Opening the children's home novembre 1939 (≈ 1939)
Felix Chevrier takes the direction of the castle.
1942
Maximum capacity achieved
Maximum capacity achieved 1942 (≈ 1942)
More than a hundred children are accommodated.
décembre 1943
Closure of the castle
Closure of the castle décembre 1943 (≈ 1943)
End of childcare.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Félix Chevrier - Director of the castle
Organizes the reception of Jewish children.
Origin and history
The Château de Chabannes, located in Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac en Creuse, is known for its role during the Second World War. He became a children's home under the management of the Children's Relief Work (SEO), welcoming Jewish children fleeing persecution. Directed by Felix Chevrier, this place offers temporary shelter for nearly 120 children between 1939 and 1943.
During the war, the Creuse welcomed about 3,000 Jews, including 1,000 children. The castle of Chabannes, initially abandoned, is transformed in two months into a reception place for children from Berlin, Warsaw and Paris. In 1942, it housed more than one hundred children, then 120 in 1943, before its closure in December of the same year.
Félix Chevrier, printer and then journalist, socialist and freemason, is actively engaged against the Vichy regime. Close to the Popular Front, he organizes the life of the castle to protect these children, in a context of increasing repression. The site is part of a network of similar refuges in Creuse, such as Chaumont or Masgelier.
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