Pozières

Pozières
Pozières
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Pozières
Coordinates: 50°02′29″N 2°43′25″E / 50.0414°N 2.7236°E / 50.0414; 2.7236Coordinates: 50°02′29″N 2°43′25″E / 50.0414°N 2.7236°E / 50.0414; 2.7236
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Delattre
Area1	3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population (2005)2	238
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80640 / 80300
Elevation	115–161 m (377–528 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 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.

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

The commune is situated on the D929 road, 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Amiens between Albert and Bapaume, on the Pozières ridge.

The village was completely destroyed in World War I during what became the Battle of Pozières (23 July–7 August 1916), which was part of the Battle of the Somme. The village was subsequently rebuilt, and is now the site of several war memorials. The Australian flag flies over Pozières in recognition of the sacrifice of the ANZACs in the Battle of Pozières. Amongst the British and other Commonwealth forces who fought at Pozières, the Australians suffered over 5,000 killed, wounded or taken prisoner.

One of those killed, on 5 August, was the English composer George Butterworth, and in 2008 the road between the town and Martinpuich was renamed Chemin George Butterworth (George Butterworth Lane); 50°02′28″N 2°43′59″E / 50.041172°N 2.733112°E / 50.041172; 2.733112).