Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Monument à Surugue
Auxerre, Yonne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Le monument en totalité (non cadastré) : inscription par arrêté du 1er août 2016
- Protection dates
- 2016/08/01 : inscrit MH
- Type
- monument
- Main period of construction
- 20e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- boulevard de la Chaînette
- Commune
- Auxerre
- Département
- Yonne
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.80158, 3.57299
- Mérimée reference
- PA89000062
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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
Charles Surugue (1839-1921) suit une carrière dingénieur avant de devenir maire dAuxerre de 1900 à 1912. En 1915, il sengage comme simple soldat à lâge de 76 ans, devenant alors le plus vieux poilu. Il termine lieutenant. Sa conduite au front lui vaut la rosette dofficier de la Légion dhonneur et trois citations.
English translation
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History
Charles Surugue (1839-1921) pursued a career as an engineer before becoming mayor of Auxerre from 1900 to 1912. In 1915, he enlisted as a simple soldier at the age of 76, becoming the oldest soldier. He finished with the rank of lieutenant. His conduct at the front earned him the rosette of officer of the Legion of Honour and three citations.
Nearby in the register
- Abbaye Saint-Germain (ancienne)abbayeunder 1 mi
- Maison en pans de bois du 16e siècle dépendant de l'Hôtel-Dieu, dite maison du coche d'eaumaisonunder 1 mi
- Lycée Jacques Amyotlycéeunder 1 mi
- Porte de Ville (ancienne)porte de villeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.