Tranchée des Saules

Tranchée des Saules is a military installation in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Tranchée des Saules is situated nearby to the museum Lens‘ 14-18, Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix, as well as near the town Liévin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum and Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica.

Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum

Museum

Photo: MatteoNL97, CC BY 4.0.

Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum is situated 1½ km southwest of Tranchée des Saules.

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica

Church

Photo: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Tranchée des Saules.

Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary

Memorial

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Tranchée des Saules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Grenay.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 3½ km northeast of Tranchée des Saules.

Grenay

Village

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023. Grenay is situated 4½ km north of Tranchée des Saules.

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 7 km east of Tranchée des Saules.

Tranchée des Saules

Type: Military installation
Location: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.40934° or 50° 24′ 34″ north

Longitude

2.73396° or 2° 44′ 2″ east

Open location code

9F24CP5M+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9568032660

OpenStreetMap feature

military=trench

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lens‘ 14-18, Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix and Ancienne chapelle Saint-Germain d’Aix-Noulette.

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