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Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Charny-sur-Meuse Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Haumont-près-Samogneux is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Map of 55100 Haumont-pr%C3%A8s-Samogneux, 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.
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