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  2. Divers
  3. Normandie
  4. Seine-Maritime
  5. 76310 Sainte-Adresse

  6. Cenotaph called Sugar Bread

Cenotaph called Sugar Bread à Sainte-Adresse en Seine-Maritime

Cenotaph called Sugar Bread

    11 Rue Charles Alexandre Lesueur
    76310 Sainte-Adresse
Ownership of the municipality
Museums of France
Miscellaneous
Cénotaphe dit Pain de Sucre
Cénotaphe dit Pain de Sucre
Cénotaphe dit Pain de Sucre
Cénotaphe dit Pain de Sucre
Crédit photo : Urban - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
22 avril 1822
General Lefebvre-Desnouettes drowning
XIXe siècle
Construction of the monument
23 août 2016
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The cenotaph for the use of bitter in full, with the ground of the plot on which it is situated, as tinted on the plan annexed to the order (Box XB 230): inscription by order of 23 August 2016

Key figures

Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes - Empire General Died in 1822, commemorated by this cenotaph.
Stéphanie Rollier - General's widow Sponsor of the monument in his memory.

Origin and history

The cenotaph of Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes, nicknamed Pain de Sucre, is a funeral monument located in Sainte-Adresse, in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy. Raised in the 19th century, it is distinguished by its pyramidal shape evoking a bitter, maritime landmark visible from the sea. This monument was commissioned by Stéphanie Rollier, widow of the general, to honour his memory after his tragic disappearance during a shipwreck on 22 April 1822.

The cenotaph, which also serves as a point of reference for navigators, was listed as historical monuments by order of 23 August 2016. This protection covers the entire structure and the ground of the parcel on which it is located. The monument is now owned by the municipality of Sainte-Adresse, and its exact location is listed at 12 bis rue Charles-Alexandre-Lesueur.

The story of this cenotaph is closely linked to that of General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, a military figure of the Napoleonic Empire. Its sinking off the French coast in 1822 marked the region deeply, leading to the construction of this emblematic monument. The special shape of the Sugar Bread, both memorial and utility, illustrates the dual role of bitters in the Normandy coastal landscape: to guide sailors while perpetuating the memory of the disappeared.

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