Vaux-devant-Damloup

Vaux-devant-Damloup is a former commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It had a population of 67 (2012). On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Douaumont-Vaux.[2]

Cupola at Fort Vaux

Vaux-devant-Damloup
Part of Douaumont-Vaux
Ruins of Vaux, 1918
Location of Vaux-devant-Damloup
Vaux-devant-Damloup Vaux-devant-Damloup
Coordinates: 49°12′44″N 5°28′24″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
Canton	Belleville-sur-Meuse
Commune	Douaumont-Vaux
Area ^1	6.56 km^2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	74
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	55400
Elevation	244–361 m (801–1,184 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fort Vaux 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. The old village is now a memorial.

See also

• Zone rouge (First World War)
• List of French villages destroyed in World War I
• Communes of the Meuse department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2018 (in French)