Bezonvaux

Bezonvaux (French pronunciation: [bəzɔ̃vo]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.

Bezonvaux
Commune
The church in Bezonvaux
Coat of arms
Location of Bezonvaux
Bezonvaux Show map of France Bezonvaux Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°14′15″N 5°28′06″E / 49.2375°N 5.4683°E / 49.2375; 5.4683
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Belleville-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality	CA Grand Verdun
Area ^1	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[1]	0
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55050 /55400
Elevation	226–367 m (741–1,204 ft) (avg. 257 m or 843 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Since the end of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, it has been unoccupied (official population: 0) along with Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Haumont-près-Samogneux, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.

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  Historical photo of Bezonvaux
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  State after 9 August 1916

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

1. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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