Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Georges Leygues

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. Georges Leygues Marker - wide view

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ancien President du Conseil
Renovateur de la Marine Française
A vècu dans cette maison de 1928 a 1933

(English translation:)
Former President of the Council of Ministers
Restorer of the French Navy
Lived in this building from 1928 to 1933

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1933.

Location. 48° 51.267′ N, 2° 18.217′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars. It is on Avenue Frédéric le Play, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Avenue Frédéric le Play, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: François Mitterand

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Mémorial par les Aveugles Combattants Voluntaires / Blind Resistance Volunteers Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); L’École Militaire / The Military Academy (about 150 meters away); Mass Arrest of December 12, 1941 (about 180 meters away); Proclamation of Human and Citizen Rights Memorial (about 210 meters away); Alexandre Druhot (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jacques Madeleine (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Tristan Bernard (1866-1947) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Georges Leygues (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Georges Leygues (29 October 1856 – 2 September 1933) was a French politician of the Third Republic. During his time as Minister of Marine he worked with the navy's chief of staff Henri Salaun in unsuccessful attempts to gain naval re-armament priority for government funding over army rearmament such as the Maginot Line.

(Submitted on July 14, 2023.)

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

2. Georges Leygues Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.