First World War 1914–1918 (≈ 1916)
Context of the Monument to the Dead
26 avril 1931
Controversial Inauguration
Controversial Inauguration 26 avril 1931 (≈ 1931)
Refusal of the mayor for his pacifism
13 mars 2019
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 13 mars 2019 (≈ 2019)
Official State protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The monument to the dead, including its fence, located on the plot delimited by the junction of the Chemin du Reclus and the rue de la Parracée (not cadastral square): inscription by order of 13 March 2019
Key figures
Luc Jaggi-Couvert - Geneva sculptor
Author of *La Cryeuse* and the monument
Guillaume Bar - Carrier
Collaborator in the realization of the base
Pastori - Founder
Head of the bronze statue
Origin and history
The monument to the dead of Termignon, now part of the municipality of Val-Cenis in Savoie, is a tribute to the soldiers who fell during the First World War. It is singularized by its pacifist approach, rare for the time, embodied by a bronze statue depicting a woman in a traditional costume, The Cryer, which expresses the pain of the relatives of the disappeared. Located near the church of Notre-Dame, he bears the inscription: "TO THE CHILDREN OF TERMIGNON GLORIOUSLY TOMBES FOR PATRY", stressing both the sacrifice and the ambivalence of the message.
The work was signed by Luc Jaggi-Couture (1887–1976), a Genevan sculptor from Termignon, who collaborated with Carrier Guillaume Bar and Founder Pastori for his creation. Inaugurated on 26 April 1931, the monument sparked local controversy, with the mayor refusing to attend because of its pacifist character, perceived as a critique of the war. This disputed dimension makes it a unique testimony to the memorial tensions of the inter-war period.
Ranked a historic monument on March 13, 2019, it joins a set of 40 protected dead monuments in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for their artistic or historical value. Its precise location, at the junction of the road of Reclus and the street of the Parrachea, as well as its fence, are fully protected. The monument remains the property of the commune and symbolizes both collective mourning and debates on the memory of the Great War.
