Guided tour with the association of Friends of Legé between 3 sites in the town of Legé

1. Site of The Column created in 1893 by Alfred Gerbaud, pontifical zouave.
2. Visitandines Center, monastery turned into a military hospital, seminary then municipal building. The library was installed in the former chapel of the convent.
3. Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy built in 1826 - Exhibition on the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 – 1871 With the support of the French Remembrance committee of the Machecoul sector – Legé. Origins of the war: the concern of Otto von Bismarck, minister-president of Prussia, to build a German empire capable of competing with France in full industrial expansion, as well as the error of Napoleon III overestimating the capabilities of the French army against the Prussian army. France capitulates on September 2, 1870, leading to the fall of the Empire and the proclamation of the Third Republic. On May 10, 1871, the treaty of Frankfurt seals the French defeat. It ended a conflict where 17 young Legéens had died. It will generate in the 20th century the first and second world wars.

Address
4 Rue de la Colonne 44650 Legé, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France