Albert, France

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Albert, France is a small town in the Somme department of northern France, known for its role in World War I and proximity to major battlefields of the Western Front.

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Label Occurrences
Albert, France canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
town ⓘ
country France ⓘ
demonym Albertins ⓘ
departmentCode 80 ⓘ
governedAs commune ⓘ
hasCemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries (nearby) ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity tourism related to World War I remembrance ⓘ
hasIndustry aeronautical industry (e.g., Méaulte/Albert airfield area) ⓘ
hasLandmark Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières ⓘ
Leaning Golden Virgin statue ⓘ
hasMayor mayor of Albert (term-dependent) ⓘ
hasMuseum Somme 1916 Museum ⓘ
hasTransport Albert railway station ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of the Somme (nearby) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Somme

bombardments during World War I ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Hauts-de-France region ⓘ
linked to: Hauts-de-France

Somme department ⓘ
linked to: Somme (department)

northern France ⓘ
locatedNear Somme battlefields ⓘ
Western Front (World War I) ⓘ
linked to: Western Front
locatedOn Ancre River ⓘ
nearbyCommune La Boisselle ⓘ
Ovillers-la-Boisselle ⓘ
linked to: La Boisselle

Pozières ⓘ
Thiepval ⓘ
linked to: Thiepval Ridge
notableFor damage and reconstruction after World War I ⓘ
proximity to major World War I battlefields ⓘ
partOf arrondissement of Péronne ⓘ
canton of Albert ⓘ
postalCode 80300 ⓘ
reconstructedAfter World War I ⓘ
regionHistorically Picardy ⓘ
roleIn World War I ⓘ
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
twinnedWith Nördlingen, Germany ⓘ
Ulverston, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Ulverston

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Somme River → locatedNear → Albert, France ⓘ