Fleury-devant-Douaumont
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Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a former French village near Verdun that was completely destroyed during the First World War and preserved as one of France’s “villages that died for France.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fleury-devant-Douaumont canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
destroyed village
ⓘ
former commune of France ⓘ village that died for France ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | commune suppressed after First World War ⓘ |
| battlefieldType | zone rouge (red zone) ⓘ |
| commemorativeStatus | village that died for France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Battle of Verdun ⓘ |
| destroyedIn |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| formerPopulation | rural village population before 1914 ⓘ |
| governedBy | special municipal council of the destroyed villages of Verdun area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
marked outlines of former houses
ⓘ
marked outlines of former streets ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | site of national remembrance of France ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
chapel
ⓘ
memorial plaques ⓘ |
| hasOfficialMotto | village mort pour la France ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccessFrom |
Verdun, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun
|
| hasTypeOfMemorialManagement | state-managed remembrance site ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Meuse department ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Verdun, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun
|
| locatedOn | right bank of the Meuse ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby locality of Douaumont ⓘ |
| near |
Douaumont
ⓘ
Douaumont Ossuary ⓘ Verdun, France ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun battlefield
|
| partOf |
Verdun memorial sites
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun battlefield memorial area
|
| recognizedBy |
French state (partially)
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| status |
not rebuilt
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
World War I historiography
ⓘ
battlefield archaeology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
First World War commemoration
ⓘ
remembrance tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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