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  6. Memorial of the Deliberation, Memorial of the Belle Défense late October 1636

Memorial of the Deliberation, Memorial of the Belle Défense late October 1636 à Saint-Jean-de-Losne en Côte-d'or

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Memorial of the Deliberation, Memorial of the Belle Défense late October 1636

    2 Rue du Château
    21170 Saint-Jean-de-Losne
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la Belle Défense fin octobre 1636
Crédit photo : Jochen Jahnke 17:00, 29. Dez. 2008 (CET) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
fin octobre 1636
Belle Defense de Saint-Jean-de-Losne
11 décembre 1886
Proposal by Mayor Émile Petitjean
1890
Plan of Felix Vionnois
1901
Donation of cannons *Imbuscade* and *Destre*
22 juillet 2013
Registration of guns
2 mars 2015
Registration of the monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The so-called "deliberation monument", located in the square of the Republic, in its entirety, including its original grids (not cadastralized, see plan annexed to the decree): inscription by decree of 2 March 2015.

Key figures

Émile Petitjean - Mayor of Saint-Jean-de-Losne Initiator of the project in 1886.
Félix Vionnois - Architect Designer of the monument in 1890.
Mathurin Moreau - Sculptor Author of bronze bas-reliefs.
Jules Schanosky - Dijon Sculptor Director of the crowning of the monument.

Origin and history

The monument of the Deliberation, located in Place de la Délibération in Saint-Jean-de-Losne (Côte-d'Or), was designed to celebrate the Belle Défense of the city at the end of October 1636. This episode marked the victorious resistance of the inhabitants against the imperial troops of General Gallas, a founding event for local memory. The initiative for its construction came from Mayor Émile Petitjean, whose proposal, adopted by the municipal council on December 11, 1886, launched the project in the following years.

In 1890 the architect Félix Vionnois designed a monument structured in four parts: a quadrangular base decorated with niches and stone cannons, a square pedestal with bronze bas-reliefs and engraved marble tables, a porphyry truncated column, and a crowned town model. The bas-reliefs, the work of sculptor Mathurin Moreau, illustrate La Délibération (on the Saône side) and Les Combats sur les ramparts (on the church side). The coronation was made by the Dijonnais Jules Schanosky. Two historic cannons, the Embuscade and the Desaster (1864-1865), offered to the city in 1901, complete the ensemble.

Ranked a historic monument in total (including its original grids) by order of 2 March 2015, this monument belongs to the municipality. It symbolizes both the defensive identity of Saint-Jean-de-Losne and the tribute given by subsequent generations to this act of collective bravery. The associated guns, listed separately on July 22, 2013, reinforce its memorial and heritage dimension.

External links

Page Monumentum