Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (, literally Verdun on the 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 km 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.

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.