Notre-Dame de Lorette is the largest French military cemetery. In total, 45,000 soldiers are buried there. In addition to the tombs, you can see the basilica and the Lantern Tower, where the Guards of Honor perpetuate the memory of the soldiers who died for France.

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January 23, 2026

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This cemetery contains the remains of more than ten thousand soldiers who died during the First World War on the front lines in Artois and French-Belgian Flanders.

This location is one of 139 cemeteries and memorials from the First World War on the Western Front that were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2023.

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May 14, 2024

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a very moving site

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