Souchez

Souchez (Template:IPA) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref> It is located Template:Convert northwest of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.<ref name=Canada>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Souchez lies Template:Convert north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.

Places of interest

• The Basilica de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1932, by the architect Louis Cordonnier. It overlooks Souchez, but is in fact located on the territory of the neighboring commune Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
• The church of St.Nicolas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
• The French and Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• The war memorials.
• The museum and the Centre Européen de la Paix, all about the First World War
• The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official commune website Template:In lang
• Zouave Valley CWGC cemetery
• Souchez Cabaret-Rouge CWGC cemetery
• First World War Museum in Souchez

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