Fricourt is one of villages in
France situated some 10 km east of
Albert and 170 km from
the capital, 110 km south-west of France -
Belgium border. According to the latest census, the population of Fricourt is about 500 people. People mostly visit it to see its military memorials and cemeteries.
The nearest airport Lesquin (IATA: LIL) is about 90 km away.
Things to do in it
Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army. Of the 17, 000 burials, about 1, 000 died in the autumn of 1914 and the ensuing trench warfare; about 10, 000 during the Battle of the Somme (July-November 1916); and the final 6, 000 in the Spring Offensive of 1918 and the ensuing Allied counter-attack, the Hundred Days Offensive.
Norfolk Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War. It is located at the village of Bécordel-Bécourt, near Albert in the Somme department of France.
If you have seen everything in Fricourt already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. If you are around, try one of the following places:
Be sure to check out photos of the area taken by other travellers.