Festubert

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

Population

See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department Defence of Festubert (November 1914) Battle of Festubert (May 1915) Battle of the Lys (1918) (Festubert was on the southern extremity of this battle)