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Municipal Cemetery

 

The communal cemetery is located next to the chapel. In older times, it was around the church. It features a large alley framed by a row of yew trees on both sides and memorials and sculptures.

On this central axis stands a monument built to remind the First World War victims and a memorial stone for those of the Second World War.

 

Statue by M. Albert Roze representing the orphan and his mother

 

This sculpture of Albert Roze was inaugurated in 1921. The names of soldiers who died during the war were engraved on the base. These names are listed in the section of local soldiers in the history part, like those of the Second World War. The commemoration is held on November 11 in France, and the cornflower is the official emblem.

Mr. Albert Rose carried out another statue for the British cemetery, thanks to the initiative of Mr. Harry Hartley, who organized the funding with the contribution of residents.

A sculpture dedicated to M. Godard-Dubuc was erected in the middle of the alley and close to an iron cross. He was the benefactor of the village, at different levels, as the project to build the current church.