Caterpillar Valley Cemetery
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 Longueval
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Longueval
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| Coordinates: 50°01′34″N 2°48′15″E / 50.0261°N 2.8042°ECoordinates: 50°01′34″N 2°48′15″E / 50.0261°N 2.8042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean Blondel |
| Area1 | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 271 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80490 /80360 |
| Elevation | 123–157 m (404–515 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Longueval is located 38 km (24 mi) northwest of Amiens on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8. Longueval is found in the north-east of the département, almost equidistant to the surrounding towns of Péronne (to the east), Albert (west) and Bapaume (north).
Barry of six pieces vair and gules.
The village was virtually destroyed during World War I.
A cemetery in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 214 New Zealand graves from the Battle of the Somme among the over 5000 graves, of which 3800 were unidentified. There is a Memorial to the Missing from New Zealand, recording the names of 1272 men lost in 1916 (eight have since been identifierd and buried, including the All Black Bobby Black). The body for the New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was taken from here. South of Longueval is the Longueval Road Cemetery. In the centre of the village is the Pipers' Memorial, built to commemorate bagpipers who fought in the First World War. Longueval was chosen because it was retaken by the 9th (Scottish) Division in July 1916. To the east of the village is the South African War Memorial Delville Wood.
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