Beaumont-en-Verdunois
| Beaumont-en-Verdunois | |
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  Beaumont-en-Verdunois | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Beaumont-en-Verdunois | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′33″N 5°24′30″E / 49.2592°N 5.4083°ECoordinates: 49°15′33″N 5°24′30″E / 49.2592°N 5.4083°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Libert |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Population2 | 0 |
| • Population2 Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55039 / 55100 |
| Elevation |
233–372 m (764–1,220 ft) (avg. 305 m or 1,001 ft) |
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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 northeastern 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 First World 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)
- French villages destroyed in the First World War
- Communes of the Meuse department