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.
37 km · about 40 min drive
Grand Est, France · Europe
Velaines sits on the route: 15 minutes from Longeville-en-Barrois, 37km from Voie Sacrée.
Velaines is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 1,009, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Velaines 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 Velaines to your route.
Velaines (French pronunciation: [vəlɛn]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Velaines is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 48.6988 latitude, 5.3048 longitude.
Velaines has a population of approximately 1,009 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.
37 km · about 40 min drive
museum
The museum and battlefield of WWI's longest, bloodiest battle, where forts and craters still scar the forest.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A solemn cloister holding the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers above the Verdun battlefield.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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