diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 92e65a85..c1ff10ee 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ class Page(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(_('page unix name'), max_length=30,
             validators=[
                 validators.RegexValidator(
-                    r'^[\w.+-]+$',
+                    r'^[A-z.+-]+$',
                     _('Enter a valid page name. This value may contain only '
-                      'letters, numbers ' 'and ./+/-/_ characters.')
+                      'unaccented letters, numbers ' 'and ./+/-/_ characters.')
                 ),
             ],
             blank=False)
@@ -846,6 +846,14 @@ class Page(models.Model):
             p.set_lock_recursive(user)
         self.set_lock(user)
 
+    def unset_lock_recursive(self):
+        """
+        Unlocks recursively all the child pages
+        """
+        for p in self.children.all():
+            p.unset_lock_recursive()
+        self.unset_lock()
+
     def unset_lock(self):
         """Always try to unlock, even if there is no lock"""
         self.lock_user = None
@@ -886,6 +894,16 @@ class Page(models.Model):
         except:
             return self.name
 
+    def delete(self):
+        self.unset_lock_recursive()
+        self.set_lock_recursive(User.objects.get(id=0))
+        for child in self.children.all():
+            child.parent = self.parent
+            child.save()
+            child.unset_lock_recursive()
+        super(Page, self).delete()
+
+
 class PageRev(models.Model):
     """
     This is the true content of the page.
diff --git a/core/templates/core/pagerev_edit.jinja b/core/templates/core/pagerev_edit.jinja
index ca9b41df..52f90edb 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/pagerev_edit.jinja
+++ b/core/templates/core/pagerev_edit.jinja
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ function make_preview() {
     <p><input type="button" value="{% trans %}Preview{% endtrans %}" onclick="javascript:make_preview();" /></p>
     <p><input type="submit" value="{% trans %}Save{% endtrans %}" /></p>
 </form>
+<a href="{{ url('core:page_delete', page_id=page.id)}}">{% trans %}Delete{% endtrans %}</a>
 <div id="preview">
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/core/urls.py b/core/urls.py
index 2f471195..e8e2d4d0 100644
--- a/core/urls.py
+++ b/core/urls.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # Page views
     url(r'^page/$', PageListView.as_view(), name='page_list'),
     url(r'^page/create$', PageCreateView.as_view(), name='page_new'),
+    url(r'^page/(?P<page_id>[0-9]*)/delete$', PageDeleteView.as_view(), name='page_delete'),
     url(r'^page/(?P<page_name>[a-z0-9/-_]*)/edit$', PageEditView.as_view(), name='page_edit'),
     url(r'^page/(?P<page_name>[a-z0-9/-_]*)/prop$', PagePropView.as_view(), name='page_prop'),
     url(r'^page/(?P<page_name>[a-z0-9/-_]*)/hist$', PageHistView.as_view(), name='page_hist'),
diff --git a/core/views/page.py b/core/views/page.py
index e7a48d97..a130753f 100644
--- a/core/views/page.py
+++ b/core/views/page.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # This file contains all the views that concern the page model
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse_lazy
 from django.views.generic import ListView, DetailView
-from django.views.generic.edit import UpdateView, CreateView
+from django.views.generic.edit import UpdateView, CreateView, DeleteView
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.forms.models import modelform_factory
@@ -159,3 +160,11 @@ class PageEditView(CanEditMixin, UpdateView):
         form.instance = new_rev
         return super(PageEditView, self).form_valid(form)
 
+
+class PageDeleteView(CanEditPropMixin, DeleteView):
+    model = Page
+    template_name = 'core/delete_confirm.jinja'
+    pk_url_kwarg = 'page_id'
+
+    def get_success_url(self, **kwargs):
+        return reverse_lazy('core:page_list')