Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont
Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont is a church in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont is situated nearby to the ruins Casemate de Bourges, as well as near Fort Douaumont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: chapel located in Meuse, in France
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Douaumont and Bayonet Trench.
Fort Douaumont
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Douaumont was the largest and highest fort on the ring of 19 large defensive works which had protected the city of Verdun, France, since the 1890s. Fort Douaumont is situated 640 metres southeast of Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.
Bayonet Trench
Memorial
Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayonet Trench is a First World War memorial near Verdun, France. The 1920 concrete structure encloses the graves of French soldiers who died on the site, which was a military trench, in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun. Bayonet Trench is situated 780 metres southwest of Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.
Douaumont Ossuary
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial containing the skeletal remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I. Douaumont Ossuary is situated 1½ km southwest of Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gremilly and Verdun.
Gremilly
Village
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 7 km northeast of Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont.
Verdun
Photo: Duhjeroen, Public domain.
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.
Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.21995° or 49° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
5.43145° or 5° 25′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FX76C9J+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 457907650OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q50292297
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In Other Languages
“Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont” goes by many names.
- French: “chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont”
- French: “Chapelle Saint-Hilaire de Douaumont”
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Highlights include Casemate de Bourges and Abri TD 3.
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