Battlefield · Authuille · Somme

Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)

Among the sights of Authuille is Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16), a battlefield. Our list has 8 more places within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Mémorial de Thiepval, 800 m away.

Where

In Authuille

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Battlefield in Authuille

In Authuille

Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16) is in the commune of Authuille, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

Afternoons in Authuille reach 18–24°C from May to September.

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 Authuille, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Meaulte station, 8.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Authuille’s full climate →

About

Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)

Battlefield.

Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16) is in Authuille, Somme.

Type: Battlefield
Commune: Authuille, Somme

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

The map

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16), in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)

The most populous of the 6 is Albert, at 9,521. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in this commune

Authuille

154 people

2 · 5.4 km southwest of it

Albert

9,521 people

3 · 14 km northeast of it

Bapaume

3,779 people

4 · 19 km southwest of it

Corbie

5,982 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16) is	People
Authuille	It’s in this commune	154
Albert	5.4 km southwest of it	9,521
Bapaume	14 km northeast of it	3,779
Corbie	19 km southwest of it	5,982
Péronne	22 km southeast of it	7,090
Villers-Bretonneux	23 km southwest of it	4,647

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

A visit can add 5 attractions, a museum and a garden, from 29 places within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval800 m northeast, in Authuille 2AttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar3.4 km south, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle 3

MuseumMusée Somme 19165 km southwest, in Albert 4AttractionAttractionCimetière militaire d'Ovillers1.9 km southeast, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle 5AttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières2.6 km southeast, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle 6AttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise6.4 km southeast, in Carnoy-Mametz 7GardenGardenJardin public d'Albert5.1 km southwest, in Albert 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Suzanne12 km southeast, in Suzanne

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

Good to know about Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)

Where is Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)?

Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16) is in Authuille, in Somme (Hauts-de-France).

What is Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)?

Battlefield.

When is the best time to visit Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)?

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

What else is there to see near Site de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)?

Within 15 km: Mémorial de Thiepval (800 m), Cratère Lochnagar (3.4 km), Musée Somme 1916 (5 km) and Cimetière militaire d'Ovillers (1.9 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 (1)

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.