Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
| Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
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  Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′18″N 5°23′56″E / 49.2383°N 5.3989°ECoordinates: 49°14′18″N 5°23′56″E / 49.2383°N 5.3989°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François-Xavier Long |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 0 |
| • Population2 Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55307 / 55100 |
| Elevation |
214–375 m (702–1,230 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 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. | |
Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine 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, Haumont-près-Samogneux, 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)
- French villages destroyed in the First World War
- Communes of the Meuse department