Longueval

Longueval
Longueval
Location within Picardy region  Longueval
Coordinates: 50°01′34″N 2°48′15″E / 50.0261°N 2.8042°E / 50.0261; 2.8042Coordinates: 50°01′34″N 2°48′15″E / 50.0261°N 2.8042°E / 50.0261; 2.8042
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Combles
Intercommunality	Canton of Combles
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean Blondel
Area
• Land1	8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	271
• Population2 Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80490 / 80360
Elevation	123–157 m (404–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
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.

Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Longueval is located 24 miles (28 km) northwest of Amiens on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8. Longueval is found in the north-east of the département, almost equidistant to the surrounding towns of Péronne (to the east), Albert (west) and Bapaume (north).

Population

History

The main street in 1916

The village suffered considerable damage during World War I.

Caterpillar Valley Cemetery

A cemetery in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to the dead of New Zealand.^[1] The body for the New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was taken from here.

See also

• Delville Wood
• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• (French) Longueval on Quid
• (French) 360° Longueval Museum
• (French) 360° Longueval Military cemetery