SaverdunSaverdun is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.WWW saverdun.frPopulationInhabitants of Saverdun are called Saverdunois in French.NameSaverdun gave its name to the former city of Verdun, Quebec, Canada, now a borough of Montreal, which was founded in 1671 by Zacharie Dupuy, a native of Saverdun.HistoryCount Raymond VII of Toulouse surrendered Saverdun to Imbert de Beaujeu and Hugh of La Tour-du-Pin, royal agents, during the war of 1242.TransportSaverdun station has rail connections to Toulouse, Foix and Latour-de-Carol.