List of National Historic Sites of Canada in France
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 drawing |
Location | description | photo |
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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 . | |
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. |
Web links
Commons : National Historic Sites of Canada in France - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Beaumont-Hamel National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed November 1, 2014 .
- ^ Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed November 1, 2014 .