Glorieux National Cemetery

Glorieux National Cemetery is a cemetery in Fromeréville-les-Vallons, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Glorieux National Cemetery is situated near the cemetery Cimetière de Glorieux, as well as near Cimetière militaire de Glorieux.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: national necropolis located in Meuse, in France
Also known as: “Glorieux French National Cemetery” and “Nécropole Nationale le Glorieux de Verdun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Charles de Regret and Maginot Barracks.

Église Saint-Charles de Regret

Church

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Église Saint-Charles de Regret is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Glorieux National Cemetery.

Maginot Barracks

Military installation

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Maginot Barracks is located in Thierville-sur-Meuse, west of Verdun, France, and has served as a military base for the French and American armies at different times over the past one hundred years. Maginot Barracks is situated 1 km northeast of Glorieux National Cemetery.

Verdun Citadel

Museum

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Verdun Citadel is a museum, which is situated 2 km east of Glorieux National Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verdun and Lempire-aux-Bois.

Verdun

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Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.