Haumont-près-Samogneux
| Haumont-près-Samogneux | |
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  Haumont-près-Samogneux | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Haumont-près-Samogneux | |
| 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 | Lorraine |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Charny-sur-Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Raguet |
| Area1 | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55239 / 55100 |
| Elevation |
194–355 m (636–1,165 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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. | |
Haumont-près-Samogneux 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, 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
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