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To a large extent, modern France lies within clear limits of physical geography.Roughly half of its margin lies on sea coasts: one continuous coastline along "La Manche" ("the sleeve" or English Channel) and the Atlantic Ocean forming the country's north-western and western edge, and a shorter, separate coastline along the Mediterranean Sea forming its south-eastern edge.
The identity of the "Verdun" mentioned in sources is disputed because there are many cities called Verdun in Europe (such as Verdun-sur-Garonne in Occitania and Verdun-sur-le-Doubs). [10] While many still identify it as Verdun on the Meuse, some argue that Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is a more feasible identification.
The contemporary West Frankish Annales Bertiniani describes Charles arriving at Verdun, "where the distribution of portions" took place. After describing the portions of his brothers, Lothair the Emperor (Middle Francia) and Louis the German (East Francia), he notes that "the rest as far as Spain they ceded to Charles". [7]
Verdun-en-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdœ̃ ɑ̃ loʁaɡɛ] ⓘ, literally Verdun in Lauragais; Occitan: Verdun de Lauragués, before 1958: Verdun) [3] is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
The border between France and Spain in Portalet d'Aneu Marker indicating the border between France and Spain, in the towns of Llivia and Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (Pyrénées-Orientales) The Franco-Spanish border runs for 656.3 kilometres (407.8 mi) between southwestern France and northeastern Spain.
Somme (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Sonme) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region. It is bordered by Pas-de-Calais and Nord to the north, Aisne to the east, Oise to the south and Seine-Maritime to the southwest.
Verdun-sur-Garonne (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdœ̃ syʁ ɡaʁɔn], literally Verdun on Garonne; Occitan: Verdun de Garona) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
The town hall in Haudainville ... Verdun: Canton: Verdun-2: ... (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See ...