Verdun (medieval, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse)'s a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in northeastern France. It's a sub-prefecture of the department. Verdun's the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department's the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc. History Verdun (- meaning "strong fort") was founded by the Gauls (as its Celtic name shows; "Dunum"'s the Latinized version of a Celtic word meaning oppidum). It's been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since… (More on Verdun)