Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: memorial located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
  • Also known as: “Vimy Memorial” and “Vimy Ridge Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moroccan Division Memorial and Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.

Memorial
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is situated 320 metres west of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Cemetery
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the near the town of . is situated 780 metres southwest of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Cemetery
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the near the town of . is situated 790 metres west of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Avion.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. is situated 5 km north of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Town
Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 6 km northeast of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in , called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Latitude
50.37966° or 50° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.77405° or 2° 46′ 27″ east
Elevation
145 metres (476 feet)
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F249QHF+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117298239
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q2561040
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Ukrainian—“Canadian National Vimy Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “بیرەوەری ڤیمی نیشتمانی کەنەدیەکان”
  • Chinese: “加拿大国家维米纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “加拿大國家維米紀念碑”
  • Dutch: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Dutch: “Vimy Memorial”
  • French: “mémorial de Vimy”
  • French: “Mémorial de Vimy”
  • French: “mémorial national du Canada à Vimy”
  • French: “Monument Commémoratif du Canada à Vimy”
  • German: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה הקנדית הלאומית לזכר קרב רכס וימי”
  • Hungarian: “Vimyi kanadai nemzeti emlékmű”
  • Japanese: “ヴィミー・メモリアル”
  • Japanese: “カナダ国立ヴィミ記念墓地”
  • Korean: “캐나다 국립 비미 기념비”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود ملی کانادایی ویمی”
  • Polish: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Russian: “Вимийский мемориал”
  • Russian: “Канадский национальный мемориал Вими”
  • Spanish: “Memorial nacional canadiense de Vimy”
  • Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo nacional canadiense de Vimy”
  • Ukrainian: “Вімійський меморіал”

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