Mont Saint-Quentin

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Mont Saint-Quentin overlooks the Somme River in the region of Picardie approximately 1.5 km north of the town of Péronne, Somme, France. The hill is about 100 metres high but as it is situated in a bend of the river it dominates the whole position and is of strategic significance. During World War I, it was a key to the German defence of the Somme line and was the last German stronghold. Its location made it an ideal observation point, and strategically, the hill's defences guarded the north and western approaches to the town of Péronne. It was the site of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin from 31 August to 2 September 1918. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 318 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°56'51"N, 2°55'57"E

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123 Avenue des AustraliensHauts-de-FranceFrance

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Mont Saint-Quentin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Delville Wood Cemetery, Museum of the Great War, Château de Péronne.

7.5 miNW
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
192 min walk • The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France.
7.5 miNW
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
191 min walk • Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.
1.3 miS
History museum, Museum
Museum of the Great War, Péronne
33 min walk • The Museum of the Great War located near the heart of the World War I Somme battlefields, is housed within the Château de Péronne, a castle in the town of Péronne, France. Péronne was under German occupation during the war, and inhabitants of it suffered a lot because their town was almost completely destroyed.
1.3 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Péronne, Péronne
33 min walk • The Château de Péronne is a partly ruined castle in the commune of Péronne in the Somme département of France. It consists of the ruins of three towers and the curtain walls connecting them. The castle is the property of the commune. It has been listed since 1924 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
1.3 miS
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Péronne
33 min walk • The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is a religious building, located in Péronne, in the French department of the Somme, consecrated in 1525. Of the six churches in the city before 1789, it is the only one that remains.
4.5 miNW
Cemetery
Nécropole nationale française de Maurepas
116 min walk • The National Necropolis of Maurepas is a French military cemetery of the First World War located on the territory of the commune of Maurepas, on the edge of the RD 146 north of the RD 938 about ten kilometers northwest of Péronne.
1 miS
Memorial
Mont Saint-Quentin Australian war memorial, Péronne
26 min walk • Mont Saint-Quentin Australian war memorial, located in Mont Saint-Quentin region of Picardy, is an Australian First World War memorial. The Australian Second Division has a war memorial on the road from Bapaume to Péronne. It is the only one of the five Australian division memorials initiated by members of the division.
3.6 miN
Cemetery
Nécropole Nationale de France à Rancourt, Rancourt
92 min walk • The Rancourt National Necropolis is a French World War I military cemetery located in the territory of the communes of Bouchavesnes-Bergen and Rancourt in the Somme department.
5.3 miS
Ruins
Restes du château d'Happlaincourt, Brie
134 min walk • The ruins of the Happlaincourt castle are located in the commune of Villers-Carbonnel in the east of the Somme department. More precisely, they are located on the banks of the Canal du Nord.
1.2 miS
49°55'48"N • 2°55'53"E
Espace Mac Orlan, Péronne
31 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.6 miN
Cemetery
Cimetière militaire allemand de Rancourt, Rancourt
93 min walk • The German cemetery of Rancourt is a military cemetery of the Great War located on the territory of the commune of Rancourt, in the department of the Somme.