Pozières
Pozières is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
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Pozières | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Mayor | Dominique Bierwald (2020–2026) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 115–161 m (377–528 ft) (avg. 163 m (535 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80640/ 80300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pozières Media
The view from Centre Way trench towards Mouquet Farm, August 1916
Map showing Mouquet Farm and the German defensive fortifications from Thiepval to Courcelette, July 1916
Mouquet Farm and its defences, September 1916[a]
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