Liberty Tree, Bayeux
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From William the Conqueror to D-Day
7 attractions · 8h 8min · transit route
Tickets ~€26
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About Liberty Tree
This London Plane tree planted on March 30, 1797 stands as one of France's rare surviving Liberty Trees from the Revolutionary period. Originally transplanted from a row of trees prepared for King Louis XVI's visit to Bayeux, it was repurposed as a symbol of freedom by local politician Gabriel Moisson de Vaux. The tree rises 33 meters with a trunk circumference of 5-6 meters, its massive canopy covering 1,250 square meters and supported by masts and cables.
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During the Bourbon Restoration in 1851, royalists attempted to cut down this tree as a symbol of revolution. Local citizens of Bayeux fiercely defended it, and their attachment saved the tree from destruction — one of only four Liberty Trees originally planted in the city, it became the sole survivor.
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From William the Conqueror to D-Day
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Nearby Attractions
Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History
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Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History
Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy