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
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Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 5°21′12″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Belleville-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality	CA Grand Verdun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Gervaise
Area 1	10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55239 /55100
Elevation	194–355 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.

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

• Zone rouge (First World War)
• List of French villages destroyed in World War I
• Communes of the Meuse department