Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts ExhibitionElzéard Rougier
Les Chartreux
A bronze bust honoring Provençal poet Elzéard Rougier perches above his old home, a quiet survivor that defied Vichy orders to be melted for armaments in 1942.
Hidden literary landmark
WWII survival story
Provençal heritage site
Quick cultural stop
Tips
🎨sculptor Maurice Mangepan-Flégier was also a doctor
🏛️look up above the doorway at n°53
Elzéard Rougier
Les Chartreux
Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts ExhibitionA bronze bust honoring Provençal poet Elzéard Rougier perches above his old home, a quiet survivor that defied Vichy orders to be melted for armaments in 1942.
Hidden literary landmark
WWII survival story
Provençal heritage site
Quick cultural stop
Tips
🎨sculptor Maurice Mangepan-Flégier was also a doctor
🏛️look up above the doorway at n°53