Haumont-près-Samogneux
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Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 5°21′12″E / 49.2736°N 5.3533°ECoordinates: 49°16′25″N 5°21′12″E / 49.2736°N 5.3533°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
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Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Gérard Gervaise |
Area 1 | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 0 |
• Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55239 /55100 |
Elevation | 194–355 m (636–1,165 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Haumont-près-Samogneux is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Since the end of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, it has been unoccupied (official population: 0) along with Bezonvaux, Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
During the war, the town was completely destroyed and the land was made uninhabitable to such an extent that a decision was made not to rebuild it. The site of the commune is maintained as a testimony to war and is officially designated as a "village that died for France." It is managed by a municipal council of three members appointed by the prefect of the Meuse department.
See also[]
- Zone rouge (First World War)
- List of French villages destroyed in World War I
- Communes of the Meuse department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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