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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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
surface form: Battle of the Somme (nearby)

bombardments during World War I
language French
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

northern France
locatedNear Somme battlefields memorials
surface form: Somme battlefields

Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
locatedOn Ancre River
nearbyCommune La Boisselle
La Boisselle
surface form: Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Pozières
Thiepval Ridge
surface form: Thiepval
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
surface form: Ulverston, United Kingdom

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Somme River locatedNear Albert, France