stackyFACTSOver a century after the conclusion of World War I, large sections of northeastern France remain completely sealed off from public access.
Over a century after the conclusion of World War I, large sections of northeastern France remain completely sealed off from public access. The Zone Rouge is a heavily restricted territory still severely contaminated by massive amounts of unexploded artillery, chemical gas shells, and heavy metals from the brutal trench warfare. French authorities estimate it will take several hundred more years to fully clear the dangerous munitions from the scarred earth.
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