Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3.2 km south of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Memorial was built on Hill 145, the highest point of the ridge to commemorate the battle and the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War. The Memorial is also the site of the Canadian Cemetery No.
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2, Neuville-St.-Vaast and Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-St.-Vaast. The Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery (also called Maison Blanche) is the largest in France from WWI, with 44,833 buried here.
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Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a place recorded by the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Neuville-Saint-Vaast as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Neuville-Saint-Vaast as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Hauts-de-France as the administrative unit of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Pas-de-Calais as the administrative unit of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Hauts-de-France as the administrative region of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Neuville-Saint-Vaast • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Arras • Canton — Arras-1 • Insee — 62609 • Postal Code — 62580 • Mayor — Jean-Pierre Puchois • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CU Arras • Elevation M — 107 • Elevation Min M — 81 • Elevation Max M — 144 • Area Km2 — 12.59
Geography
Geography
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is 4 mi north of Arras. Vimy Ridge rises from Neuville-St.-Vaast to its high point at Hill 145 (the location of the Canadian Memorial), where there is a steep drop off.
History
History
In World War I, Neuville-Saint-Vaast was the location of intense mining activity by the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. In March 1916, the New Zealand Tunnelling Company relieved the French 7/1 compagnie d'ingénieurs territoriaux in the "Labyrinth" sector of the Western Front. The German "Labyrinth" stronghold was located near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, between Roclincourt and Écurie and not far from Notre Dame de Lorette. On 29 March 1916, the New Zealand Tunnelling Company exchanged position with the 185th Tunnelling Company and moved to Roclincourt-Chantecler, a kilometre south of their old sector. The 176th Tunnelling Company moved to Neuville-Saint-Vaast in April 1916 and remained there for a considerable time, as did the 172nd Tunnelling Company, which was relieved at Neuville-Saint-Vaast by the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company in May 1916.
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The area of Neuville-Saint-Vaast is 1,261.07 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 62580 for Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
Places of interest
Places of interest
• Canadian National Vimy Memorial • Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery
Notable people
Notable people
• Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, sculptor, died in the fighting here on the 5 June 1915. • François Hennebique, an inventor of reinforced concrete, was born here on the 26 April 1842.
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.INSEE commune file
- 3.Fast Facts - Canadian National Vimy Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. 20 February 2019.
- 4.Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France. The Great War UK. 2015.
- 5.Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France.
- 6.Neuville-Saint-Vaast German Military Cemetery "La Maison Blanche".
- 7.Byledbal, Anthony. New Zealand Tunnelling Company: Chronology.
- 8.The Tunnelling Companies RE. The Long, Long Trail.
- 9.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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