Note 69 — Chapter IV
Reading edition
A more recent estimate (namely, for July 1, 1921) has been given, presumably from official sources, by M. Fournier–Sarlovèze, Deputy for the Oise. The following are some of his figures:
Inhabited Houses
At the Armistice: Totally destroyed 289,147
Badly injured 164,317
Partially injured 258,419
By July 1921: Entirely rebuilt 118,863
Temporarily repaired 182,694
Public Buildings
Churches. Municipal Buildings. Schools. Post Offices. Hospitals.
Destroyed 1,407 1,415 2,243 171 30
Damaged 2,079 2,154 3,153 271 197
Restored 1,214 322 720 53 28
Temporarily patched up 1,097 931 2,093 196 128
Cultivated Land
Acres.
At the Armistice: Totally destroyed 4,653,516
By July 1921: Leveled 4,067,408
Plowed 3,528,950
Live Stock
1914. Nov. 1918. July 1921.
Cattle 890,084 57,500 478,000
Horses, donkeys, and mules 412,730 32,600 235,400
Sheep and goats 958,308 69,100 276,700
Pigs 357,003 25,000 169,000