La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet

From the early-19th century to the 1960s Thônes, in the Aravis massif, was known as a strongly Conservative, Roman Catholic area, following tragic events during the French Revolution. In May 1793 local people revolted against the recently instated Republican authorities. It soon became the ‘Savoy Ve...

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Main Author: Franck Roubeau
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Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2016-05-01
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description From the early-19th century to the 1960s Thônes, in the Aravis massif, was known as a strongly Conservative, Roman Catholic area, following tragic events during the French Revolution. In May 1793 local people revolted against the recently instated Republican authorities. It soon became the ‘Savoy Vendée’, staying that way for many years, its memory perpetuated alongside that of its heroine, La Frichelette, executed by firing squad. Her fate, since her death, reveals a commemorative dynamic, with popular and scholarly roots, which has sustained deep-rooted mistrust of novelty and outside changes.
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La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
Revue de Géographie Alpine
memory
Savoy
French Revolution
Roman Catholicism
title La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
title_full La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
title_fullStr La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
title_full_unstemmed La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
title_short La Frichelette of Thônes. War, Memory and Territorial Identity in Aravis from 1793 to the Age of Internet
title_sort la frichelette of thones war memory and territorial identity in aravis from 1793 to the age of internet
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Savoy
French Revolution
Roman Catholicism
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