Memorial of 1870

Memorial of 1870 is a memorial in Wavrechain-sous-Denain, Arrondissement of Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France which is located on Route d’Oisy. Memorial of 1870 is situated nearby to Denain Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot, as well as near Old Cemetery.

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1870 de Denain”
Address: Route d’Oisy, Denain, 59220
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Denain Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot and Old Cemetery.

Denain Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot

Cemetery

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

Denain Communal Cemetery, Commonwealth Plot is situated 130 metres southwest of Memorial of 1870.

Old Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Old Cemetery is situated 140 metres southwest of Memorial of 1870.

Gare de Denain

Railway station

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Gare de Denain is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km west of Memorial of 1870.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denain and Douchy-les-Mines.

Denain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 20,665, on a land area of 11.52 km2. It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, which in 2017 had a total population of 158,754.