Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre (French pronunciation: ​[luvmɔ̃ kot dy pwavʁ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
Commune
The chapel in Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
Coat of arms
Location of Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre
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Coordinates: 49°14′18″N 5°23′56″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Belleville-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality	Grand Verdun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François-Xavier Long
Area 1	8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[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	55307 /55100
Elevation	214–375 m (702–1,230 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 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) along with Bezonvaux, Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Haumont-près-Samogneux, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.

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

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