Thiepval

Thiepval

French commune|name= Thiepval


x = 140
y = 38
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Boves
insee=80753
cp=80300
maire=Geneviève Potie
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
alt moy=141 m
alt mini=70 m
alt maxi=154 m
hectares=440
km²=4,4
sans=98
date-sans=1999
dens=22|

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

Geography

Thiepval is located 4.5 miles (7 km) north of Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

Population

History

The original village was totally destroyed during World War I. The present Thiepval occupies a location a short distance to the southwest of the former settlement.

Places of interest

* The First World War Franco-British Memorial and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the SommeThis imposing monument of brick and stone stands 45 m high and is visible for several kilometres in every direction. It is the work of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The sixteen pillars are engraved with the name of 73,367 British and Commonwealth soldiers that fell during the First Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave. clr

ee also

* Communes of the Somme department
* Battle of Thiepval Ridge (1916)
* Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme: a major war memorial to British and South African men who died in the World War I Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave.
* Ulster Tower Thiepval
* Schwaben Redoubt

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80753&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Thiepval on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Thiepval Thiepval on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.todayisfree.com/360/vue_panoramique_thiepval_1.html 360° Panoramic view]

Notes

*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 3rd 2008."


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