Fusillés de la cascade du bois de Boulogne, Memorial site near cascade in Bois de Boulogne, France.
A commemorative monument with an oak tree and plaque marks the location where 35 French resistance fighters were executed during World War II.
On August 16, 1944, German forces executed young members of the French Resistance near the waterfall, just days before the Liberation of Paris.
The site represents French resistance against Nazi occupation, featuring a memorial plaque with the names of those who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
The monument stands in the Bois de Boulogne park at Carrefour de Longchamp, accessible through multiple entrances of the 16th arrondissement.
The oak tree at the memorial bears actual bullet marks from the execution, preserved as physical evidence of the historical events.
Location: 16th arrondissement of Paris
GPS coordinates: 48.86175,2.24430
Latest update: May 24, 2025 02:47
Bois de Boulogne
582 m
Parc de Bagatelle
1.1 km
Château de Bagatelle
1.1 km
Château de Longchamp
591 m
Roseraie de Bagatelle
618 m
Jardin du Pré-Catelan
721 m
Pont de Suresnes
1.2 km
Écluse de Suresnes
1.1 km
Quai Gallieni
1.4 km
Square de Passy
1.4 km
Quai Léon Blum
1.3 km
Golf ParisLongchamp
949 m
Ruined tower of abbey of Longchamp
669 m
Monument aux fusillés de la cascade du bois de Boulogne
30 m
Pavillon Louis XV
861 m
Pelouses de l'hippodrome d'Auteuil
1.3 km
Trianon de Bagatelle
1.1 km
Lac inférieur
1.2 km
Orangery of the Bagatelle
698 m
Moulin de Longchamp
705 m
Pompe à feu de Bagatelle
1.2 km
Tour de Longchamp
633 m
Kiosque de l'Impératrice
586 m
Gloriette de la grotte aux quatre vents
1.1 km
Scenic viewpoint
295 m
Kiosque de l'Empereur
1.1 km
Maison du jardinier de Bagatelle
793 m
Entrance of the Parc de Bagatelle
855 mReviews
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