Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield

Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield is a museum in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield is situated near the church Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery and Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica.

Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notre Dame de Lorette, also known as Ablain… Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery is situated 330 metres east of Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield.

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica

Church

Photo: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica is a church, which is situated 290 metres southeast of Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield.

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. Liévin is situated 5 km northeast of Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield.

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. Grenay is situated 5 km north of Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield.

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 9 km east of Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield.

Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism, grassland, historic site, battlefield, and tourist attraction
Location: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.40215° or 50° 24′ 8″ north

Longitude

2.71432° or 2° 42′ 52″ east

Open location code

9F24CP27+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117861250

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=battlefield

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Musée Vivant Preserved Battlefield” goes by many names.

French: “Musée Vivant Champ de Bataille Préservé”
German: “Musée Vivant Konserviertes Schlachtfeld”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grave of Général Ernest Barbot and Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ossuary N° 5 - ‘Pétain’ (1,029 bodies) and Pétain Ossuary Inscription Stone.

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