Albert

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Albert is a small town in northern France best known for its role on the Western Front during the First World War, particularly in the Battle of the Somme.

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Albert canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
administrativeStatus commune
battle Battle of the Somme
continent Europe
country France
departmentCode 80
distanceToAmiens about 30 kilometres northeast
eventDuringWorldWarI heavily damaged in World War I
front Western Front
governingCountry French Republic
hasEconomySector tourism related to World War I remembrance
hasMemorial memorials to World War I soldiers
hasMuseum Somme 1916 Museum
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières
hasTwinTown Bachant
Nivelles
Ulverston
hasWarCemetery Commonwealth War Graves in and around Albert
historicalRegion Picardy
INSEECODE 80016
knownFor Battle of the Somme
role on the Western Front during the First World War
language French
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

northern France
locatedNear Amiens
locatedOn Ancre River
militarySignificance staging area and support town for Allied forces on the Somme
nearBattlefield Somme battlefields memorials
surface form: Somme battlefields
notablePeriod 1914–1918
partOf arrondissement of Péronne
canton of Albert
postalCode 80300
railwayConnection Amiens–Arras railway line
reconstruction rebuilt after World War I
regionCapitalOf none
roadConnection D929 road
D938 road
subprefectureStatus no
symbol golden Virgin statue on the basilica
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transport Albert railway station

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

Somme, France containsTown Albert
subject surface form: Somme
Péronne near Albert