Fontaine de Mirabeau - Place de Mirabeau, Pertuis, France
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N 43° 41.666 E 005° 30.101
31T E 701599 N 4840976
La fontaine surmontée de la statue de Mirabeau
Waymark Code: WM11Q6H
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 12/01/2019
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FR La statue, ronde, comporte en son centre un très gros pilier en pierre surmonté d'un socle blanc surmonté d'une statue de Mirabeau, interpellant le peuple.

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti aussi orthographié Riquetti, comte de Mirabeau, plus communément appelé Mirabeau, né le 9 mars 1749 au Bignon-Mirabeau, Loiret et mort le 2 avril 1791 à Paris, est un écrivain, diplomate, journaliste et homme politique français, figure de la Révolution.
Surnommé « l'Orateur du peuple » et « la Torche de Provence », il reste le premier symbole de l’éloquence parlementaire en France. Bien que membre de la noblesse, il se distingue en tant que député du tiers état aux états généraux. Fort aimé par les révolutionnaires, son corps est transporté au Panthéon à sa mort, mais la découverte de ses relations secrètes avec la royauté retourne l'opinion, et sa dépouille est retirée du mausolée dont il était le premier occupant.
EN The round statue has in its centre a very large stone pillar surmounted by a white base surmounted by a statue of Mirabeau, calling out to the people.

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti also spelled Riquetti, Count of Mirabeau, more commonly known as Mirabeau, born on March 9, 1749 in Bignon-Mirabeau, Loiret and died on April 2, 1791 in Paris, is a French writer, diplomat, journalist and politician, figure of the Revolution.
Nicknamed "The People's Speaker" and "The Torch of Provence", it remains the first symbol of parliamentary eloquence in France. Although a member of the nobility, he distinguished himself as a deputy of the third state at the Estates General. Loved by the revolutionaries, his body was transported to the Pantheon upon his death, but the discovery of his secret relationship with royalty turned opinion upside down, and his remains were removed from the mausoleum of which he was the first occupant.
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