Notre Dame de Lorette, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

Name: Notre Dame de Lorette
Address: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

#1 among attractions in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

Top attraction, History museum, Cemetery

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Notre Dame de Lorette, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

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Notre Dame de Lorette, also known as Ablain St.-Nazaire French Military Cemetery, is the world's largest French military cemetery. It is the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire. The high point of the hump-backed ridge stands 165 metres high and – with Vimy Ridge – utterly dominates the otherwise flat Douai plain and the town of Arras. ()

Local name: Nécropole nationale de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Area: 67.04 acres (0.1047 mi²)Coordinates: 50°24'4"N, 2°43'8"E

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Notre Dame de Lorette – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Louvre-Lens, Canadian National Vimy Memorial, L'Anneau de la mémoire, Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery.

4.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Louvre-Lens, Lens
109 min walk • The Louvre-Lens is a contemporary beacon of culture nestled in the city of Lens, France. This satellite branch of the iconic Louvre Museum in Paris was inaugurated in December 2012, offering a fresh perspective on art and history in the Pas-de-Calais region.
2.8 miSE
Landmark dedicated to Canadian soldiers
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy
73 min walk • The Canadian National Vimy Memorial stands as a poignant tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of Canadian soldiers during the First World War. Located in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France, this grand memorial is situated on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a significant...
~710 ftSE
Monuments and statues, Architecture, Memorial
L'Anneau de la mémoire, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
4 min walk • L’Anneau de la Mémoire is a World War I memorial in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France. Designed by Philippe Prost and inaugurated on November 11, 2014, the 96th anniversary of Armistice Day, the memorial honors the 576,606 soldiers of forty different nationalities who died at Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
4.3 miS
Cemetery
Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery
111 min walk • The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, in Northern France.
2.5 miSE
Cemetery
Canadian Cemetery No. 2
65 min walk • Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
2.7 miSE
Cemetery
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
68 min walk • Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
0.9 miE
50°24'5"N • 2°44'22"E
Lens' 14-18, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
24 min walk • History museum, Battlefield, Museum
1.7 miE
Area
Angres, Liévin
45 min walk • Angres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
3.7 miS
Ruins
Mont St. Éloi Abbey Ruins
96 min walk • Abbey in Mont-Saint-Éloi-a complex of the currently ruined Augustinian monastery buildings, founded by Saint. Vindicie from Arras at the turn of the 7th and 8th centuries. In the past, an important center of medieval intellectual life. Destroyed during the French Revolution, he remains in the preserved ruin.
3.7 miS
Cemetery
La Targette French War Cemetery
95 min walk • The National Necropolis of La Targette in Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a cemetery for French soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars.
3.2 miNE
50°25'16"N • 2°47'5"E
City Hall, Liévin
82 min walk • City hall