historic highway
Voie Sacrée
The 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Grand Est, France · Europe
Ligny-en-Barrois sits on the route: 10 minutes from Tronville-en-Barrois, 38km from Voie Sacrée.
Ligny-en-Barrois is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 5,247, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ligny-en-Barrois sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ligny-en-Barrois to your route.
Ligny-en-Barrois (French pronunciation: [liɲi ɑ̃ baʁwa] , lit. 'Ligny in Barrois') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The town is in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc, beside the canal that links the rivers Rhine and Marne, fifteen kilometres to the south east of Bar-le-Duc: itRead more
is the administrative seat of the canton of Ligny-en-Barrois. The area of Ligny-en-Barrois is 32.26 km2.
A principal employer is the French Evobus motor bus assembly plant. Ligny is also the home town of the Essilor company which specialises in ophthalmic lens production.
The commune is listed as a Village étape.
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Ligny-en-Barrois is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 48.6886 latitude, 5.3254 longitude.
Ligny-en-Barrois has a population of approximately 5,247 people, making it a town in France.
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historic highway
The 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
The museum and battlefield of WWI's longest, bloodiest battle, where forts and craters still scar the forest.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A solemn cloister holding the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers above the Verdun battlefield.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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