Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a village in Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est. Fleury-devant-Douaumont is situated nearby to the locality Ravin Chambitoux, as well as near La Haie Renard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux.
Fort Douaumont
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s.
Fort Vaux
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Vaux, in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France, was a polygonal fort forming part of the ring of 19 large defensive works intended to protect the city of Verdun.
Douaumont Ossuary
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdun.
Verdun
Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “55189”
- Category: locality
- Location: Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1945° or 49° 11′ 40″ northLongitude
5.4331° or 5° 25′ 59″ eastElevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)Open location code
8FX75CVM+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2043316379OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Fleury-devant-Douaumont” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fleury-devant-Douaumont (munisipyo sa Pransiya)”
- Cebuano: “Fleury-devant-Douaumont”
- French: “Fleury-devant-Douaumont”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Verdun Memorial and Mémorial de Verdun 1914-1918.
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