Meetings

The Association of Parents and Friends of Joseph Déchelette organized a visit around the industrial heritage on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Amplepuis, visit to which we were invited. The Déchelette city, which for some years has belonged to the national industrial heritage, is the work of the founder Benoît Déchelette and his sons Eugène and Joseph.

Led by Mrs. Monternier, former president of the Barthélémy Thimonier museum, we were able to understand the organization of the “Wooden Village” and the history of the workers ‘city: factory, school, chapel, workers’ houses.
Two members of our association were present at this event which brought together forty participants

The church of Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu houses a unique set of stained glass windows created from 1949 to 1951 by the glass painter Théodore Gérard Hanssen. On Sunday, July 03, 2011 the 60th anniversary of the Blessing of Stained Glass was celebrated ; Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon presided at this event.

Notre association a été conviée à cet évènement suite aux contacts établis pour inventorier l’œuvre de Hanssen et préparer une exposition commémorative, l’église de Saint-Maurice possède en effet deux vitraux exécutés par l’artiste. L’occasion pour notre association de rencontrer la famille de l’artiste et d’apprécier ces vitraux magnifiques et originaux !

This Sunday, June 26, 2011 was the opportunity for our village to receive the members of a young association based in Ambierle and chaired by Edouard Déchelette: the association of “Parents and Friends of Joseph Déchelette. The group of about thirty people was welcomed at Manoir de la Mure by members of our association. After the welcome coffee, the group discovered François Allier’s workshop “The jewels of the Oppidum” and visited the house to the dungeon which belonged to Joseph Déchelette and of which Mrs. Balaguy is the current owner. Led by Nathalie Rabeyrin, the group also visited the church of Saint-Maurice to appreciate the medieval paintings of the choir discovered by the famous archaeologist.

After lunch, the group traveled to Joeuvres for a guided tour of the Gallic oppidum where the famous bronze statuettes were discovered. The visit commented by Vincent Georges, archaeologist at the Institute of Archaeological Research of Lyon-Bron, enabled to better appreciate this stronghold held by the tribe of Segusiavi. Some people then wished to go to the house of artists Marie and Serge Chachkine. A thematic and friendly day that confirmed the bringing together of our two associations.