Lucien-Rene Duchesne
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Lucien-Rene Duchesne was mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of la Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud
La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:...

 (Yvelines) from 1959 to 1981.

Biography

2nd world war

Made prisoner of war by the Nazis, then he was deported in a German camp during the Second World War (1939-45).

Political life

He was elected city mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of la Celle Saint-Cloud (Yvelines, France) from 1959 to 1981.

Decorations
  • Legion d'honneur
    Légion d'honneur
    The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...

  • Palmes academiques
    Palmes académiques
    The Ordre des Palmes Académiques is an Order of Chivalry of France for academics and cultural and educational figures...



Memorial

After his death some places were named:
  • Avenue Lucien-Rene Duchesne (La-Celle-Saint-Cloud)
  • Lycee Lucien-Rene Duchesne (49 avenue Maurice de Hirsch, 78170 La Celle Saint Cloud)
  • Stadium Lucien-Rene Duchesne (La-Celle-Saint-Cloud)

See also

  • la Celle-Saint-Cloud
    La Celle-Saint-Cloud
    La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:...

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