Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Monument aux morts
La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Le monument (cad. E 188) : inscription par arrêté du 1er avril 2003
- Protection dates
- 2003/04/01 : inscrit MH
- Type
- monument aux morts
- Main period of construction
- 1er quart 20e siècle
- Dates
- 1920
- Architect or builder
- Maspoli Alexandre (sculpteur), Lesage J. (sculpteur)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- La Côte-Saint-André
- Département
- Isère
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.39434, 5.25785
- Mérimée reference
- PA38000012
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1843 map "Carte de l'Etat-Major 1:40,000 (1820-1866)" (IGN France — Géoportail).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
En août 1919, le maire propose l'édification d'un monument aux défunts de la Première guerre mondiale. La réalisation en est confiée à Alexandre Maspoli, statuaire à Lyon, assisté de J. Lesage. Il prend pour thème l'héroïsme et le travail. Le monument est inauguré en août 1922. Sa composition est riche en symbolique (coq gaulois, poilu au combat, croix de guerre, palmes de la paix, frise de laurier) et évoque le travail des femmes pendant la guerre, thème rare.
English translation
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History
In August 1919, the mayor proposed the construction of a monument to the fallen of the First World War. Its realisation was entrusted to Alexandre Maspoli, sculptor in Lyon, assisted by J. Lesage. He took as his theme heroism and labour. The monument was inaugurated in August 1922. Its composition is rich in symbolism (Gallic cock, poilu in combat, Military Cross, palms of peace, laurel frieze) and evokes the work of women during the war, a rare theme.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.