Marpent Communal Cemetery

Marpent Communal Cemetery is a cemetery in Boussois, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Hauts-de-France. Marpent Communal Cemetery is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Aire de Camping Car et bivouac, as well as near the town Jeumont.

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery located in Nord, in France
Also known as: “Cimetière de Marpent”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ouvrage Boussois and Jeumont railway station.

Ouvrage Boussois

Fort

Photo: Chevalier libre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ouvrage Boussois is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium. Ouvrage Boussois is situated 1 km southwest of Marpent Communal Cemetery.

Jeumont railway station

Railway station

Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jeumont railway station is situated 1½ km east of Marpent Communal Cemetery.

Église Saint-Martin de Boussois

Church

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

Église Saint-Martin de Boussois is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Marpent Communal Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeumont and Hantes-Wihéries.

Jeumont

Town

Photo: Weygand, Public domain.

Jeumont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Belgian border and on the river Sambre, adjacent to the Belgian town Erquelinnes. It is part of the agglomeration of Maubeuge.