Dommartin-la-Montagne

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Dommartin-la-Montagne is a small French village in the Meuse department of northeastern France. The village is located in a steep sided valley. During the First World War the village was behind the German lines. In the battle of Les Éparges the village was completely destroyed except for one house next to the stream which runs through the village. The village was finally occupied by the French after help arrived from the Americans. The village was rebuilt after the war.

The village is centred around a single street. A small lane leads up towards the church then up onto farmland.

The local villagers believe in "Them". The locals believe that during the war a group of German soldiers were killed in the village and that their ghosts still march through the village at night. The Ghosts have been heard by English man Paul Crisp who heard them during a storm but did realise what they were until told afterwards, and Margaret Boyde who heard them whilst tending her cattle in the neighbouring village.

Near by the body of famous French poet Jean de FOVILLE who was killed in the battle, was found.Also another French poet named Alain Fournier. He was killed whilst out on patrol. his whole patrol was wiped out and buried near where they fell. The area has since become forest again.In the mid 1990's his body and the rest of his patrol were found in the forest. the bodys were buiried in the grave yard of the neighbouring Village of St. Remy-La-Calonne. He is famous for writing the book "Le Grand Meaulnes". ^[1] http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/listfren.html