Command of the monument 29 mars 1919 (≈ 1919)
Municipal decision and attribution to Joseph Gardy.
14 juillet 1919
Inauguration of busts
Inauguration of busts 14 juillet 1919 (≈ 1919)
Clemenceau and Foch installed temporarily way of the Coustous.
mars 1921
Transfer of the 1870 memorial
Transfer of the 1870 memorial mars 1921 (≈ 1921)
Release of the site for the new monument.
13 novembre 1921
Final Inauguration
Final Inauguration 13 novembre 1921 (≈ 1921)
Monument and busts installed place Georges-Clemenceau.
18 octobre 2018
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 18 octobre 2018 (≈ 2018)
Protection of the sculptural assembly and the sharpeners.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The monument to the dead in its entirety, including the busts of Marshal Foch and Georges Clemenceau and the cannon blinds serving as a base for them, as delimited in red on the cadastral plane annexed to the decree, located on the Place Georges Clemence in the AM section (non-cadaster park): inscription by order of 18 October 2018.
Key figures
Joseph Gardy - Sculptor
Author of the monument and busts.
Georges Clemenceau - Politician
Bronze Bust integrated with the monument.
Ferdinand Foch - Marshal of France
Bronze Bust integrated with the monument.
Origin and history
The monument to the dead of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, located in Place Georges-Clemenceau, is a tribute to the soldiers of the commune who died during the conflicts of the twentieth century. It consists of a marble column of Carrara surmounted by a bronze globe decorated with a cock holding a laurel branch, symbol of victory. Four plaques bear the names of the 254 missing soldiers, while marble statues represent a teenager and two women laying crowns, evoking mourning and memory.
He was commissioned on 29 March 1919 by sculptor Joseph Gardy for 32,000 francs (including 28,000 for the monument), and also includes two bronze busts by Georges Clemenceau and Ferdinand Foch, melted by Louis Roques. The busts, inaugurated in July 1919 aisle of the Coustous, were then installed on prussian cannon blinds of 1870, trophies of Neuf-Brisach. The monument was inaugurated on 13 November 1921 after the relocation of a former memorial in 1870.
Ranked a historic monument on October 18, 2018, it is one of 42 protected monuments in Occitanie for their artistic and historical value. Its allegorical iconography (coq, laurel, female figures) and its integration of military elements (Prussian canons) reflect the symbols of victory and sacrifice, typical of the memorials of the inter-war period. Arudy marble for base and gilded bronze reinforces its solemn character.
The dedicated green space on the square, delimited by a hedge, highlights the sculptural ensemble. The inscriptions "To the children of Bagneras dead for the homeland 1914-1918" and the engraved names recall the local anchor of mourning. The monument also illustrates the symbolic reconquest of Alsace-Lorraine, via the canons of Neuf-Brisach, a city that was recently found by France.
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