Neuve-Chapelle

Neuve-Chapelle (Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915.

Geography
Neuve-Chapelle is situated some 8 mi northeast of Béthune and 16 mi southwest of Lille, near the junction of the D947 and D171 roads.

History
The village gave its name to a battle of the First World War that began on 10 March 1915, and in which it was captured, not for the first time, by the IV and I Indian Corps. It was later adopted by the County Borough of Blackpool and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1922.

Places of interest

 * The church of St. Christophe, rebuilt, as was much of the commune, after World War I.
 * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials.
 * The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial of the British Indian Army.
 * Finds from the battlefield, in the mairie.