# Arrondissement of Verdun

The arrondissement of Verdun is an arrondissement of France in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region. It has 254 communes. Its population is 82,317 (2021), and its area is 2,828.6 km$^2$ (1,092.1 sq mi). Six communes in the arrondissement have been uninhabited since the First World War.

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Verdun, and their INSEE codes, are:
* Abaucourt-Hautecourt (55002)
* Aincreville (55004)
* Ambly-sur-Meuse (55007)
* Amel-sur-l'Étang (55008)
* Ancemont (55009)
* Arrancy-sur-Crusnes (55013)
* Aubréville (55014)
* Autréville-Saint-Lambert (55018)
* Avillers-Sainte-Croix (55021)
* Avioth (55022)
* Avocourt (55023)
* Azannes-et-Soumazannes (55024)
* Baâlon (55025)
* Bantheville (55028)
* Baulny (55033)
* Bazeilles-sur-Othain (55034)
* Beauclair (55036)
* Beaufort-en-Argonne (55037)
* Beaumont-en-Verdunois (55039)
* Belleray (55042)
* Belleville-sur-Meuse (55043)
* Belrupt-en-Verdunois (55045)
* Béthelainville (55047)
* Béthincourt (55048)
* Bezonvaux (55050)
* Billy-sous-Mangiennes (55053)
* Blanzée (55055)
* Boinville-en-Woëvre (55057)
* Bonzée (55060)
* Bouligny (55063)
* Boureuilles (55065)
* Brabant-en-Argonne (55068)
* Brabant-sur-Meuse (55070)
* Brandeville (55071)
* Braquis (55072)
* Bras-sur-Meuse (55073)
* Bréhéville (55076)
* Breux (55077)
* Brieulles-sur-Meuse (55078)
* Brocourt-en-Argonne (55082)
* Brouennes (55083)
* Buzy-Darmont (55094)
* Cesse (55095)
* Champneuville (55099)
* Charny-sur-Meuse (55102)
* Charpentry (55103)
* Chattancourt (55106)
* Chaumont-devant-Damvillers (55107)
* Chauvency-Saint-Hubert (55110)
* Chauvency-le-Château (55109)
* Cheppy (55113)
* Châtillon-sous-les-Côtes (55105)
* Cierges-sous-Montfaucon (55115)
* Le Claon (55116)
* Clermont-en-Argonne (55117)
* Cléry-le-Grand (55118)
* Cléry-le-Petit (55119)
* Combres-sous-les-Côtes (55121)
* Consenvoye (55124)
* Cuisy (55137)
* Cumières-le-Mort-Homme (55139)
* Cunel (55140)
* Damloup (55143)
* Damvillers (55145)
* Dannevoux (55146)
* Delut (55149)
* Dieppe-sous-Douaumont (55153)
* Dieue-sur-Meuse (55154)
* Dombasle-en-Argonne (55155)
* Dombras (55156)
* Dommartin-la-Montagne (55157)
* Dommary-Baroncourt (55158)
* Domremy-la-Canne (55162)
* Doncourt-aux-Templiers (55163)
* Douaumont-Vaux (55537)
* Doulcon (55165)
* Dugny-sur-Meuse (55166)
* Dun-sur-Meuse (55167)
* Duzey (55168)
* Écouviez (55169)
* Écurey-en-Verdunois (55170)
* Eix (55171)
* Les Éparges (55172)
* Épinonville (55174)
* Esnes-en-Argonne (55180)
* Étain (55181)
* Éton (55182)
* Étraye (55183)
* Flassigny (55188)
* Fleury-devant-Douaumont (55189)
* Foameix-Ornel (55191)
* Fontaines-Saint-Clair (55192)
* Forges-sur-Meuse (55193)
* Fresnes-en-Woëvre (55198)
* Froidos (55199)
* Fromeréville-les-Vallons (55200)
* Fromezey (55201)
* Futeau (55202)
* Gercourt-et-Drillancourt (55206)
* Gesnes-en-Argonne (55208)
* Gincrey (55211)
* Gouraincourt (55216)
* Gremilly (55218)
* Grimaucourt-en-Woëvre (55219)
* Gussainville (55222)
* Génicourt-sur-Meuse (55204)
* Halles-sous-les-Côtes (55225)
* Han-lès-Juvigny (55226)
* Hannonville-sous-les-Côtes (55228)
* Harville (55232)
* Haudainville (55236)
* Haudiomont (55237)
* Haumont-près-Samogneux (55239)
* Heippes (55241)
* Hennemont (55242)
* Herbeuville (55243)
* Herméville-en-Woëvre (55244)
* Les Islettes (55253)
* Inor (55250)
* Iré-le-Sec (55252)
* Jametz (55255)
* Jouy-en-Argonne (55257)
* Julvécourt (55260)
* Juvigny-sur-Loison (55262)
* Labeuville (55265)
* Lachalade (55266)
* Lamouilly (55275)
* Landrecourt-Lempire (55276)
