Ors () is a
commune in the
Nord
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in northern France.
It is located on the
Sambre–Oise Canal, in a small wood called Bois l'Évêque.
History
The commune was an area of intense fighting in November 1918 for control of the canal. Second Lieutenant
Wilfred Owen was
killed in action there, a week before the
Armistice, and is buried at the
Communal Cemetery beside many of his men. The village's new (2014) primary school is named for Owen.
[English newspaper story, coincidentally printed on Armistice Day 2014]
Ors is famous for its yearly
water jousting competition on the canal every August 15. Water jousting has been played there since the Middle Ages.
Heraldry
Monuments
The church, ''Église de l'Assomption'', was built from 1851 to 1872.
Image:Ors communal cemetery.jpg, Ors Communal Cemetery
The Ors Communal Cemetery is also the burial place of Wilfred Owen, the British war poet. There is also a memorial to Owen.
Image:Ors maison wilfred owen.jpg, The Wilfred Owen Memorial in Ors
See also
*
Communes of the Nord department
References
External links
''Ors Communal Cemetery'' on the website "Remembrance Trails of the Great War in Northern France"Société des Jouteurs Sauveteurs d'Ors
Communes of Nord (French department)
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