Musée national Clemenceau-de Lattre

Om museet

Mouilleron-en-Pareds, a village in the Vendée between plain and bocage, produced two figures of the 20th century: Georges Clemenceau (born 1841) and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (born 1889). The first museum, known as the “Musée des Deux Victoires”, grew out of a bequest: Marshal de Lattre’s widow, who had received her husband’s archives and mementos, had them installed on the upper floor of the town hall with the support of André Malraux. It opened on November 19, 1959 and became a national museum on April 18, 1961.

In 1975, Marshal de Lattre’s birthplace and its gardens joined the museum and opened to the public. This late 19th-century middle-class house, built to a plan dated 1869, has barely changed. Georges Clemenceau’s birthplace was inaugurated on June 13, 2018 and opened to visitors on June 15.

The Clemenceau-de Lattre national museum now brings together these two houses, both labelled “Musée de France” and “Maisons des Illustres”. At the Clemenceau house, a historical, biographical and civic museum presents around 200 objects and 30 multimedia displays in a self-guided visit; at the de Lattre house, visits are guided. The village also stands as a symbol of reconciliation between the “two Vendées”, royalist and republican.

Højdepunkter

• Two birthplaces with a single ticket: Clemenceau and de Lattre
• Clemenceau house: around 200 objects and 30 multimedia displays, self-guided visit
• De Lattre house: 19th-century decor and gardens preserved, guided visit
• “Musée de France” and “Maisons des Illustres” labels
• Free for visitors under 26 and on the first Sunday of the month

Permanente udstillinger

• Maison natale de Georges Clemenceau – Historical, biographical and civic museum that traces the life and ideas of Clemenceau through around 200 objects and 30 multimedia displays, in a self-guided visit.
• Maison natale de Jean de Lattre de Tassigny – 19th-century family home with preserved decor and gardens, visited with a guide, presenting the Marshal’s role in the political and military history of the 20th century.

Grundlagt

1959

Ejer

Ministère de la Culture (musée national)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: First Sunday of every month

The ticket gives access to both houses. Free for members of the Institut Vendéen Clemenceau-de Lattre. School groups: free admission for pupils and teachers.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

• Legeplads / legehjørne

A play area is listed by the Vendée Tourisme portal. Visitors under 26 enter free of charge.

Transport & parkering

Mouilleron-en-Pareds has poor public transport; the nearest stations are La Roche-sur-Yon (50 km) and Nantes (100 km). By car: A83 exits 5, 6 or 7-1, A87 exits 28 or 29, then follow the signs for “musée national des deux victoires”. The museum holds the Accueil Vélo label; cycle route no. 21 runs past the site. Postal address of the museum: 1 rue Plante-Choux.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Wi-fi

Shop, interactive kiosk, library and Wi-Fi, as listed by the Vendée Tourisme portal.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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