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  6. Monument to the War Deaths 1914-1918, located between J.N.-Serret and Castetbert Streets

Monument to the War Deaths 1914-1918, located between J.N.-Serret and Castetbert Streets à Castets dans les Landes

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Monument to the War Deaths 1914-1918, located between J.N.-Serret and Castetbert Streets

    231 Bis Rue de l'Église
    40260 Castets
Photo de Monument to the War Deaths 1914-1918, located between J.N.-Serret and Castetbert Streets
Crédit photo : Havang(nl) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1923-1924
Construction of the monument
21 octobre 2014
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The monument to the dead in its entirety, with its square (cad. AI, public domain, not cadastre, cf. plan annexed to the decree): inscription by order of 21 October 2014

Key figures

Édouard Cazaux - Sculptor Author of the bronze statue and carved base.

Origin and history

The Monument to the Deaths of Castets is a tribute to the victims of the First World War, erected between 1923 and 1924. It is distinguished by a bronze statue depicting a Landaise, a local symbol, backed by a Bidarray pink stone base decorated with tombs of soldiers. This monument, typical of post-war commemorations, combines funeral art and regional identity.

The work is signed by the sculptor Edward Cazaux, a Dutch artist whose style marks several monuments in the region. The base and statue, fully protected since 2014, are integrated into a communal square. Their location between the streets of J.N.-Serret and Castetbert, near the church, makes it a central point of the collective memory of Castets.

Ranked as a Historic Monument in 2014, this monument illustrates the memory reconstruction effort of the 1920s. The Bidarray Stone, a local noble material, and bronze underline the care taken to make it. Owned by the commune, there remains a place of recollection and artistic testimony of the post-war period in New Aquitaine.

External links

Page Monumentum