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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.

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1. Fricourt German war cemetery
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.

2. Norfolk Cemetery
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:

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Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a memorial site in France

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Château de Péronne

The Château de Péronne is a partly ruined castle in the commune of P

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Lochnagar mine

The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme

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Fricourt German war cemetery

Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near

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Pozières Memorial

The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the

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Blighty Valley Cemetery

Blighty Valley Cemetery is a World War I cemetery located about 4

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Château d'Heilly

The Château d'Heilly is a ruined historic castle in Heilly, Somme,

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ibis Albert

starting $99

Hotel De La Paix

starting $92

Hôtel Royal Picardie

starting $114

ibis Styles Peronne Assevillers

starting $107

Comfort Hotel Le Saint Claude Peronne Centre

starting $92

Logis Hotel De La Basilique

starting $114

Le Domaine de la Butte Bed and Breakfast

starting $76

Hôtel de la Paix

starting $162

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