Haumont-près-Samogneux (French pronunciation: [omɔ̃ pʁɛ samɔɲø], literally Haumont near Samogneux) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The capture of the town by the German Fifth Army began the Battle of Verdun during World War I in 1916.
[2] Since then, it has been unoccupied (official population: 0) along with Bezonvaux, Beaumont-en-Verdunois, Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Fleury-devant-Douaumont.
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.