Festubert

Festubert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.

Geography
A farming village some 5 mi east of Béthune and 21 mi southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D72 roads.

Places of interest

 * The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the First World War.
 * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.