List of National Historic Sites of Canada in France

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This list shows all buildings, objects and sites in France that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ).

Since 1919, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , as an agency within the remit of the Canadian Federal Ministry for the Environment , has added 2 sites to this list.

National Historic Sites

Historic site date ISIN
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Location description photo
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial 1925 (inauguration) 1996 Beaumont-Hamel
50 ° 4 ′ 25 "  N , 2 ° 38 ′ 53"  E
Memorial to the memory of the Dominion forces of Newfoundland who fell during World War I ; the park encompasses the area on which the Newfoundland Regiment attempted an unsuccessful attack on July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme .
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
Canadian National Vimy Memorial 1936 (inauguration) 1996 Vimy
50 ° 22 ′ 46 "  N , 2 ° 46 ′ 25"  E
Memorial to the members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who fell during World War I. it also serves as a memorial for those fallen or missing Canadian soldiers in this conflict for whom there is no known grave.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Web links

Commons : National Historic Sites of Canada in France  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Beaumont-Hamel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed November 1, 2014 .
  2. ^ Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed November 1, 2014 .