Demarcation Stone No. 26
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Nicaise de Mont-Bernanchon and Mont-Bernanchon Churchyard, Commonwealth Plot.
Église Saint-Nicaise de Mont-Bernanchon
Church
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicaise de Mont-Bernanchon is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 26.
Mont-Bernanchon Churchyard, Commonwealth Plot
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont-Bernanchon Churchyard, Commonwealth Plot is a cemetery, which is situated 1 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 26.
Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 26.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lillers.
Lillers
Town
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Lillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille. The river Clarence flows through the town. Lillers is situated 9 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 26.
Demarcation Stone No. 26
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mont-Bernanchon, Arrondissement of Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.58584° or 50° 35′ 9″ northLongitude
2.59967° or 2° 35′ 59″ eastOpen location code
9F24HHPX+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4252393189OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 26” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 26”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 26”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Mont-Bernanchon and Mairie d’Hinges.
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