Set within Verdun’s Episcopal Palace, the Centre Mondial de la Paix, des Libertés et des Droits de l’Homme draws a link between the battlefield of Verdun and the contemporary era. The First World War centenary, Franco-German relations and contemporary conflicts are among the themes of the exhibitions, which enable a better understanding of our history and our world.  ? 14th Verdun History Book Fair - 4 and 5 November 2017 - Official website - Press pack - Flyer

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Built in 1914 as a resting place for the bodies of the soldiers who had died in the town’s hospitals, Commercy National Cemetery was further developed up until 1922 so that it could accommodate the bodies exhumed from makeshift military cemeteries in the region of Vaucouleurs. Some 2,200 French soldiers, two British and two Russian soldiers killed during the First World War and a soldier who ‘died for France’ in 1940, Alfred Boiaubert (grave n° 1 785), have been laid to rest in this place.

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Marbotte National Cemetery is the resting place of French soldiers who fell on the Hauts-de-Meuse battlefields between 1914 and 1918.

Built in 1922, the cemetery was reorganised in 1922, 1934 and 1936 to accommodate the remains of soldiers who had died in this area and whose bodies were exhumed from the military cemeteries of Mécrin, Heudicourt, Saint-Aignant, Sampigny, and from several other cemeteries in Marbotte. In 1962, the cemetery was entirely renovated. The remains of 2,652 French soldiers are buried there, including 388 in the ossuary, together with four Russian soldiers who fell between 1914 and 1918.

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The Vaux-Racine National Cemetery is the final resting place of 3,417 French soldiers, including 1,877 in three ossuaries, together with 87 unknown American soldiers and one unknown Russian soldier who all died during the battles in the sector of the Saint Mihiel salient, during the 1914-1918 war. In 1920-1921, the cemetery was developed to bring together the remains of other soldiers exhumed from temporary cemeteries in the region, particularly from Chauvoncourt, Bois d'Ailly, the Forêt d'Apremont, Les Paroches and Koeur-la-Grande.

Four soldiers who died for France during the Second World War also lie in this national cemetery.

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The Lacroix-sur-Meuse national cemetery brings together the bodies of 969 French soldiers who died during fighting in the sector of the Saint-Mihiel salient between 1914 and 1918. It was developed in 1920 and 1924. The remains come from the military cemeteries of Lacroix, Notre-Dame de Palameix and Bois des Chevaliers.

Among the buried soldiers, a large number come from the Lot, from the 15th military region.

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The Troyon national cemetery brings together the bodies of 167 Frenchmen, including 20 in a shared grave, who fell during the battles of Les Hauts de Meuse from 1914 to 1918. Created in 1915, it was developed in 1924 in order to welcome the bodies of soldiers who had initially been buried in the military cemeteries at Troyon and Vaux-les-Palameix.

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The Quatre-Vents national cemetery brings together the bodies of 120 French soldiers including 11 unknown soldiers who died during the fighting in the Hauts de Meuse and in the Troyon area. Created in 1915, this cemetery was developed in 1927 in order to welcome the bodies of soldiers buried in this area.

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The Rupt-en-Woëvre cemetery brings together, in individual graves, the bodies of 170 soldiers who fell during the battles of Les Hauts de Meuse and Les Éparges. Created in 1915, it was developed in 1927 and again in 1967. A monument was erected in this cemetery as a reminder of the commitment of these soldiers, who came from several infantry, artillery and engineer regiments. A military plot within the local cemetery contains the graves of several soldiers who died for France.

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Saint-Rémy-la-Calonne Cemetery holds the remains of soldiers who died for France during the battles on the Hauts-de-Meuse between 1914 and 1918.  203 French soldiers, only 86 of whom have been identified, lie at rest here. The cemetery was redesigned in 1967 and again in 1992 to accommodate the bodies of the 21 infantrymen from the 288th Infantry Regiment exhumed from the forest of Saint-Rémy and the 16 soldiers from the 54th Infantry Regiment previously buried in the municipal cemetery in Saint-Rémy-la-Calonne.

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The National Cemetery known as "Le Trottoir" holds the remains of soldiers who died for France during the battles on the Hauts-de-Meuse between 1914 and 1918. Established in 1915, the cemetery was redesigned in 1922, 1924, 1933 and again in 1934 to accommodate the bodies of soldiers killed in this sector and exhumed from the nearby cemeteries in Eparges and Mesnil-sous-les-Côtes. 2,960 French soldiers are buried here, including 852 in the ossuary.