Notre Dame de Lorette
| Notre Dame de Lorette (Ablain St.-Nazaire French Military Cemetery) | |
|---|---|
| France | |
The church seen in October 2022. | |
| For Bitter and bloody battles in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire area. | |
| Location | 50°24′4″N 2°43′8″E / 50.40111°N 2.71889°E |
| Designed by | Louis-Marie Cordonnier, Jacques Cordonnier |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-PC10 |
Notre Dame de Lorette (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də lɔʁɛt]), also known as Ablain St.-Nazaire French Military Cemetery, is the world's largest French military cemetery. It is the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire. The high point of the hump-backed ridge stands 165 metres high and – with Vimy Ridge – utterly dominates the otherwise flat Douai plain and the town of Arras.