Country France Department Meuse Canton Charny-sur-Meuse Local time Monday 4:42 PM | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Verdun Area 6.11 km² | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Charny-sur-Meuse Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Cumières-le-Mort-Homme is a ghost commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Map of 55100 Cumi%C3%A8res-le-Mort-Homme, 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, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
History
During World War I, the town was 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 lasting 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.
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Cumières-le-Mort-Homme Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA