Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement of Nanterre
Suresnes

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 in , in the western suburbs of Paris.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument to the combatants, resistants and deportees
  • Also known as: “Memorial de la France combattante”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial and Foch Hospital.

Cemetery
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The Suresnes American Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in , , . It is the resting place of 1,559 American soldiers killed in World War I and 24 unknown soldiers of World War II. is situated 290 metres east of Mémorial de la France combattante.

Hospital
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is a teaching hospital in the , . 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. is situated 630 metres east of Mémorial de la France combattante.

Cemetery
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is a cemetery, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Mémorial de la France combattante.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suresnes and Carrefour de Norvège.

Town
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is a commune in , 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.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Mémorial de la France combattante

Latitude
48.87149° or 48° 52′ 17″ north
Longitude
2.21391° or 2° 12′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FW4V6C7+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 903045950
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3333148
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Spanish—“Mémorial de la France combattante” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mémorial de la France combattante”. Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.