Bezonvaux

Bezonvaux
Bezonvaux
Commune
	The church in Bezonvaux
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bezonvaux
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	Coordinates: 49°14′15″N 5°28′06″E / 49.2375°N 5.4683°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Belleville-sur-Meuse
Intercommunality	CA Grand Verdun
Area 1	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population (2021)	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	55050 /55400
Elevation	226–367 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.

Historical photo of Bezonvaux
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.