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.Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canadian Cemetery No. 2 and Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Canadian Cemetery No. 2
Cemetery
Photo: Labattblueboy, Public domain.
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
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.
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
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park is situated 620 metres southeast of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liévin and Avion.
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 5 km north of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
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 6 km northeast of Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
Lens
Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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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