The statue of General Bertrand, place Sainte-Hélène
When a statue is erected, it is generally to celebrate an event considered as positive, a victory, for example, or a man who has achieved something remarkable, Pasteur, for example...
The statue of General Bertrand, which is located on the Place Sainte-Hélène, in Châteauroux, is unusual in that it expresses an end, the twilight of an empire, and if it represents a man, it is at the same time the memory of another, who is not seen, Napoleon.
General Bertrand, a child of Châteauroux, faithful among the faithful, accompanied Napoleon's epic from beginning to end, all the way to Saint Helena. And, at Napoleon's last moments, he was always there. It was he who brought back the emperor's ashes on the ship "La Belle Poule".
This is what this statue of Bertrand, back from St. Helena, says.
Erected on the Place Sainte-Hélène, it represents General Bertrand, in the costume of Grand Marshal, who, in one hand, holds an unrolled sheet: Napoleon's will. In the other, he is holding the sword of Austerlitz, on a drapery decorated with bees and the crowned "N".
On the square, whose shape would have been inspired by that of the "Belle Poule" bridge, you will notice the benches with Bertrand's initial, and you will go, a few steps away, to the Bertrand museum...
Statue of General Bertrand
Place Sainte-Hélène
36000 - Châteauroux
Tourist office
2 Pl. de la République
36000 Châteauroux
Phone : 02 54 34 10 74
www.chateauroux-tourisme.com
accueil@chateauroux-tourisme.com
Bertrand Museum-Hotel
2 rue Descente des Cordeliers
36000 Châteauroux
Tel: 02 54 61 12 30
museebertrand@chateauroux-metropole.fr
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