Thiepval

Thiepval
Thiepval
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Thiepval
Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 2°41′23″E / 50.0553°N 2.6897°E / 50.0553; 2.6897Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 2°41′23″E / 50.0553°N 2.6897°E / 50.0553; 2.6897
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Geneviève Potie
Area1	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	101
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80753 /80300
Elevation	70–154 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Thiepval is located 4.5 miles (7 km) north of Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

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 (including but not limited to South African) men who died in the First World War Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave.

This imposing monument of brick and stone stands 45 m high and 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 that fell during the Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave.