Honfleur War Memorial, War memorial in Honfleur, France
The Monument aux Morts de Honfleur is a war memorial standing in the town center of Honfleur, a small port town in Normandy. It consists of a stone structure with a dark metal plaque engraved with the names of local soldiers who died in conflicts from the Franco-Prussian War onward.
The memorial was built after World War One, when French towns began honoring their fallen in a public way. Over time, names from later 20th-century conflicts were added to the original list.
The memorial is in the town center of Honfleur and is freely accessible at any time. It is a short stop that fits naturally into a walk through the old town.
The plaque records not only soldiers killed in battle but also those who died from illness or wounds after returning, a distinction that is easy to miss at first glance. Some names belong to men born in Honfleur who were living elsewhere when they were called to serve.
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