Beaumont-en-Verdunois

Beaumont-en-Verdunois

Beaumont-en-Verdunois
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Meuse
Arrondissement Verdun
Canton Charny-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality Charny-sur-Meuse
Mayor Pierre Libert
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 233–372 m (764–1,220 ft)
(avg. 305 m/1,001 ft)
Land area1 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population2 0  (1999)
 - Density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 55039/ 55100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaumont-en-Verdunois is a commune in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in north-eastern France.

Since the end of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, it has been unoccupied (official population: 0) along with Bezonvaux, Haumont-près-Samogneux, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.

History

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 département.

See also