Marne
Arrondissement of Reims
Prosnes

Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone

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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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial stele marking the limit of the German advance in WW1
  • Also known as: “Borne Vauthier”, “Western Front demarcation stone”, and “Western Front demarcation stones”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Cornillet and Église Saint-Remi de Prosnes.

Peak
Photo: Saint Germinais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km northeast of Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone.

Church
Photo: Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone.

Railway stop
Photo: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone.

Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone

Latitude
49.20198° or 49° 12′ 7″ north
Longitude
4.25512° or 4° 15′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FX66724+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2538100705
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2495007
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Luxembourgish—“Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Tunnel Mont Cornillet and Mairie de Prosnes.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.