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Thiepval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

This article is about Thiepval village. For other uses, see Thiepval (disambiguation).
Thiepval
Commune
The war cemetery in Thiepval
Location of Thiepval
Thiepval
Thiepval
Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 2°41′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Max Potié
Area
1
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
124
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80753 /80300
Elevation70–154 m (230–505 ft)
(avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thiepval is located 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and approximately 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Amiens.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968111—    
197593−2.50%
1982105+1.75%
1990116+1.25%
199998−1.86%
2007106+0.99%
2012129+4.01%
2017129+0.00%
Source: INSEE[2]

First World War


British infantry from the Wiltshire Regiment attacking near Thiepval, 7 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.
British infantry from the Wiltshire Regiment attacking near Thiepval, 7 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.

The original village was totally destroyed during the First World War. The present Thiepval occupies a location a short distance to the southwest of the former settlement. The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, a major war memorial to British and Commonwealth men who died in the First World War Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave, is located near the commune.


Memorials


Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

The First World War Franco-British Memorial and the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is an imposing monument of brick and stone standing 45 m (148 ft) high. It is visible for several kilometres in every direction. It is the work of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The sixteen pillars are engraved with the names of 73,367 British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell during the Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave.


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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[de] Thiepval

Thiepval (picardisch: Tièbvo) ist eine nordfranzösische Gemeinde mit 124 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Somme in der Region Hauts-de-France. Die Gemeinde gehört zum Kanton Albert und ist Teil der Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot.
- [en] Thiepval

[es] Thiepval

Thiepval es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Picardía, departamento de Somme, en el distrito de Péronne y cantón de Albert.


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