Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 2°41′23″E / 50.0552777778, 2.68972222222

Commune of Thiepval
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Boves
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Mayor	Geneviève Potie (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	70 m–154 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Amiens is an arrondissement of France located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The Canton of Boves is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot is a Communauté de communes in the Somme département and in the Picardie A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 141 m)
Land area¹	4,4 km²
Population² (1999)	98
- Density	22/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80753/ 80300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E

Thiepval is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. The following is a list of the 782 communes of the Somme département, in France. The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Picardie ( English: Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

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. Albert is a commune of the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Population

History

The original village was totally destroyed during World War I. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 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

The First World War Memorial

This imposing monument of brick and stone stands 45 m high and is visible for several kilometres in every direction. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It is the work of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA, LLD ( 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944 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. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• 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. The following is a list of the 782 communes of the Somme département, in France. The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive mounted by the British Reserve Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough during the Battle The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72090 British and South African men who died in the World War I Battle of the Somme The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War
• Ulster Tower Thiepval
• Schwaben Redoubt

External links

• Thiepval on the Insee website (French)
• Thiepval on the Quid website (French)
• 360° Panoramic view

Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 3rd 2008. The Ulster Tower is a memorial to the men of the 36th (Ulster Division. The Schwaben Redoubt lies between the Thiepval Memorial and the Ulster tower. Thiepval is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. The French Wikipedia (Wikipédia francophone Wikipédia en français is the French language edition of Wikipedia, spelled Wikipédia.