Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery

Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery is a cemetery in Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Grand Est. Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery is situated nearby to the memorial Douaumont Ossuary, as well as near the protected area Abri - Caverne de Douaumont (Abri 320).

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Douaumont Ossuary and Memorial to Jewish soldiers who died for France.

Douaumont Ossuary

Memorial

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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 140 metres northwest of Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery.

Memorial to Jewish soldiers who died for France

Memorial

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Memorial to Jewish soldiers who died for France is situated 310 metres southwest of Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery.

Memorial Soldat du Droit

Memorial

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Memorial Soldat du Droit is situated 270 metres east of Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verdun and Gremilly.

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.

Gremilly

Village

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Gremilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Gremilly is situated 9 km northeast of Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery.

Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: national necropolis located in Meuse, in France
Categories: national necropolis in France, place of national remembrance, and burial
Location: Vaux-devant-Damloup, Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.20713° or 49° 12′ 26″ north

Longitude

5.42459° or 5° 25′ 29″ east

Open location code

8FX76C4F+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77859371

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q56718530

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Fleury-devant-Douaumont National Cemetery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Nécropole nationale de Fleury-devant-Douaumont”
French: “Nécropole nationale de Douaumont”
French: “nécropole nationale de Fleury-devant-Douaumont”
German: “Nationale Nekropole von Douaumont”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abri - Caverne de Douaumont (Abri 320) and Memorial to Muslim soldiers who died for France.

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