Jean Degroote
Jean Degroote is a memorial in Saint-Jans-Cappel, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France. Jean Degroote is situated nearby to the church Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jans-Cappel, as well as near the library Médiathèque Louis Sonneville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jans-Cappel and Mont Noir.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jans-Cappel
Church
Photo: Bullit11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jans-Cappel is a church.
Mont Noir
Peak
Photo: Jpcuvelier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont Noir is a 152 metres high hill located on the French-Belgian border, a few kilometres from Bailleul. It takes its name from the presence of a high concentration of black pine woodland, which covers the hillside.
Mont Noir Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Noir Military Cemetery is situated 1½ km northeast of Jean Degroote.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bailleul and Loker.
Bailleul
Town
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bailleul is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located in French Flanders, 3 km from the Belgian border and 26 km northwest of Lille. Bailleul is situated 3 km south of Jean Degroote.
Loker
Village
Loker is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part of the municipality of Heuvelland. For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. Loker is situated 4 km northeast of Jean Degroote.
Dranouter
Village
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dranouter is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Dranouter is situated 4½ km east of Jean Degroote.
Jean Degroote
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Ici habitait Jean Degroote né 1923 arrêté 16.1.1944 interné Annemasse Montluc, Compiègne déporté 25.3.1944 Mauthausen libéré”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Saint-Jans-Cappel, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.76423° or 50° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
2.72176° or 2° 43′ 18″ eastInception
May 7th, 2026Open location code
9F24QP7C+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13809209173OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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