Bezonvaux

Commune in Grand Est, France

49°14′15″N 5°28′06″E / 49.2375°N 5.4683°E / 49.2375; 5.4683CountryFranceRegionGrand EstDepartmentMeuseArrondissementVerdunCantonBelleville-sur-MeuseIntercommunalityCA Grand VerdunArea9.23 km² (3.56 sq mi)Population0 • Density0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation226–367 m (741–1,204 ft)
(avg. 257 m or 843 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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