



Memorial aux Bayonnais
Grand Bayonne
This WWI memorial honors 800 fallen Bayonnais with striking sculptures—a Basque peasant with bull on one side, a soldier with rifle on the other—capturing the tension between rural life and war's demands.
Historic war memorial
Peaceful garden setting
Centenary restoration
Basque cultural heritage
Tips
🌳lovely shaded garden behind with benches
🕊️unveiled 1924, freshly restored for centenary
📍on Esplanade de Glacié at city edge
Memorial aux Bayonnais
Grand BayonneOpen




This WWI memorial honors 800 fallen Bayonnais with striking sculptures—a Basque peasant with bull on one side, a soldier with rifle on the other—capturing the tension between rural life and war's demands.
Historic war memorial
Peaceful garden setting
Centenary restoration
Basque cultural heritage
Tips
🌳lovely shaded garden behind with benches
🕊️unveiled 1924, freshly restored for centenary
📍on Esplanade de Glacié at city edge