• Source: Souchez

Souchez (French pronunciation: [suʃe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northwest of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.




Geography


Souchez lies 8 miles (13 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.




Population






Places of interest


The Basilica de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1932, by the architect Louis Cordonnier. It overlooks Souchez, but is in fact located on the territory of the neighboring commune Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
The church of St.Nicolas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
The French and Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
The war memorials.
The museum and the Centre Européen de la Paix, all about the First World War
The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial




See also


Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department




References






External links



Official commune website (in French)
Zouave Valley CWGC cemetery
Souchez Cabaret-Rouge CWGC cemetery
First World War Museum in Souchez

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Pas-de-Calais
• Pertempuran Artois Ketiga
• Pertempuran Neuve Chapelle
• Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais
• Grigny, Pas-de-Calais
• Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais
• Lens, Pas-de-Calais
• Hauteville, Pas-de-Calais
• Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
• Longvilliers, Pas-de-Calais
• Souchez
• Deûle
• Scheldt
• Communauté d'agglomération de Lens – Liévin
• Givenchy-en-Gohelle
• Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
• Second Battle of Artois
• Battle of Hill 70
• Water cycle
• Battle of Vimy Ridge