Vaux-devant-Damloup | |
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Part of Douaumont-Vaux | |
) Ruins of Vaux, 1918 | |
Location of Vaux-devant-Damloup  | |
)  Vaux-devant-Damloup ) Vaux-devant-Damloup | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′44″N 5°28′24″E / 49.2122°N 5.4733°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Belleville-sur-Meuse |
| Commune | Douaumont-Vaux |
| Area 1 | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 74 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 55400 |
| Elevation | 244–361 m (801–1,184 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vaux-devant-Damloup is a former commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It had a population of 67 (2012). On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Douaumont-Vaux.[2]
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Cupola at Fort Vaux
Fort Vaux is partially located within the territory of the commune (the other part is in Damloup).
It was one of the French villages destroyed during World War I, the new village was rebuilt near the old village. The old village is now a memorial.
See also
- Zone rouge (First World War)
- List of French villages destroyed in World War I
- Communes of the Meuse department
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2018 (in French)