Beaune-la-Rolande
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Beaune-la-Rolande is a commune
in the Loiret
department in north-central France
.
On 28 November 1870 it was the site of a battle
during the Franco-Prussian War
, in which the noted French impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille
was killed.
During the Second World War, there was a transit camp for Jews in Beaune. 18000 Jews were held in the camp, most of them to be transported to Auschwitz. Among them was René Blum, founder of the Ballet de l'Opéra
at Monte Carlo
.
The camp was closed in August 1943.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loiret
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
department in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
On 28 November 1870 it was the site of a battle
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
The Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande on 28 November 1870 was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War, won by Prussia. In an attempt to relieve the Siege of Paris, French General Crouzat's XX Corps launched an attack against three Prussian brigades resting in Beaune-la-Rolande...
during the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
, in which the noted French impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille
Frédéric Bazille
Jean Frédéric Bazille was a French Impressionist painter. Many of Bazille's major works are examples of figure painting in which Bazille placed the subject figure within a landscape painted en plein air....
was killed.
During the Second World War, there was a transit camp for Jews in Beaune. 18000 Jews were held in the camp, most of them to be transported to Auschwitz. Among them was René Blum, founder of the Ballet de l'Opéra
Opéra de Monte-Carlo
The Opéra de Monte-Carlo is an opera house located in the principality of Monaco.With the lack of cultural diversions available in Monaco in the 1870s, Prince Charles III, along with the Société des Bains de Mer, decided on the construction of an opera house. Initially, it was Charles III's...
at Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
.
The camp was closed in August 1943.
See also
- Communes of the Loiret department