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We invite you to visit Georges Clemenceau’s apartment at 8 rue Franklin, his home from 1895 until his death in 1929 (see practical information below). Complete with the furnishings, books and objects that made up Clemenceau’s daily life, the apartment provides visitors with an intimate vision of The Tiger’s career and essential interests.

A recently-renovated exhibit gallery on the floor above the apartment complements the visit. Drawing from an extensive selection of material, the gallery illustrates Clemenceau’s background, political life, major achievements (police reform, etc.), and large body of writing, ranging from his medical thesis to the final, posthumous work, "Grandeur and Misery of Victory", and without forgetting the many newspapers he wrote for or founded.

Three years after Clemenceau’s death, President Edouard Herriot dedicated on November 24, 1932 a statue of the man who earned the name Father Victory after World War I.

The statue by sculptor François Cogné is located in Paris at the intersection of the Petit Palais and the Champs-Elysées (Metro: Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau).

Each year on November 11, the French President lights the flame at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe and then lays a wreath at the foot of the Clemenceau statue.

When the Orangerie museum reopens (in 2006), visitors will again be able to admire Auguste Rodin's bust of Georges Clemenceau.

Its presence is a reminder of the significant role Clemenceau played in the life of his friend Claude Monet, during the period when the painter was working to complete the large water lily panels he intended as a gift for France in commemoration of the 1918 victory. Monet's eyesight was failing and his morale weakening. Clemenceau convinced him to have eye surgery and lent support throughout the project. The installation of the water lilies in a special gallery at the Orangerie was primarily due to Clemenceau's persistence and determination. The gallery was dedicated in Clemenceau's presence after the death of the Monet.

Clemenceau loved the Vendee region where he was born.

His birthplace home can be seen at Mouilleron en Pareds. The site was recently purchased by the Ministry of Culture with plans to create a museum, but is not yet open to the public. Mouilleron is also the home of the Musée des deux victoires (www.musee-deuxvictoires.fr), dedicated to the two most famous Mouilleron natives, Georges Clemenceau and Marshal de Lattre de Tassigny.

Visitors to Saint-Vincent sur Jard should not miss the modest summer home at Bélébat that Clemenceau visited every year from 1920 to his death.

Affectionately called "my shack" by Clemenceau, it was purchased by the French government in 1932 and is now managed as a national historic site. It is open to the public:

• May 15- September 15: Daily from 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2:00pm to 6:30pm.
• September 16- May 14: Daily except Monday from 10:00am to 12:30pm and 2:00pm to 5:30pm

Telephone: +33 (0) 2 51.33.40.32

On October 2, 1921, Georges Clemenceau received an unusual honor for a living individual when he unveiled a war memorial adorned with his own statue. The statue is found in the main square in Saint-Hermine, a small town located a few kilometers from the family estate in Aubraie.

The Aubraie property is still owned by his descendants and is not open to visitors.

Lastly, Clemenceau's tomb is located in Mouchamps, near «le Colombier», the family's former home. Clemenceau is buried next to his father Benjamin, shaded by a "liberty" tree that Benjamin planted in 1848 and marked by a stele by Pierre Sicard representing Minerva leaning on a spear.

Additional information is available at www.vendee-tourisme.com