Chaumont-devant-Damvillers is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is known as the place where the last soldier to die in the First World War was killed, when American Henry Gunther died charging a German position sixty seconds before the Armistice came into effect.[3]
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 49°18′28″N 5°25′35″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meuse |
Arrondissement | Verdun |
Canton | Montmédy |
Intercommunality | CC Damvillers Spincourt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Jeanjean[1] |
Area 1 | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
Population | 47 |
• Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 55107 /55150 |
Elevation | 218–329 m (715–1,079 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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