La Barre Monument
1907 sculpturesMonuments and memorials in Somme (department)Secularism in FranceVandalized works of art
The La Barre Monument (French: Monument La Barre) is a secular monument in Abbeville, (Somme), France. It lies near the railway station (Gare d'Abbeville), next to the canal aqueduct over the River Somme. It was erected in 1907, by public subscription, in commemoration of the ordeal of François-Jean de la Barre, known as the Chevalier (en|Knight) de La Barre. In 1766, at Abbeville, La Barre was tried, found guilty, and executed for failing to salute a religious procession. The monument is today an annual gathering point for defenders of secularism and freethinking.
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Rue Boucher de Perthes, Abbeville
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Rue Boucher de Perthes 21
80100 Abbeville
Hauts-de-France, France
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