- Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
French commune
name=Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
caption=Ruins of the church destroyed duringWorld War I
region=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
departement=Pas-de-Calais
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vimy
insee=62001
cp= 62153
maire= Dominique Robillart
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.71333333333
latitude=50.3927777778
alt moy=95 m
alt mini=77
alt maxi=188 m
hectares=985
km²=9.85
sans=1,890
date-sans=2005
dens=191
date-dens=2005Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais department in northernFrance .Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (12km) north of
Arras , on the D57 road. It was rebuilt after being destroyed duringWorld War I . The Saint-Nazaire stream, which passes through the commune, is a small tributary of the riverDeûle .Population
History
At the start of
World War I , the Battle of Lorette lasted for 12 months, from October 1914 to October 1915, resulting in high casualties on both sides: 100,000 killed and as many wounded. A French national cemetery was built on 13 hectares nearby and comprises 20,000 graves, laid out irrespective of rank or military training. General Barbot has a private soldier buried next to him, on his right. In eight ossuaries, around the base of the lantern tower, are the remains of 22,970 unidentified soldiers. A portion of the cemetery has been reserved for Muslim soldiers.Places of interest
* The church of St. Pierre, dating from the 20th century.
* The ruins of the 15th century church, destroyed inWorld War I .
* The war museum.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on May 29th 2008."External links
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr The Communauté d'Agglomération of Lens-Liévin] fr
* [http://www.ablain-st-nazaire.com Official website of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62001&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Ablain-Saint-Nazaire on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26501&req=Ablain-Saint-Nazaire Ablain-Saint-Nazaire on the Quid website] fr
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