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Dunkerque
Nord
Nord - Pas-de-Calais

Place de l'Abbé Bonpain

Félix Coquelle

Dunkerque 1864 - Rosendaël [now Dunkerque] 1928
French politician and mayor of Rosendaël, 1904-1928
(Wikipedia)

Maurice Ringot
1928

Description

Bronze bust in an open space in the decorative wall, with at the foot a stone statue of a woman and boy offering flowers.

Inscription(s)

1864 - 1928

A FELIX COQUELLE
ses concitoyens - la ville de rosendael

On the wall are six bronze plaques with leave decorations and the Coquelle's functions:

president de la chambre de commerce
vice-president du conseil general du nord
maire de rosendael
député du nord
president de l'association des anciens eleves du college jean bart
president du tribunal de commerce

Dunkerque - Félix Coquelle

Artist

Maurice Ringot (Bergues 1880 - Malo-les-Bains [now Dunkerque] 1951), French sculptor, best known for his war memorials (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

E-monumen.net.

Location (N 51°2'30" - E 2°24'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp038; Photograph: 30 July 2015
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