Commune in Grand Est, France
Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
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Commune | |
The chapel in Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
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Location of Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre | |
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Coordinates: 49°14′18″N 5°23′56″E / 49.2383°N 5.3989°E / 49.2383; 5.3989 | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Verdun |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François-Xavier Long |
Area | 8.25 km (3.19 sq mi) |
Population | 0 |
• Density | 0.0/km (0.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55307 /55100 |
Elevation | 214–375 m (702–1,230 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre (French pronunciation: [luvmɔ̃ kot dy pwavʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern 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, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
During the war, 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 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
References
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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