Thiepval

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This article is about the Thiepval village. For other uses, see Thiepval (disambiguation).

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

Commune of Thiepval

Location

Administration

Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot

Mayor

Geneviève Potie
(2001-2008)

Statistics

Elevation

70 m–154 m
(avg. 141 m)

Land area^¹

4,4 km²

Population^²
(1999)

- Density

22/km²

Miscellaneous

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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Thiepval is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

1 Geography
2 Population
3 History
4 Places of interest
5 See also
6 External links
7 Notes

[edit] 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.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
111	111	93	105	116	98
Census count starting from 1962 Population without double counting

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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. 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.