Haumont-près-Samogneux

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.

Haumont-près-Samogneux
Commune
The chapel in Haumont-près-Samogneux
Coat of arms
Location of Haumont-près-Samogneux
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Haumont-près-Samogneux
Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 5°21′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementVerdun
CantonBelleville-sur-Meuse
IntercommunalityGrand Verdun
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Gervaise
Area
1
10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[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.

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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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