Battlefield · Longueval · Somme

Bois des Troncs

Look for Bois des Troncs, a battlefield, in Longueval. There are 3 other places to visit inside 5 km. Nearby, Cratère Lochnagar (7.9 km) leads the list.

Where

In Longueval

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Battlefield in Longueval

In Longueval

Bois des Troncs is in the commune of Longueval, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Highs of 18–24°C mark May to September in Longueval.

Jan6° / 1°61 mm

Feb7° / 1°50 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr15° / 5°43 mm

May18° / 8°59 mm

Jun21° / 11°57 mm

Jul24° / 13°61 mm

Aug24° / 13°65 mm

Sep20° / 11°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec6° / 2°84 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Longueval, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Meaulte station, 9.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Longueval’s full climate →

About

Bois des Troncs

Battlefield.

Bois des Troncs is in Longueval, Somme.

Type: Battlefield
Commune: Longueval, Somme

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

The way to Bois des Troncs

Use the numbers to match each place near Bois des Troncs with the list.

Towns near it

Towns close to Bois des Troncs

Albert is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (9,521 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Longueval

292 people

2 · 11 km north of it

Bapaume

3,779 people

3 · 11 km west of it

Albert

9,521 people

4 · 13 km southeast of it

Péronne

7,090 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Bois des Troncs is	People
Longueval	It’s in this commune	292
Bapaume	11 km north of it	3,779
Albert	11 km west of it	9,521
Péronne	13 km southeast of it	7,090
Rosières-en-Santerre	23 km south of it	2,894
Corbie	24 km southwest of it	5,982

Make a day of it

More near Bois des Troncs

The 33 places within 15 km include 5 attractions, 2 museums and an abbey.

1AttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar7.9 km west, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle 2AttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval9.7 km northwest, in Authuille 3AttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise3.6 km west, in Carnoy-Mametz 4

MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre13 km southeast, in Péronne 5

MuseumMusée Somme 191611 km west, in Albert 6AttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières7.1 km west, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Arrouaise8.2 km northeast, in Le Transloy 8AttractionAttractionCimetière militaire d'Ovillers8.5 km west, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Bois des Troncs

Where is Bois des Troncs?

Bois des Troncs is in Longueval, in Somme (Hauts-de-France).

What is Bois des Troncs?

Battlefield.

When is the best time to visit Bois des Troncs?

May to September are the warmest months in Longueval, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Bois des Troncs?

Within 15 km: Cratère Lochnagar (7.9 km), Mémorial de Thiepval (9.7 km), Mémorial à la 38e division galloise (3.6 km) and Historial de la Grande Guerre (13 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Historial de la Grande Guerre: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Somme 1916: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.