Farbus is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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. It is located 7 kilometres from the

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dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge (part of the Battle of Arras) and the missing

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Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.

Geography

A farming village situated northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St. Ranulphe, rebuilt after

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* The nearby

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Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub

Geography

Population

Places of interest

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