Prisoner shooting 17 août 1944 (≈ 1944)
Thirty prisoners executed by the SS.
septembre 1944
Creation of the Memorial Committee
Creation of the Memorial Committee septembre 1944 (≈ 1944)
Launch of the monument project.
6 novembre 2017
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 6 novembre 2017 (≈ 2017)
Official site protection.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The monument to the Resistance, the shooting buttock and its trench, as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree, located at the place called Arsaguet (Box AH 151; AL 423): inscription by order of 6 November 2017
Key figures
Jean Vigouroux - Architect
Designer of the monument.
Henry Parayre - Sculptor
Author of the sculpted group.
Origin and history
The Monument to the Resistance of Sainte-Radegonde is a tribute to the 212 victims shot by German troops on 17 August 1944, during the withdrawal of Rodez. On that day, thirty prisoners were executed on the shooting hill by an SS detachment. In September 1944, a local committee mobilized to build a memorial in their memory, as well as to all the victims of Nazi barbarism in Aveyron.
Designed by architect Jean Vigouroux, the monument includes a sculpted group made by Henry Parayre, representing two men tied up, bare torso, symbolizing the victims. The names of the 212 shot are engraved on marble slabs. The site, including the shooting hill and its trench, was classified as a Historic Monument in 2017 to preserve this place of memory.
Located at Arsaguet, the monument is now owned by the municipality of Sainte-Radegonde. It recalls one of the darkest episodes of the occupation in Aveyron, while honouring the local resistance and sacrifices made during the Second World War.
