Monument au Tambour d'Arcole, Bronze memorial in Cadenet, France

The Monument au Tambour d'Arcole is a bronze statue standing in the main square of Cadenet, created to honor a soldier from the Napoleonic era. The work was designed by architect Jean Barnabé Amy and displays crafted details that emphasize the figure and its historical importance.

The monument was erected in 1894 to recall André Estienne, who played a significant role during the Battle of Arcole in 1796. His story became embedded in local memory for more than a century before receiving official monument status in 2009.

For the 1894 inauguration, the Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral wrote a poem in Provençal, Lou Tambor d'Arcolo, read at the ceremony attended by several government members. The square where the statue stands is named place du Tambour-d'Arcole, near the cours Voltaire.

The monument stands on the central square of Cadenet and is easy to reach on foot. It is located in a publicly accessible area where visitors can view it at any time.

In the night of 4 to 5 September 1943, five Cadenet residents—Louis Aymard, Albert Contard, Étienne Jacqueme, Joseph Roux and Rose Salignon—unbolted the statue and buried it in a field belonging to Joseph Roux. This pre-empted a Vichy plan to melt it down for the "mobilisation of non-ferrous metals". It was put back on its pedestal in October 1945.