Chaumont Marker – AEF Headquarters
Chaumont, France
Getting There
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is located next to the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in the Meuse region of Northeast France.
The cemetery is 26 miles northwest of the city of Verdun. An alternative to GPS coordinates, users can input Rue de General Pershing in the city of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon.
Admission and Hours
Business Hours
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The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty to answer questions. Please note, admission to the cemetery ends 15 minutes before closing time.
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The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty to answer questions. Please note, admission to the cemetery ends 15 minutes before closing time.
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Admission is FREE and does not require booking in advance.
Address and Additional Information
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Rue du Général Pershing, 55110, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France
Travel by car from Paris is approximately 152 miles via toll highway A-4 and takes about three hours. Those traveling from Paris should use exit 29.1 near the village of Clermont-en-Argonne and then travel north via the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne. Once there, followsigns for the American Cemetery. If driving from Verdun travel via Consenvoye or Dun-sur-Meuse, and follow the signs for American Cemetery.
Non-stop train (TGV) service from the Gare de l’Est train station in Paris to the Meuse-TGV train station near Verduntakes about one hour. A shuttle bus takes you from the train station to Verdun.
Paris is about 155 miles from the cemetery.
Public transportation to the cemetery is not available.
Hotels are available in Verdun.
Events at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
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Memorial Day Ceremonies
Memorial Day Ceremonies at ABMC cemeteries will begin Thursday May 21, 2026. The ceremonies will start at the local time listed and is expected…
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Veterans Day Ceremonies
Veterans Day Ceremonies at the ABMC cemeteries listed below will take place on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The ceremonies will begin at the local…
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May 25 Memorial Day Ceremonies
Memorial Day Ceremonies at the ABMC cemeteries listed below will take place on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The ceremony will begin at the local…
Before You Visit
- ABMC and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 1921-2021
- ABMC Commemorative Sites Booklet
- ABMC Sites commémoratifs
- American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: World War l Blue Book
- Driving Routes of Interest – Meuse Argonne American Cemetery to the South, Montfaucon Monument, Hindenburg Line.
- Driving Routes of Interest – Meuse Argonne American Cemetery to the Southwest – “Rainbow” Division, Sergeant York, Butte de Vauquois, Pennsylvania Monument
- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Brochure
- World War I Battlefield Companion
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