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Monument aux morts Fountevraud

Monument aux morts Fountevraud

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Monument aux morts Fountevraud

Name: Monument aux morts Fountevraud
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Location: Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. Monument aux morts Fountevraud loop from Turquant

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2. Fontevraud – Monument aux morts Fountevraud loop from Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg

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3. Château de Montreuil-Bellay – Fontevraud loop from Montreuil-Bellay

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

June 20, 2025

After the First World War, the city of Fontevraud decided to erect a monument to the fifty-two workers of Fontevraud who had died during the war, who had been born in the city or had lived there.

"To the children of Fontevrault who died for France - 1914-1918" was designed by Albert Jouanneault (1888-1944, died during deportation).

The end of the First World War and the subsequent great demand for war memorials gave Jouanneault the opportunity to work more extensively in the Saumur region, where, in addition to the monument in Fontevraud, he also designed monuments in Puy-Notre-Dame, Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent and Brézé. His work was not limited to the region, however, as war memorials designed by him can also be found in other French cities, such as Saint-Pol (Pas-de-Calais), Laruns (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and Baron (Oise). Although not standardised, his production of these memorials is quite repetitive.

At the foot of the monument, commemorative plaques were also placed for victims of Fontevriste who died in other conflicts. These plaques honour the victims of the Second World War: six soldiers who died in battle, four civilian victims and ten who were shot, as well as the two who died in the Indochina War and the two who died in the Algerian War.

A monument to pause for a moment.

Source: gertrude.paysdelaloire.fr/dossier/IA49010760

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Monument aux morts Fountevraud

1. Monument aux morts Fountevraud loop from Turquant

2. Fontevraud – Monument aux morts Fountevraud loop from Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg

3. Château de Montreuil-Bellay – Fontevraud loop from Montreuil-Bellay

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