Festubert

Festubert (French pronunciation: [fɛstybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.

Geography

A farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.

Population

Places of interest

The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the First World War.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
Defence of Festubert (November 1914)
Battle of Festubert (May 1915)
Battle of the Lys (1918) (Festubert was on the southern extremity of this battle)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Festubert.

Brown’s Road CWGC cemetery
The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery