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L'affaire Peytel

Cultural, Conference in Bourg-en-Bresse

  • Lecture by Marie-Françoise BERRENDONNER.

  • The Peytel affair.
    Marie-Françoise BERRENDONNER

    What happened on a cold, rainy night in November 1838, just outside Belley, at a place called Pont d'Andert? Two young victims and a quickly identified culprit, who happened to be a prominent Belley man. A swift trial, a merciless and controversial verdict that reverberated throughout the regional press and as far away as Paris. And let's not forget the intervention of a famous writer, who was to rekindle passions. These are the elements that...
    The Peytel affair.
    Marie-Françoise BERRENDONNER

    What happened on a cold, rainy night in November 1838, just outside Belley, at a place called Pont d'Andert? Two young victims and a quickly identified culprit, who happened to be a prominent Belley man. A swift trial, a merciless and controversial verdict that reverberated throughout the regional press and as far away as Paris. And let's not forget the intervention of a famous writer, who was to rekindle passions. These are the elements that make up the Peytel affair, which this conference aims not to elucidate, but rather to shed some modest light on.
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Rates
    Free admission for association members, on presentation of membership card.
    Single tickets for non-members, subject to availability (€8).

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Schedules
Schedules
  • On May 5, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM