Haumont-près-Samogneux

Haumont-près-Samogneux
Commune
The chapel in Haumont-près-Samogneux
The chapel in Haumont-près-Samogneux
Coat of arms of Haumont-près-Samogneux
Coat of arms
Location of Haumont-près-Samogneux
Map
Haumont-près-Samogneux is located in France
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Haumont-près-Samogneux is located in Grand Est
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 5°21′12″E / 49.2736°N 5.3533°E / 49.2736; 5.3533
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonBelleville-sur-Meuse
IntercommunalityCA Grand Verdun
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Gervaise
Area
1
10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55239 /55100
Elevation194–355 m (636–1,165 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Haumont-près-Samogneux (French pronunciation: [omɔ̃ pʁɛ samɔɲø], literally Haumont near Samogneux) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The capture of the town by the German Fifth Army began the Battle of Verdun during World War I in 1916.[2] Since then, 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

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Robson, Stuart (2007). The First World War (1 ed.). Harrow, England: Pearson Longman. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4058-2471-2 – via Archive Foundation.
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