Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry will be celebrating the bicentenary with a small exhibition for scholars and the general public, as a nod to Napoleon's troops passing through the town. This exhibition will take place in May 2021, subject to sanitary…
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The Napoleonic eagles, which are located at the entrance of the Château de Fontainebleau, were removed and replaced several times as the political regimes in France changed during the 19th century. Let’s take a look back at the destiny of the…
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.
From the end of August to October 2021, the Town of Fontainebleau will be displaying flags and decorations to mark the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon I.
Photographers Annabelle Matter and Alexis Gérard have travelled the world over to find iconic or less well-known sites from the Napoleonic epic, and to immortalise them. The exhibition, entitled "L'Esprit des Lieux" will display their…
An artistic light show of a historical nature will be projected upon the façade of the Château du Martroy Chauconin-Neufmontiers, which is currently owned by the descendants of Pierre Daru, who was Napoleon's minister.
Theatre Company Le Théâtre des Grognards welcomes you to the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre for a representation of "Le Chanoine de Milan" ("The Canon of Milan") on 12th October 2021.
On 7th May 2021, the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre is giving a performance written by Philippe Bulinge, with a prelude to the sound of Napoleonic percussion.
Specialising in Napoleon I, the Napoleonic era and notably military history, Alain Pigeard will give a lecture on the Emperor in Seine-et-Marne at the Fontainebleau Municipal Theatre, on 16 October.
