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Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1870-1871

Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le monument aux morts en totalité (cad. AD 372) : inscription par arrêté du 14 décembre 2012
Protection dates
2012/12/14 : inscrit MH
Type
monument aux morts
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1912
Architect or builder
Croisy Aristide (sculpteur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue des Juifs ; place Gambetta
Commune
Montreuil
Département
Pas-de-Calais
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
50.46458, 1.76340
Mérimée reference
PA62000139

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Pas-de-Calais." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ce monument, inauguré en octobre 1912, fut réalisé en mémoire des soldats morts au cours de la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870-1871. Le choix se porta sur le modèle du Mobile, soldat de la Garde Mobile. Campé sur un haut socle de pierre, le soldat, en bronze, est représenté en appui sur la jambe droite, le fusil en main, prêt à tirer sur l'ennemi.

English translation

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This monument, inaugurated in October 1912, was created in memory of soldiers who died during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The choice fell on the model of the Mobile, soldier of the National Guard. Positioned on a high stone plinth, the soldier, in bronze, is represented leaning on the right leg, rifle in hand, ready to fire on the enemy.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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