Lieu De Memoire

The power of good can achieve so much.

I recently read “A Good Place to Hide: How One French Community Saved Thousands of Lives in World War II” by Peter Grose. I wanted to visit Le Chambon Sur Lignon to be in the place/the countryside wh...

Beautiful small museum telling an important story

This is a beautiful small museum that tells an important story of all those in the region who came together to help people threatened with death during World War II. It is absolutely worth visiting. ...

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon: Heroic Village Given Well-Deserved Donation By A Person It Offered Refuge

It is always inspiring to meet someone brave & heroic, who has risked their life to protect others, but to learn of a village where all residents come together to do that as a community, makes one’s h...

An uplifting experience

We were deeply touched by the presentation and conference delivered by a most competent historian. The overall reaction of our group was one of relief that there were no scenes of violence perpetrated...

Une page parfois méconnue de notre histoire

Beau lieu qui explique toutes les actions entreprises durant la seconde guerre mondiale par des habitants du plateau pour sauver aussi bien des enfants juifs que des réfractaires (au STO). L'exposit...