Villers-Bretonneux: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a brick-built church in the Art Deco style. Its traditional basilica layout comprises a nave with five bays and side aisles, as well as a polygonal chancel ending without a transept. A bell tower projection with a domed roof is attached to the front of the nave; the spire is covered with slate.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Villers-Bretonneux can include this type of accommodation in their travel plans.

Culture

The Musée Franco-Australien presents the history of war, remembrance and the future of Villers-Bretonneux through the collection of the Association Franco-Australienne, which consists predominantly of donations. The museum tour is divided into four sections and is illustrated by soldiers’ personal belongings, such as uniforms, letters and photographs, as well as by accounts of Franco-Australian friendship.

The Ecole Victoria was rebuilt between 1923 and 1927 on the site of the school destroyed in 1918. Its courtyard contains a mural in the Australian Aboriginal style, created by schoolchildren and inaugurated on Anzac Day 2009.

History

Commemorative Anzac Day ceremonies are held every year on 25 April at the Australian National Memorial near Villers-Bretonneux. The Centre Sir John Monash is located between Villers-Bretonneux, Corbie and Fouilloy. It conveys the history of the First World War on the Western Front from an Australian perspective through interactive multimedia installations and immersive experiences. From Villers-Bretonneux, it is approximately 3 km away via a footpath.

The former Théodore Delacour hosiery factory, later Tiberghien Frères, in Villers-Bretonneux was founded in 1837 and equipped with a steam engine in 1842.

Surroundings

The Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie is a historical site in the immediate vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux. The Ancienne Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie is also a historical site in the immediate vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux. The Abbaye du Paraclet des Champs is a historical site in the vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux.

In the wider regional area around Villers-Bretonneux are Les Hortillonnages d'Amiens, a garden, and the Artothèque d'Amiens, a museum.

Geographical location

Villers-Bretonneux railway station has five covered bicycle shelters with bicycle racks.

Other places:Contre, Flesselles, Berny-En-Santerre, Argoules, Longueval, Vers-Sur-Selles, Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Sentelie

To the higher-level travel overview: Somme.