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  5. 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

  6. Monument of General Joubert

Monument of General Joubert à Bourg-en-Bresse dans l'Ain

Ain

Monument of General Joubert

    45 Avenue Alsace Lorraine
    01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
Monument du général Joubert
Monument du général Joubert
Monument du général Joubert
Crédit photo : Jean-Paul Aubé (1837–1916) Autres noms pseudonyme - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1811
Inauguration of the pyramid
12 octobre 1884
Inauguration of the bronze statue
4 octobre 1932
Registration for historical monuments
1932
Demolition of the pyramid
1942–1944
Font of the statue
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Monument of General Joubert: inscription by order of 4 October 1932

Key figures

Barthélemy Catherine Joubert - General of Revolutionary Armed Forces Heroes commemorated by monuments.
Jean-Paul Aubé - Sculptor of the statue (1884) Author of the cast bronze work.
Tony Ferret - Architect of the pedestal Collaborator for the 1884 monument.
Étienne Goujon - Deputy and initiator of the project Organizer of financing in 1884.

Origin and history

The first monument dedicated to General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert (1769–99) was erected in 1811 on Place Montaplan (now Place Joubert) in Bourg-en-Bresse. It took the form of a commemorative pyramid, symbolizing its role at the Battle of Rivoli in 1797. This monument was demolished in 1932 to give way to a new work.

In 1884, a bronze statue by sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé (1837–1916) and architect Tony Ferret (1851–1923) was inaugurated in the courtyard of the Ain Prefecture. Funded by public subscription and local grants, it was listed as historical monuments in 1932. During the Vichy regime (1942–1944), the statue was melted as part of the recovery of non-ferrous metals.

General Joubert, born in 1769 and died in 1799, was a key actor in revolutionary wars. His representation in Bourg-en-Bresse, first in pyramidal form and then statuary, reflects the city's lasting tribute to this son of Ain. Both monuments, though missing or transformed, bear witness to its military and local heritage.

External links

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