| Verdun-sur-le-Doubs | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (Saône-et-Loire).svg |
| Insee: | 71566 |
| Postal Code: | 71350 |
| Arrondissement: | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| Canton: | Gergy |
| Intercommunality: | Saône Doubs Bresse |
| Coordinates: | 46.8969°N 5.0242°W |
| Elevation M: | 180 |
| Elevation Min M: | 173 |
| Elevation Max M: | 180 |
| Area Km2: | 7.27 |
Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (pronounced as /fr/, literally Verdun on the Doubs) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[1]
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 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.
Since 2015, Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is part of the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse.[1]
Today it is, aside from retirement, a highly agricultural and touristic local economy well known for fishing, river boating, local produce and cuisine. French: Pôchouse is the local dish of various freshwater fish, dry Burgundy white wine (Bourgogne aligoté), cream, herbs and seasoning.