The Ailles Village Monument was erected by the Touring Club de France in 1932, marking the location of the ancient village of Ailles, completely destroyed during the First World War and never rebuilt. You can still see some traces of the foundations of the houses in the fields.
'Ici fut Ailles'
The monument is the only memory of the village of Ailles, completely destroyed 1917 by artillery in preparation of the Nivelle offensive.