Ornes
Encyclopedia
Ornes is a commune
in the Meuse
department in Lorraine
in north-eastern France
. The village is one of the nine French villages destroyed in the First World War
and one of six that was never rebuilt. It's now a memorial place.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Meuse
Meuse
Meuse is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse.-History:Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The village is one of the nine French villages destroyed in the First World War
French villages destroyed in the First World War
During the First World War, specifically at the time of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, many villages in the French département of Meuse were destroyed by the fighting...
and one of six that was never rebuilt. It's now a memorial place.
See also
- Zone rouge (First World War)Zone rouge (First World War)The Zone rouge is the name given to about of land in northeastern France that was physically and environmentally destroyed during the First World War...
- French villages destroyed in the First World WarFrench villages destroyed in the First World WarDuring the First World War, specifically at the time of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, many villages in the French département of Meuse were destroyed by the fighting...
- List of places with fewer than ten residents
- Communes of the Meuse department