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Thiepval |
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 Thiepval
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Boves |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Mayor | Geneviève Potie (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 70–154 m (230–505 ft) (avg. 141 m/463 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 101 (2006) |
| - Density | 23 /km2 (60 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80753/ 80300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 2°41′23″E / 50.0553°N 2.6897°E
Thiepval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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Geography
Thiepval is located 4.5 miles (7 km) north of Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 111 | 111 | 93 | 105 | 116 | 98 | 101 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
History
The original village was totally destroyed during World War I. The present Thiepval occupies a location a short distance to the southwest of the former settlement.
Places of interest
- The First World War Franco-British Memorial and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
This imposing monument of brick and stone stands 45 m high and is visible for several kilometres in every direction. It is the work of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The sixteen pillars are engraved with the name of 73,367 British and Commonwealth soldiers that fell during the First Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave.
- Battle of Thiepval Ridge (1916)
- Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme: a major war memorial to British and South African men who died in the World War I Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave.
- Ulster Tower Thiepval
- Schwaben Redoubt
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