The Volunteer of 1792
The Volunteer of 1792 is a statue created in 1899 by the sculptor Paul-François Choppin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mairie de Remiremont, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “Statue du Volontaire de l’an II”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Remiremont Abbey and Musée Charles-Friry.
Remiremont Abbey
Church
Remiremont Abbey was an abbey that was founded as a house of nuns near Remiremont, Vosges, France. It later became a community of secular canonesses. Remiremont Abbey is situated 210 metres southeast of The Volunteer of 1792.
Musée Charles-Friry
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée Charles-Friry is a museum, which is situated 250 metres south of The Volunteer of 1792.
Musée Charles de Bruyères
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée Charles de Bruyères is a museum, which is situated 290 metres southeast of The Volunteer of 1792.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Remiremont and Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont.
Remiremont
Town
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Remiremont is a town and commune in the Vosges department, northeastern France, situated in southern Grand Est. The town has been an abbatial centre since the 7th century, is an economic crossroads of the Moselle and Moselotte valleys, and is also a stepping stone for tourists wishing to explore the Vosges and neighbouring Alsace.
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont
Village
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Saint-Nabord
Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Nabord is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Saint-Nabord station has rail connections to Épinal, Remiremont and Nancy. Saint-Nabord is situated 3½ km north of The Volunteer of 1792.
The Volunteer of 1792
- Categories: sculpture, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Remiremont, Arrondissement of Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.01732° or 48° 1′ 2″ northLongitude
6.58971° or 6° 35′ 23″ eastInception
1792Open location code
8FW82H8Q+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 791244067OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q3497598
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In Other Languages
From French to Tosk Albanian—“The Volunteer of 1792” goes by many names.
- French: “statue du Volontaire de 1792”
- French: “Statue du Volontaire de 1792”
- French: “statue du Volontaire de l’an II”
- Swiss German: “Statue du Volontair”
- Tosk Albanian: “Statue du Volontaire”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Les Halles Le Volontaire and Marché Hebdomadaire de Remiremont.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Volunteer of 1792”. Photo: Mairie de Remiremont, CC BY-SA 4.0.