Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
	Commune
	A general view of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
	Coat of arms
	Location of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
	Verdun-sur-le-Doubs Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
	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
Intercommunality	Trois Rivières du Verdunois
Area 1	7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	1,083
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71566 /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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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

In 1995 (and since) sixteen communes, followed shortly by four others, united to form the Community of Communes of the Trois Rivieres (CC3R).[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.

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
"Some dates that have marked Verdun sur le Doubs" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Tourism office

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] "Some dates that have marked Verdun sur le Doubs" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)