Demarcation Stone No. 42

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 Église Notre-Dame-des-Affligés du Sart and Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Paix.

Church
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Demarcation Stone No. 42.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 42.

Church
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 42.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hazebrouck.

Town
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the Nord department, . It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. is situated 10 km northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 42.

Demarcation Stone No. 42

Latitude
50.64098° or 50° 38′ 28″ north
Longitude
2.59081° or 2° 35′ 27″ east
Network
Western Front demarcation stone
Open location code
9F24JHRR+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2870722927
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 42” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de Grâce and Mairie de Saint-Floris.

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