Attractions and Places To See around Vélu - Top 20

French politician, MP and then resistance fighter, born on November 6, 1890 in Bapaume, he became mayor of the town in 1929. In 1934, he was elected general councilor of Pas-de-Calais. In 1936, he ran in the legislative elections and was elected in the second round. He was arrested in 1943 by the Nazis as he left the prefecture, and deported to the Gross-Rosen camp where he died on November 27, 1944. Since 1948, a monument showing him at the time of his arrest honors his memory. At the Town Hall there is an urn with soil from Gross-Rosen as well as a painting of him.

The Monument aux Morts in Barastre is a war memorial commemorating the victims of the First World War. The monument is located on the Place de la Mairie in Barastre, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, located in the Hauts-de-France region in north-eastern France1. The monument was erected in 1922 and lists the names of the victims of the town who died during the war.

A farming village located 30 km south-east of Arras on the D20. The entire commune was destroyed during the First World War. History During the First World War, the village was occupied by British troops in March 1917, before being lost to the Germans a year later. The village was retaken on 5 September after an advance by the British 42nd Division (East Lancashire). The cemetery contains the graves of almost 10 British soldiers (one of whom was buried by the Germans in 1916). The extension to the cemetery contains the graves of 284 German soldiers, 46 French, 39 British, four New Zealanders and one Australian. The commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920.

French politician, MP and then resistance fighter, born on November 6, 1890 in Bapaume, he became mayor of the city in 1929, in 1934, he was elected general councilor of Pas-de-Calais. In 1936, he ran in the legislative elections and was elected in the second round. He was arrested in 1943 by the Nazis when he left the prefecture, and deported to the Gross-Rosen camp where he died on November 27, 1944. Since 1948, a monument showing him at the time of his arrest honors his memory. At the Town Hall there is an urn with soil from Gross-Rosen as well as a painting representing him.

The Monument aux Morts in Bapaume is a war memorial commemorating the fallen from the First and Second World Wars. The monument, designed by the artist Daniel Langlet, was unveiled on 4 October 1925. It depicts a woman leading an orphan to the monument and pointing to his father's name on the list with a palm branch. This symbolises the importance of memory and courage1. The monument was originally placed on the site of the old presbytery, but was later moved. Around the year 2000, the statues on the monument were damaged, but they have since been restored.

The town of Bapaume built its first Town Hall, a symbol of the city's independence, during the 12th century. The ground floor served as a market hall for merchants. Upstairs are the council chamber and the hall where public festivals were celebrated. The current architecture of the Town Hall is similar to the previous one, built between 1583 and 1611 and destroyed on March 25, 1917 following the explosion of a time bomb left by the Germans. After a slow and dangerous mine-clearing operation, it was rebuilt in its original location in 1931 and 1932 according to the plans of Mr. Eugène Bidard. The town's coat of arms is sculpted on the keystone of the entrance door. The slate roof is decorated with pointed dormers. At the top of the tower, an outdoor gallery allows you to admire the panorama. The belfry spire peaks at 55m.

Favreuil is a village 23 km south of Arras. The church of St. Georges, rebuilt with most of the commune, after the First World War. There is also a cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. And there is a war memorial in memory of the victims of the First World War, called Monument à Favreuil. The monument is located on the Place de la Mairie in Favreuil and was erected in 1925