La Bassée

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La Bassée is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: 6.4 thous.Area: 1.37 mi²Coordinates: 50°31'54"N, 2°48'25"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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La Bassée – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portuguese Military Cemetery, Le Touret Memorial, Loos Memorial, Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial.

3.2 miNW
Cemetery
Portuguese Military Cemetery, Lorgies
82 min walk • The Portuguese Military Cemetery in Richebourg, Pas-de-Calais, France, is the burial site of 1,831 casualties of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in World War I. It is the only Portuguese military cemetery in France.
4.2 miNW
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
107 min walk • The Le Touret Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the former commune of Richebourg-l'Avoué, in the Pas-de-Calais region of France.
5.2 miS
Memorial
Loos Memorial
132 min walk • The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France.
3.3 miNW
Memorial
Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial
85 min walk • The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located on the outskirts of the commune of Neuve-Chapelle, in the département of Pas-de-Calais.
4.3 miSW
Cemetery
Vermelles British Cemetery
110 min walk • Vermelles British Cemetery is a First World War British war cemetery at Vermelles, a village 10 kilometres north-west of Lens, Pas-de-Calais. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and contains the memorials to 2134 casualties.
5.5 miS
Cemetery
Loos British Cemetery WW1, Loos-en-Gohelle
142 min walk • The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France.
3.3 miSW
Memorial
Puits n° 4 bis, Cambrin
86 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was established in 1851 and nationalized in 1946. The company had 11 mines, each with one or more shafts for extraction of coal or ventilation.
4.8 miSE
Memorial
Puits n° 10 bis, Vendin-le-Vieil
122 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Lens exploited coal in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin. Founded in 1852, it was the most important coal company in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais basin.
3.2 miSE
Memorial
Monuments aux morts de Maurice Rogerol
82 min walk • Maurice Rogerol, born in Douai on March 26, 1873 and died in Taza on May 5, 1946, was a French painter and sculptor.
3.2 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Cambrin
83 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
1.9 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Douvrin
48 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.