"A place that should not be forgotten " a Verdun-sur-Meuse Travel Page by Segolily

We really didn't see much of the town of Verdun. We stayed south and drove through only to get oriented for a tour of the battlefields which we had come to see. The Battle of Verdun was surely the battle of all battles. Raging for months with no end in sight. We were on a WWII tour, but included this area because it was on our way to Bastogne and because we wanted also to see St Mihiel (the WWI battle where George Patton first led tanks), and the monuments south of Verdun.

What we hadn't realized was that Verdun is a water town. The Meuse river allows river travel. That would be a great way to see some off the beaten paths!
The town is also much larger than I was expecting. I believe we wandered through the whole town for longer than we wanted trying to get the right street out.

Verdun's history is long and vital to France. The Treaty of Verdun in 843 divided the Charlemagne empire between his grandsons and Verdun became a part of the Lotharingie realm between what became France and what became Germany. It has been a battle ground ever since.