Bayeux in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Monument des Déportés de Bayeux
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Bayeux Deportation Memorial
Photographed by James Hulse, August 1, 2026
1. Monument des Déportés de Bayeux / Bayeux Deportation Memorial
Qu'importe comment s'appelle
Cette clarté svr levrs pas
Qve l'vn fvt de la chapelle
Et l'avtre s'y dérobat
Celvi qvi croyait av ciel
Celvi qvi n'y croyait pas
Tovs les devx étaient fidèles
Des lèvres dv coevr des bras
Et tovs les devx disaient qv'elle
Vive et qvi vivra verra
Celvi qvi croyait av ciel
Celvi qvi n'y croyait pas
Qvand les blés sont sovs la grêle
Fov qvi fait le délicat
Fov qvi songe à ses qverelles
Av coevr dv commvn combat
Celvi qvi croyait av ciel
Celvi qvi n'y croyait pas
Louis Aragon
Félix Assié • Georges Bigot † 1942 • Clément Cadet † Auschwitz 1942 • Pierre Duchemin • Pierre Geslin † Dachau 1945 • Jules Jehanne † Mauthausen 1944 • Colonel de Job † Bergen-Belsen 1944 • André Lacroix † Auschwitz 1943 • Louis Lacroix • Gérald Lecarpentier † Auschwitz 1942 • Édouard Lefèvre † Natzweiler 1944 • Maurice Marguerite † 1945 • Dr. Roger Michel † Dachau 1945 • François Morin † Auschwitz 1942 • Charles Rivière † Buchenwald 1944 • André Allain d’Ellon † Natzweiler 1944 • Louis Comparoy de Saon † Natzweiler 1944 • René Hommet de Port † Auschwitz 1942 • Victor Leiaidier de Planquery † Dachau 1945 • Marcel Letulle de Sainte-Marguerite-d’Elle † Bad Oeynhausen 1945 • Maurice Lithare d’Arromanches † Buchenwald 1944 • Gilbert Longuet d’Arromanches † Auschwitz 1942 • Charles Malas de Saint-Vigor † Mauthausen 1944 • Simone Sainte-Beuve de Castillon † Bergen-Belsen 1945 • Colonel René Michel d’Arromanches † Dora 1945 • Pierre Savary de Planquery † Schandelah 1945 • Germain Thomas † 1946 • Madeleine Thomas † 1946 • Bernard Anquetil de Trévières, fusillé à Fresnes le 24-10-1941 • Albert Anne d’Asnières, fusillé à Caen le 6-6-1944 • Robert Boulard de Trévières, fusillé à Caen le 6-6-1944 • Désiré Lemière de Vierville, fusillé à Caen le 6-6-1944 • Georges Thomine de Port, fusillé à Caen le 6-6-1944 • Michel Houyvet, fusillé à Littry le 10-6-1944 • Claude Delacour de Livry † Gross-Rosen 1945 • René de Soutter de Hottot-les-Bagues † Buchenwald 1944 • Victor Jarre de Ranchy † Hinzert 1943 • Raymond Lebarilly d’Isigny-sur-Mer † Dachau 1945
Whatever the name may be
Of this light upon their steps,
That one was of the chapel,
And the other shied away from it.
The one who believed in Heaven,
The one who did not believe in it,
Both were faithful,
With their lips, their hearts, their arms,
And both of them said
She shall live, and he who lives shall see.
The one who believed in Heaven,
The one who did not believe in it.
When the wheat is under the hail,
A fool is he who acts delicate,
A fool is he who thinks of his quarrels
At the heart of the common struggle.
The one who believed in Heaven,
The one who did not believe in it.
Louis Aragon
Félix Assié • Georges Bigot † 1942 • Clément Cadet † Auschwitz 1942 • Pierre Duchemin • Pierre Geslin † Dachau 1945 • Jules Jehanne † Mauthausen 1944 • Colonel de Job † Bergen-Belsen 1944 • André Lacroix † Auschwitz 1943 • Louis Lacroix • Gérald Lecarpentier † Auschwitz 1942 • Édouard Lefèvre † Natzweiler 1944 • Maurice Marguerite † 1945 • Dr. Roger Michel † Dachau 1945 • François Morin † Auschwitz 1942 • Charles Rivière † Buchenwald 1944 • André Allain d’Ellon † Natzweiler 1944 • Louis Comparoy of Saon † Natzweiler 1944 • René Hommet of Port † Auschwitz 1942 • Victor Leiaidier of Planquery † Dachau 1945 • Marcel Letulle of Sainte-Marguerite-d’Elle † Bad Oeynhausen 1945 • Maurice Lithare of Arromanches † Buchenwald 1944 • Gilbert Longuet of Arromanches † Auschwitz 1942 • Charles Malas of Saint-Vigor † Mauthausen 1944 • Simone Sainte-Beuve of Castillon † Bergen-Belsen 1945 • Colonel René Michel of Arromanches † Dora 1945 • Pierre Savary of Planquery † Schandelah 1945 • Germain Thomas † 1946 • Madeleine Thomas † 1946 • Bernard Anquetil of Trévières, executed by firing squad at Fresnes on October 24, 1941 • Albert Anne of Asnières, executed by firing squad at Caen on June 6, 1944 • Robert Boulard of Trévières, executed by firing squad at Caen on June 6, 1944 • Désiré Lemière of Vierville, executed by firing squad at Caen on June 6, 1944 • Georges Thomine of Port, executed by firing squad at Caen on June 6, 1944 • Michel Houyvet, executed by firing squad at Littry on June 10, 1944 • Claude Delacour of Livry † Gross-Rosen 1945 • René de Soutter of Hottot-les-Bagues † Buchenwald 1944 • Victor Jarre of Ranchy † Hinzert 1943 • Raymond Lebarilly of Isigny-sur-Mer † Dachau 1945
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 49° 16.538′ N, 0° 42.149′ W. Memorial is in Bayeux, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. It is on Rue Larcher (Route D6) just north of Rue Léonard Lambert Leforestier, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18 Rue Larcher, Bayeux, Normandie 14400, 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: Le palais Episcopal (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Abords du Chevet de la Cathédrale (within
Photographed by James Hulse, August 4, 2026
2. Monument des Déportés de Bayeux / Bayeux Deportation Memorial
Left side
Photographed by James Hulse, August 4, 2026
3. Monument des Déportés de Bayeux / Bayeux Deportation Memorial
Right side
Photographed by James Hulse, August 4, 2026
4. Monument des Déportés de Bayeux / Bayeux Deportation Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
