Villers-Bretonneux is a common French, located in the department of the Somme and the area Picardy.

Geography

History

Villers Bretonneux was the site of one of the tragedies episodes of the Bataille of the Sum in 1916. Thousands of Australian soldiers and Néozélandais of the ANZAC, which had come to reinforce manpower of the British Army, there died, to have succeeded in resisting the offensive of the German Empire. An imposing memorial was drawn up in the north of the commune, on a site containing several thousands of white crosses. The commune also pays homage to the sacrifice of the Australiens soldiers in the " museum of the Australien" soldier; , which was installed on the first floor of the elementary school, in the court of which a simple banner recalls each day to the visitors and to the pupils: " don' T forget Australia". The reconstuction of this school, in the years 1920, was financed by the inhabitants of the state of Victoria. This school is thus called logically " Victoria" school;.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The Delacour castle, or " red château" for Australian and New Zealand ones, which was used as housing for the generals during the battle of the Sum (Foch remained there). Damaged during the First World War, it was left with the abandonment after 1918 and became a rather impressive ruin, which intrigued many motorists. Unfortunately the ruins were cut down in 2004. One sees the castle in film of Delphine Gleize " Carnage" ; he will survive thus differently than in the memory of nostalgic of old stones.

Personalities related to the commune

Hecquet known as Gilbert Richard, Producer-Organizer of Television lived in Villers-Bretonneux throughout occupation.

See too

• Common of the Sum
• Fitted Brunehaut

External bonds

• Villers-Bretonneux on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Villers-Bretonneux on the site of INSEE
• Villers-Bretonneux on the site of Quid
• Localization of Villers-Bretonneux on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Villers-Bretonneux on Mapquest

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