a highly agricultural and touristic local economy well known for fishing, river boating, local produce and cuisine. Pôchouse is the local dish of various freshwater fish, dry Burgundy white wine (Bourgogne aligoté), cream, herbs and seasoning.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
2. Commune de Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (71566), INSEE
3. Arrêté du 27 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Verdun-Ciel, Légifrance, retrieved 16 January 2025

External links

• Tourism office

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