Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC)
The Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located between the communes of Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France.Photo: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cemetery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
- Also known as: “Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vis-En-Artois Memorial to the Missing and Église Saint-Michel d’Haucourt.
Vis-En-Artois Memorial to the Missing
Memorial
Photo: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vis-en-Artois Memorial is a World War I memorial located near the commune of Vis-en-Artois, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France. The memorial lists 9,843 names of British and South African soldiers with no known grave who were killed during the Advance to Victory, from 8 August 1918 to the Armistice.
Église Saint-Michel d’Haucourt
Church
Photo: Phil25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Michel d’Haucourt is a church, which is situated 400 metres northeast of Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC).
Église Saint-Martin de Vis-en-Artois
Church
Photo: Pir6mon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Vis-en-Artois is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monchy-le-Preux.
Monchy-le-Preux
Village
Photo: Pir6mon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France ten kilometres southeast of Arras. Monchy-le-Preux is situated 5 km northwest of Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC).
Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC)
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, cemetery, and tourism
- Location: Haucourt, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.24631° or 50° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
2.95014° or 2° 57′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F246XW2+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1466806836OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4280441
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery (CWGC)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery”
- French: “cimetière britannique de Vis-en-Artois”
- French: “Cimetière Britannique de Vis-en-Artois”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salle des fêtes and Mairie d’Haucourt.
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