Cumières-le-Mort-Homme
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Cumières-le-Mort-Homme (French pronunciation: [kymjɛʁ lə mɔʁ ɔm]) is a ghost commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In English, the name of the commune translates to "Cumières of the dead people".
Cumières-le-Mort-Homme | |
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 The war memorial in Cumières-le-Mort-Homme | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cumières-le-Mort-Homme | |
  Cumières-le-Mort-Homme Location within France  Cumières-le-Mort-Homme Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′00″N 5°16′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Verdun |
Area 1 | 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[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 | 55139 /55100 |
| Elevation | 185–287 m (607–942 ft) (avg. 188 m or 617 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), as have Bezonvaux, Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Haumont-près-Samogneux, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
History
During World War I, the town was destroyed and the land made so uninhabitable that officials decided not to rebuild it. The site is maintained as a testimony to war and is officially designated a "village that died for France" (in French: village mort pour la France). It is managed by a municipal council of three members appointed by the prefect of the Meuse department.
