Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canadian cemetery No. 2 and Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Canadian cemetery No. 2
Cemetery
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Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Canadian cemetery No. 2 is situated 220 metres northwest of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Scenic viewpoint
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The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. Canadian National Vimy Memorial is situated 780 metres northeast of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park
Park
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park is situated 620 metres southeast of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lens and Méricourt.
Lens
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Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.
Méricourt
Town
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Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. Méricourt is situated 8 km east of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Grenay
Village
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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. Grenay is situated 8 km north of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, military installation, and burial
- Location: Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.37588° or 50° 22′ 33″ northLongitude
2.76473° or 2° 45′ 53″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F249QG7+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 118514925OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
military=bombcraterWikidata ID
Q2331354
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière canadien de Givenchy Road”
- French: “Cimetière canadien du chemin de Givenchy”
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