Vaux-devant-Damloup (, literally ''Vaux before
Damloup'') is a former
commune in the
Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
department in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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. It had a population of 77 (2022).
[ On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Douaumont-Vaux.Arrêté préfectoral]
19 December 2018
Fort Vaux
Fort Vaux (), in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse (department), Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun. Built from 1881 to 1884 for 1,500,000 francs, it housed ...
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, which is now a memorial.
See also
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Zone rouge (First World War)
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Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of ...
References
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