Boulevard Gambetta (Limoges)

Le boulevard Gambetta est une rue du centre ville de Limoges

1. Situation et accès

Le boulevard Gambetta effectue le contournement sud-ouest du centre-ville de Limoges.

1. Origine du nom

Il doit son nom actuel à Léon Gambetta (1838-1882), homme politique, membre du gouvernement de la défense nationale en 1870, président du Conseil.

1. Historique


1. Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire

no 3 : l'aquarium du Limousin, aménagé dans un ancien réservoir d’eau souterrain et voûté de la ville. no 11 : le tribunal d'instance. no 23 : siège et studio de France Bleu Limousin. no 56 : derniers vestiges des anciens remparts médiévaux de la ville du Château de Limoges. no 71 : immeuble où le peintre Auguste Renoir est né le 25 février 1841. Il a passé là les trois premières années de sa vie. Son père, Léonard Renoir, était tailleur et sa mère, prénommée Marguerite, couturière. Une plaque commémorative est apposée sur la façade.

1. Notes et références

Laurent Bourdelas, Histoire de Limoges, Geste Editions, 2014.

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