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Longueval
Hauts-de-Francevillage
Total population
1,215
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Hauts-de-France, France, Longueval stands as a small village. The population stands at approximately 1,215. Coordinates of 49.360°, 3.655° situate Longueval in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The village belongs to the 32 administrative unit. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 60.5°F and lows near 45.9°F, together with about 31.6 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
History
The village was almost completely destroyed during World War I. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is located outside Longueval, on the road to Bazentin. The cemetery also contains a Memorial to the Missing from New Zealand, recording the names of 1272 men lost in 1916. The body for the New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was taken from here. South of Longueval is the Longueval Road Cemetery. In the centre of the village is the Pipers' Memorial, built to commemorate bagpipers who fought in the First World War. Longueval was chosen because it was retaken by the 9th (Scottish) Division in July 1916. To the east of the village is the South African War Memorial Delville Wood. On 21 October 2010, the Footballers' Battalions Memorial was unveiled at Longueval, near Delville Wood, to commemorate those from the Footballers' Battalions who had fought and died in the Great War.
Geography
Longueval is located northwest of Amiens on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8. Longueval is found in the north-east of the département, almost equidistant to the surrounding towns of Péronne (to the east), Albert (west) and Bapaume (north).
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10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
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Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
- Bourg-et-Comin2.5 mi away · pop. 810
- Maizy3.7 mi away · pop. 403
- Saint-Mard3.8 mi away · pop. 115
- Courcelles-sur-Vesle4 mi away · pop. 344
- Geny4.1 mi away · pop. 71
- Jumigny4.5 mi away · pop. 63
- Moulins4.5 mi away · pop. 77
- Meurival4.8 mi away · pop. 55
- Chavonne5 mi away · pop. 207
- Presles-et-Boves5 mi away · pop. 334
- Paissy5 mi away · pop. 78
- Vassogne5.3 mi away · pop. 91
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 80490
- Department
- 80
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 292
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr