Sorel, Somme
Sorel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography. Sorel is situated southwest of Cambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with the Pas-de-Calais department. History. The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought by World War I. During the 1920s, architect Louis Faille, originally from Nurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.