* Laneuville-sur-Meuse (55279)
* Lanhères (55280)
* Latour-en-Woëvre (55281)
* Lemmes (55286)
* Liny-devant-Dun (55292)
* Lion-devant-Dun (55293)
* Lissey (55297)
* Loison (55299)
* Louppy-sur-Loison (55306)
* Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre (55307)
* Luzy-Saint-Martin (55310)
* Maizeray (55311)
* Malancourt (55313)
* Mangiennes (55316)
* Manheulles (55317)
* Marchéville-en-Woëvre (55320)
* Marre (55321)
* Martincourt-sur-Meuse (55323)
* Marville (55324)
* Maucourt-sur-Orne (55325)
* Merles-sur-Loison (55336)
* Milly-sur-Bradon (55338)
* Mogeville (55339)
* Moirey-Flabas-Crépion (55341)
* Mont-devant-Sassey (55345)
* Montblainville (55343)
* Montfaucon-d'Argonne (55346)
* Les Monthairons (55347)
* Montigny-devant-Sassey (55349)
* Montmédy (55351)
* Montzéville (55355)
* Moranville (55356)
* Morgemoulin (55357)
* Mouilly (55360)
* Moulainville (55361)
* Moulins-Saint-Hubert (55362)
* Moulotte (55363)
* Mouzay (55364)
* Murvaux (55365)
* Muzeray (55367)
* Nantillois (55375)
* Nepvant (55377)
* Le Neufour (55379)
* Neuvilly-en-Argonne (55383)
* Nixéville-Blercourt (55385)
* Nouillonpont (55387)
* Olizy-sur-Chiers (55391)
* Ornes (55394)
* Osches (55395)
* Pareid (55399)
* Parfondrupt (55400)
* Peuvillers (55403)
* Pillon (55405)
* Pintheville (55406)
* Pouilly-sur-Meuse (55408)
* Quincy-Landzécourt (55410)
* Rambluzin-et-Benoite-Vaux (55411)
* Rarécourt (55416)
* Récicourt (55419)
* Récourt-le-Creux (55420)
* Regnéville-sur-Meuse (55422)
* Remoiville (55425)
* Réville-aux-Bois (55428)
* Riaville (55429)
* Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (55438)
* Romagne-sous-les-Côtes (55437)
* Ronvaux (55439)
* Rouvres-en-Woëvre (55443)
* Rouvrois-sur-Othain (55445)
* Rupt-en-Woëvre (55449)
* Rupt-sur-Othain (55450)
* Saint-André-en-Barrois (55453)
* Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre (55457)
* Saint-Jean-lès-Buzy (55458)
* Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain (55461)
* Saint-Pierrevillers (55464)
* Saint-Remy-la-Calonne (55465)
* Samogneux (55468)
* Sassey-sur-Meuse (55469)
* Saulmory-Villefranche (55471)
* Saulx-lès-Champlon (55473)
* Senon (55481)
* Senoncourt-lès-Maujouy (55482)
* Septsarges (55484)
* Sivry-la-Perche (55489)
* Sivry-sur-Meuse (55490)
* Sommedieue (55492)
* Sorbey (55495)
* Les Souhesmes-Rampont (55497)
* Souilly (55498)
* Spincourt (55500)
* Stenay (55502)
* Thierville-sur-Meuse (55505)
* Thillot (55507)
* Thonne-la-Long (55508)
* Thonne-le-Thil (55509)
* Thonne-les-Près (55510)
* Thonnelle (55511)
* Tilly-sur-Meuse (55512)
* Trésauvaux (55515)
* Vacherauville (55523)
* Vadelaincourt (55525)
* Varennes-en-Argonne (55527)
* Vaudoncourt (55535)
* Vauquois (55536)
* Velosnes (55544)
* Verdun (55545)
* Verneuil-Grand (55546)
* Verneuil-Petit (55547)
* Véry (55549)
* Vigneul-sous-Montmédy (55552)
* Ville-devant-Chaumont (55556)
* Ville-en-Woëvre (55557)
* Ville-sur-Cousances (55567)
* Villers-devant-Dun (55561)
* Villers-lès-Mangiennes (55563)
* Villers-sous-Pareid (55565)
* Villers-sur-Meuse (55566)
* Villécloye (55554)
* Vilosnes-Haraumont (55571)
* Vittarville (55572)
* Warcq (55578)
* Watronville (55579)
* Wavrille (55580)
* Wiseppe (55582)
* Woël (55583)

## History

The arrondissement of Verdun was created in 1800.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Verdun were, as of January 2015:
* Charny-sur-Meuse
* Clermont-en-Argonne
* Damvillers
* Dun-sur-Meuse
* Étain
* Fresnes-en-Woëvre
* Montfaucon-d'Argonne
* Montmédy
* Souilly
* Spincourt
* Stenay
* Varennes-en-Argonne
* Verdun-Centre
* Verdun-Est
* Verdun-Ouest