Two lectures will present the results of two years of research. One will focus on the castle's ancient past and its evolution over the centuries; the other will focus on the contemporary period and the role it played as a refuge between 1937 and 1944.
Come to the Ceyzérieu village hall for a captivating immersion into the history of Grammont Castle, presented in two exceptional lectures.
The first lecture, ‘Grammont, the history of a thousand-year-old site’, will be led by François Dallemagne and Denis Marjollet. In this presentation, they will reveal the results of their research conducted within the association ‘Sauvegarde et Valorisation du château de Grammont’ (Preservation and Promotion of Grammont Castle). Created in January 2023, this group is dedicated to studying the significant transformations of this medieval structure over the centuries.
The second lecture, entitled ‘Grammont, a refuge castle from 1937 to 1944’, will be presented by Dominique Vidaud and Jean-Jacques Mével. They have focused on a poignant period in the castle's history, when it served as a refuge for children of various nationalities, mainly Spanish, Polish and Jewish from Central Europe, during the turmoil of the Second World War.
These lectures will offer enriching perspectives on distinct but complementary historical segments, shedding light on both the distant and more recent past of this iconic place.
The first lecture, ‘Grammont, the history of a thousand-year-old site’, will be led by François Dallemagne and Denis Marjollet. In this presentation, they will reveal the results of their research conducted within the association ‘Sauvegarde et Valorisation du château de Grammont’ (Preservation and Promotion of Grammont Castle). Created in January 2023, this group is dedicated to studying the significant transformations of this medieval structure over the centuries.
The second lecture, entitled ‘Grammont, a refuge castle from 1937 to 1944’, will be presented by Dominique Vidaud and Jean-Jacques Mével. They have focused on a poignant period in the castle's history, when it served as a refuge for children of various nationalities, mainly Spanish, Polish and Jewish from Central Europe, during the turmoil of the Second World War.
These lectures will offer enriching perspectives on distinct but complementary historical segments, shedding light on both the distant and more recent past of this iconic place.
