Pass the Place Sainte-Hélène, turn right and a few meters after the church of Saint-Martial appears the home of an illustrious man, Henri-Gatien Bertrand. With our "Napoleonic journey", learn more about this great man of History!
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General of the First Empire, a loyal follower of Emperor Napoleon I, he was made Grand Marshal of the Tuileries Palace and Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour. It is the Castelroussin symbol of the imperial legend. In his home town of Châteauroux, the shadow of the Emperor whom he served so well is never far away. From the Place Sainte-Hélène to the Place Napoléon, from the Bertrand Museum to the Château Raoul, the tour proposed to visitors to Châteauroux takes on the full meaning of the evocation of this faithful witness. Along a journey through the streets of the old town, it follows in the footsteps of this emblematic character, revealing his original environment, his entourage and the memory he left behind. Route available at the tourist office.
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