Statues, arches, monuments classified in the Nord Pas-de-Calais

62580 Neuville-Saint-Vaast

The Monument to the memory of Polish volunteers is a 20th century commemorative work in Neuville-Saint-Vaast (Pas-de-Calais), carved by Maxime Real del Sarte. Listed at Historic Monuments in 2017.

62430 Sallaumines

The Monument to the Victims of the Courrières Disaster, erected in Sallaumines in the early twentieth century, pays tribute to the 1,099 miners who died in the 1906 mining explosion. This memorial, rebuilt after the First World War, symbolizes the working-class memory and social struggles of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin.

62200 Wimereux

19th-century pyramid monument in Wimereux (Hauts-de-France), commemorating the first handover of the Legion of Honour crosses by Napoleon I in 1804 at the Camp de Boulogne. Ranked in 1943.

59140 Dunkerque

20th Century Memorial in Dunkirk, dedicated to marine riflemen who died during the First World War. Architectural and sculptural work in pink sandstone, unique of its kind.

Colonne commémorative
62100 Calais

The Louis XVIII column is an early 19th-century memorial erected in Calais to mark the king's landing in 1814. Located in the district of Courgain, it symbolizes a key episode of the Restoration.

62170 Montreuil-sur-Mer

The monument to Marshal Douglas Haig is a bronze equestrian statue of the 2nd quarter of the 20th century, located in the Place du Général-de-Gaulle in Montreuil-sur-Mer (Hauts-de-France), a tribute to the British commander during the First World War.

59218 Poix-du-Nord

The monument to the dead of Poix-du-Nord, erected in the 1st quarter of the 20th century, is a unique commemorative work, located in the Hauts-de-France. He paid tribute to the 121 civilian and military casualties of the First World War.

Monument
62300 Lens

The monument to Émile Basly, erected in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Lens, pays tribute to the trade unionist and emblematic politician of the Hauts-de-France mining basin.