Statues, arches, monuments classified in Lower Normandy

Monument
14710 Formigny

Formigny Memorial, located in Calvados in Normandy, honours the decisive French victory of 1450 against the English, marking Charles VII's reconquest of the region. The work of Arthur Le Duc symbolizes a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.

Statue
50200 Tourville-sur-Sienne

The statue of the Marshal of Tourville, carved in Carrara marble in the early 19th century, stands at Tourville-sur-Sienne in Normandy. She honours Anne Hilarion de Costentin, vice-admiral of Louis XIV, and has been adorning Léon-Paul-Legraverend Square since 1931.

Statue
50300 Avranches

Marble statue of General Valhubert, erected in the 1st quarter of the 19th century in Avranches. The work of Pierre Cartellier, she honours this Napoleonic hero who died in Austerlitz, installed in Valhubert Square.

Statue
50130 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Statue in tribute to Jean-François Millet, a 19th century realistic painter, located in a public garden in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Built in the late 19th century, it celebrates its Norman artistic heritage.

Statue
50130 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The statue of Armand de Briqueville, a 19th century bronze bust in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, pays tribute to this Napoleonic colonel and deputy of the English Channel. David d'Angers' work, she sits on a granite pedestal decorated with striking battles.

Statue
61200 Argentan

The statue of the Virgin in Argentan is a monumental work of the seventeenth century, located rue de la Chaussée in Orne, classified as a historical monument since 1934.

Pavillon
14000 Caen

The pavilions on Rue Guillaume-le-Conquerant in Caen are two 18th-century buildings, former elements of an urban access project, located Place Fontette. Ranked Historic Monuments in 1928.

Statue
14700 Falaise

Equestrian bronze statue of William the Conqueror, located Place Guillaume-le-Conquerant in Falaise, Normandy, erected in the mid-19th century with six statues of Dukes of Normandy on its granite base.