Statue équestre de Napoléon devant un coucher de soleil

2021 The Year of Napoleon

A statue of Napoleon created by a General’s son

Did you know... The bronze statue of Napoleon on horseback in the Place de la Légion d'Honneur in Montereau-Fault-Yonne was sculpted by Charles-Pierre-Victor Pajol, the eldest son of a General who was the hero of the Battle of Montereau in 1814.

Bibliothèque du château de Fontainebleau en travaux

2021 The Year of Napoleon

Restoration of the Emperor's library

The Emperor's famous library, located in the Petits Appartements of the Château de Fontainebleau, has been undergoing restoration work since October 2020. It is scheduled to reopen to the public on 7th May 2021.

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Napoleon Book Fair

The Town of Fontainebleau is organising a book fair specially dedicated to works on the First Empire, in the Salon d'Honneur of the Hôtel de Ville on 16th and 17th October.

40 rue Grande, 77300 Fontainebleau

acteurs costumés en personnages du Premier Empire

Historical reconstitution

Saint Hubert du château, imperial hunting

For the last 10 years, Saint-Hubert day has been a major annual historical reenactment event at the Château de Fontainebleau, with numerous activities offered to the public on 24th October.

Place du Général de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau

historical archival document

2021 The Year of Napoleon

The Grande Armée passing through Melun in September 1808

On leaving and returning from campaigns, the imperial army would stop off in several towns in France where the soldiers would be welcomed and homage would be paid to them. It happened in Melun in 1808.

Portrait of Pope Pius VII

2021 The Year of Napoleon

Why was the Pope held captive in Fontainebleau?

While relations between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII had settled with the signing of the Concordat in 1801, they deteriorated four years later. The Emperor wanted to prevent the Papal States from trading with England. Let’s take a look back at a tug…

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