Ovillers-la-Boisselle

The commune of Ovillers-la-Boisselle is situated northeast of Amiens and extends to the north and south of the D 929 Albert–Bapaume road. The constituent village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle (commonly shortened to "Ovillers") lies on the north of the D 929 road, north-east of Aveluy and south-west of Pozières. The constituent village of La Boisselle, which had in 1914, lies across the D 929, to the south-west of Ovillers at the junction of the D 104 to Contalmaison. ==Population==

The village of La Boisselle is a settlement dating back to pre-Roman times, and the D 929 Albert–Bapaume road follows the course of a Roman road. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), the area suffered serious damage after the Battle of Bapaume. but is private property and not open to the public. ==Places of interest==

• Ovillers British Military Cemetery • The Gordon Dump Cemetery • Lochnagar Crater, one of the sites of the mines exploded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Image:Mines and the Bapaume Road, La Boisselle Art.IWMART2962.jpg|William Orpen: Mines and the Bapaume Road, La Boisselle Image:Lochnagar Crater Ovillers.JPG| Image:Lochnagar mine 01.JPG| ==See also==