Pozières

Pozières

French commune|name= Pozières


x = 141
y = 40
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Péronne
canton=Canton d'Albert
insee=80640
cp=80300
maire=M. Bernard Delattre
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=163 m
alt mini=115 m
alt maxi=161 m
hectares=324
km²=3,24
sans=244
date-sans=1 999
dens=75|

Pozières is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D929 road, some 21 miles northeast of Amiens between Albert and Bapaume, on the Pozières ridge.

Population

History

The village was completely destroyed in World War I during what became the Battle of Pozières, which was part of the Battle of the Somme.The village was subsequently rebuilt, and is now the site of several war memorials. The Australian flag flies over Pozières in recognition of the sacrifice of the ANZACs in the Battle of Pozières. Amongst the British and other Commonwealth forces who fought at Pozières, the Australians suffered over 5,000 killed, wounded or taken prisoner.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/pozieres.html Pozieres in WWI]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80640&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Pozières on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Pozières Pozières on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13th 2008."


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