Ban-de-Sapt National Cemetery, Ban-de-Sapt, France

Located in Ban-de-Sapt, La Fontenelle National Cemetery holds the remains of soldiers who died for France during the battles for La Fontenelle from 1914 to 1918. Established from 1921 to 1923, the cemetery also contains the bodies of soldiers from cemeteries in La Vercoste, Martignon, Huguenet, Floquet, La Croix de Gemainfaing, Hermanpaire, Denipaire and Celles-sur-Plaine. Covering 117,635 sqm, this cemetery holds the remains of nearly 1,400 soldiers, including over 400 in the ossuary. Following a public subscription launched in Vosges, a monument made of local pink sandstone and designed by the sculptor Emile-Just Bachelet, was erected on 15 August 1925 in memory of the soldiers of the Vosges.

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Herve MICHEL (5 months ago)
A moving place of memory of the 1914 war, the necropolis dominates the plateau at the site of the fighting. A route on Hill 627 illustrates the living conditions of the soldiers. The surrounding forests are crisscrossed by an incredible number of trenches still visible despite the vegetation.

Strong Warsame (7 months ago)
Incredible

Denis Hannebicq (10 months ago)
Place of memory and contemplation. The explanations on the different panels along a route allow you to understand the horrors of the war that the soldiers suffered. Superb view of the valley

Anne-Marie C (2 years ago)
Very beautiful place of memory. Several discovery routes are offered through the forest, all marked out with explanatory panels. A short circuit can be done with strollers or in a wheelchair.

Lawson Oyekan (6 years ago)
Lunch with at Heros's Fort Candid.

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