La Reunion
Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît
Salazie

L’Âme de la France

L'Âme de la France is the name given by the French sculptor Carlo Sarrabezolles to three identical monumental statues that he executed in three different materials during the interwar period, the first in plaster in 1921, the second in stone in 1922, and the last in bronze in 1930.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: sculpture by Carlo Sarrabezolles
  • Also known as: “Monument aux morts intitulé l’Ame de la France”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maison Morange and Guétali de la villa Barau.

Museum
Photo: Lauriane Giraud Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 250 metres west of L’Âme de la France.

Building
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building.

Church
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 350 metres west of L’Âme de la France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell-Bourg and Mare à Poule d’Eau.

Village
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in the commune of the French overseas department of . It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of L’Âme de la France.

L’Âme de la France

Latitude
-21.06459° or 21° 3′ 53″ south
Longitude
55.5212° or 55° 31′ 16″ east
Open location code
5HCQWGPC+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1441485682
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q3205071
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“L’Âme de la France” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mairie Annexe d’Hellbourg and Office de Tourisme Intercommunal de l’Est.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as La Poste and Mairie Annexe Hell-Bourg.

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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 “L’Âme de la France”. Photo: Olaf2, CC BY 4.0.