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Statue of Charles de Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux

Statue of Charles de Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux

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Statue of Charles de Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux

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Location: Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Sculpture Calais Beach – Fort Risban loop from Fort-Nieulay

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2. Calais Beach and Lighthouse – Parc Saint Pierre loop from Calais

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3. Tour du Guet – Fort Risban loop from Calais-Nord

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Willem VS

May 3, 2024

The sculpture represents Yvonne Vendroux and Charles de Gaulle. Yvonne was the wife of Charles de Gaulle, a prominent French soldier and later President of France.

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Willem VS

May 6, 2024

Nicknamed "Aunt Yvonne", she became the wife of Charles de Gaulle on April 6 and 7, 1921 in the church of Notre-Dame de Calais. This Calaisienne was a beloved figure throughout France.
It is at the foot of the watchtower that this bronze statue scale 1.5 is located. Under the direction of the sculptor Nantaise Elisabeth Cibot, the latter had already realized a statue of the general in 2006 on the site of the town hall of Drancy in Seine-Saint-Denis.

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Gudi

September 15, 2025

Charles de Gaulle, the former president of the Republic and leader of Free France, had a special bond with Calais. This had a sentimental background, for Yvonne Vendroux, later Madame Charles de Gaulle (affectionately called "Aunt Yvonne" by the French), originally came from the port city in the Hauts-de-France region.

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Statue of Charles de Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux

1. Sculpture Calais Beach – Fort Risban loop from Fort-Nieulay

2. Calais Beach and Lighthouse – Parc Saint Pierre loop from Calais

3. Tour du Guet – Fort Risban loop from Calais-Nord

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