Hauts-de-France
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Arrondissement of Péronne

Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Ovillers-la-Boisselle is a commune in the department in in northern .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lochnagar Crater and Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme 1915 - 1918.

Protected area
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The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme.

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The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a war memorial to 72,337 missing British and South African servicemen who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918, with no known grave.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albert and Martinpuich.

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is a commune in the department in in northern France. It is located about halfway between and .

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is a commune in the department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of . is situated 5 km northeast of Ovillers-la-Boisselle.

Village
is a commune in the department in in northern . During the First World War, was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the largest allied offensives of the war. is situated 7 km northwest of Ovillers-la-Boisselle.

Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Latitude
50.0298° or 50° 1′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.6983° or 2° 41′ 54″ east
Population
448
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
9F242MHX+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119107557
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
6444665
Wiki­data ID
Q489920
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