Albert · Somme
The Battlefield of the Somme
From 1 July to 18 November 1916, British, French and German forces fought one of the deadliest battles in history along the Somme river in northern France, a struggle that left over a million casualties and reshaped how the First World War is remembered.
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The Somme sector (Picardy, France), battleground of the joint British and French offensive of 1 July – 18 November 1916, one of the costliest operations of the First World War.
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The Battle of the Somme opened with the bloodiest single day in the history of the British Army, and ground on for over four months across a front roughly 16 miles wide, advancing barely six miles at enormous human cost. Today the former battlefield around Thiepval, Beaumont-Hamel and the Ancre valley is dotted with cemeteries, craters and memorials that mark the scale of the loss. The centerpiece is the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, designed by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1932, which carries the names of more than 72,000 British and South African servicemen with no known grave. In 2023 UNESCO inscribed a serial World Heritage property, Funerary and Memory Sites of the First World War (Western Front), comprising 139 component sites across Belgium and France that commemorate the war's dead.
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The Somme battlefield is one of the most visited First World War landscapes in the world: the scale of the Thiepval Memorial and the density of cemeteries in a small area of farmland make the human cost of the battle immediate and hard to forget.
Connected Landscapes, Terroirs & Living Heritage
Explore the historic gardens, remarkable villages, wine terroirs, and cultural itineraries intimately connected with this heritage landscape.
Château de Hédauville
Château de Hédauville is a château at Hédauville, Somme, in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The recorded building campaign dates from the 18th century. It is protected as a monument historique at the second level (inscrit). Details are drawn from the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture.
Château d’Hénencourt
Château d'Hénencourt is a château at Hénencourt, Somme, in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The recorded building campaigns date from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is protected as a monument historique at the higher of the two levels (classé). Details are drawn from the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture.
Château de Suzanne
Château de Suzanne is a château at Suzanne, Somme, in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The recorded building campaigns date from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is protected as a monument historique at the higher of the two levels (classé). Details are drawn from the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture.