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Objectives of the associationOur first aim is to have as many members as possible in order to show local and national public authorities, as well as private investors , that there really is a craze for the creation of a “museum” dedicated to Antoine de Saint Exupéry in France.
The project already exists, it is an attractive and ambitious project. A lifetime subscription to the association costs 2 €. Our second aim is to be able to organize visits, projections and restoration works in the mansion and in its park.
That’s why, in addition to the subscription, you can also give a donation ! The chapelWho are we ?e are inhabitants of the village of Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens, members of the town council, and we are all working voluntarily for the association.
Along with other willing people, we spend some time at week-ends trying to trim trees, clean or paint some walls in the park to make the place as attractive as possible and enjoyable for all !! The members of the association board are : Patrick Don – Président Laure Plantade-Vice president Patrick Wolff – Treasurer Brigitte Balastegui – Secretary |
Why Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens ?
Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens in the French department of Ain, is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s childhood village. As he said himself, he spent there “the best time of his life”.
Whether in his personal letters or in his books, Saint-Exupéry often refers to Saint Maurice. Where am I from ? I’m from my childhood like I’m from a country. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Flight to Arras -1942
There was, somewhere, a park full of black pine trees and lime trees, and an old house that I loved. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Wind, Sand and Stars -1939
I own, in Saint Maurice, a big chest where I have been piling up, since I was seven, my projects of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Letter to Rinette, october 1926
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