Nécropole nationale de Villers-Cotterêts - Villers-Cotterêts, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
N 49° 15.733 E 003° 05.183
31U E 506285 N 5456609
[EN] The Villers-Cotterêts national necropolis is a French military cemetery from the First World War. [FR] La nécropole nationale de Villers-Cotterêts est un cimetière militaire français de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Waymark Code: WM19JK4
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 03/09/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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"History
The Villers-Cotterêts necropolis was created in 1914, on the Compiègne road, just outside the town, to serve as a final resting place for soldiers who died in the town's military hospital. After November 11, 1918, the military cemetery was expanded to accommodate bodies from other temporary burial sites.

Features
The national necropolis of Villers-Cotterêts, with an area of one hectare, contains 3,411 burials, including 2,496 buried in individual graves and 933 in ossuaries. Also buried in this cemetery are three British soldiers, including one unidentified, a Canadian soldier and four Russian soldiers. Ten French soldiers killed during the Second World War are also buried here."

Sources : The Cemetery

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"Historique
La nécropole de Villers-Cotterêts a été créée dès 1914, sur route de Compiègne, à la sortie de l'agglomération, pour servir de lieu de dernier repos aux soldats morts dans l'hôpital militaire de la ville. Après le 11 novembre 1918, le cimetière militaire fut agrandi pour accueillir des corps provenant d'autres lieux d'inhumation provisoire.

Caractéristiques
La nécropole nationale de Villers-Cotterêts, d'une superficie d'un hectare, rassemble 3 411 sépultures dont 2 496 inhumés dans des tombes individuelles et 933 en ossuaires. Sont également inhumés dans ce cimetière trois soldats britanniques, dont un non-identifié, un soldat canadien et quatre soldats russes. Dix soldats français tués au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale sont également inhumés en ce lieu. "

Sources : Le Cimetière

Date cemetery was established: 1914

Visiting hours:
24/24 7/7


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