Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement of Lens
Vimy

Demarcation Stone No. 18

Western Front demarcation stones, known in French as bornes du Front or bornes Vauthier and in Dutch as demarcatiepalen, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beehive Cemetery and Église Saint-Martin d’Arleux-en-Gohelle.

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 18.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Demarcation Stone No. 18.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 18.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Méricourt and Lens.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. is situated 3 km northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 18.

Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in , called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 9 km northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 18.

Demarcation Stone No. 18

Latitude
50.37739° or 50° 22′ 39″ north
Longitude
2.85027° or 2° 51′ 1″ east
Network
Western Front demarcation stone
Open location code
9F249VG2+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1554610467
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 18” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vimy and Mairie d’Arleux-en-Gohelle.

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