Mémorial de la France combattante
The Mémorial de la France combattante is the most important memorial to French fighters of World War II. It is situated below Fort Mont-Valérien in Suresnes, in the western suburbs of Paris.Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument to the combatants, resistants and deportees
- Also known as: “Memorial de la France combattante”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial and Foch Hospital.
Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
Cemetery
Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Suresnes American Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It is the resting place of 1,559 American soldiers killed in World War I and 24 unknown soldiers of World War II. Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is situated 280 metres east of Mémorial de la France combattante.
Foch Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Foch Hospital is a teaching hospital in the Suresnes, France. It is part of the Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif. It was established in 1929 with the help of Consuelo Vanderbilt and Winnaretta Singer. Foch Hospital is situated 630 metres east of Mémorial de la France combattante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suresnes and Carrefour de Norvège.
Suresnes
Town
Photo: Philippebajcik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suresnes is a commune in Hauts-de-Seine, in the western inner suburbs of Paris, located 9.3 km from the centre of Paris. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 48,956.
Mémorial de la France combattante
- Categories: war memorial, memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Suresnes, Arrondissement of Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.87165° or 48° 52′ 18″ northLongitude
2.21386° or 2° 12′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FW4V6C7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1487060844OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3333148
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Spanish—“Mémorial de la France combattante” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Czech: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Dutch: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Esperanto: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Finnish: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- French: “Memorial de la France combattante”
- French: “Memorial de la France Combattante”
- French: “mémorial de la France combattante”
- French: “Mémorial de la france combattante”
- French: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- French: “Mémorial de la France Combattante”
- French: “Mémorial De La France Combattante”
- German: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Indonesian: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Japanese: “フランス兵士祈念館”
- Malay: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- Polish: “Pomnik Francji Walczącej”
- Russian: “Мемориал Сражающейся Франции”
- Spanish: “Mémorial de la France combattante”
- “Memorial de la France combattante”
- “Mémorial de la France combattante”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée des Transmissions and Clairière des fusillés du mont Valérien.
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