Le Bignon-Mirabeau
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Le Bignon-Mirabeau is a commune
in the Centre region
of France
.
Administratively it belongs to the département of Loiret. Originally called simply Le Bignon, the small village is approximately 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) south of Paris
, situated between the communes of Montargis
to the south and Nemours
to the north.
, the comte de Mirabeau
. The future orator and statesman was born in the Chateau de Bignon on 4 April 1749.
After Mirabeau's death, the commune's original name was amended to Le Bignon-Mirabeau by a resolution of the Municipal Council on 1 November 1792. The name eventually passed out of favor but was officially and permanently restored in the 1880s. A bronze statue of Mirabeau was erected in the commune to commemorate the restoration of the name.
Communes of France
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in the Centre region
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of France
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.
Administratively it belongs to the département of Loiret. Originally called simply Le Bignon, the small village is approximately 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) south of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, situated between the communes of Montargis
Montargis
Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....
to the south and Nemours
Nemours
Nemours is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Geography:Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c...
to the north.
Comte de Mirabeau
The commune was the birthplace of one of the most celebrated figures of the French RevolutionFrench Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, the comte de Mirabeau
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau was a French revolutionary, as well as a writer, diplomat, freemason, journalist and French politician at the same time. He was a popular orator and statesman. During the French Revolution, he was a moderate, favoring a constitutional monarchy built on...
. The future orator and statesman was born in the Chateau de Bignon on 4 April 1749.
After Mirabeau's death, the commune's original name was amended to Le Bignon-Mirabeau by a resolution of the Municipal Council on 1 November 1792. The name eventually passed out of favor but was officially and permanently restored in the 1880s. A bronze statue of Mirabeau was erected in the commune to commemorate the restoration of the name.