L'Affaire Dreyfus

The Dreyfus affair in Rennes

It is in Rennes that the second trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus was held, in 1899, a major episode of the history of France. The Rennes audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this grave page and the memory of this emblematic affair.

The second trial of 1899

In 1899, Rennes was the scene of the second trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer unjustly convicted of treason, victim of a grave miscarriage of justice and of the antisemitism of the era. This trial, which was held in the city and attracted the attention of the whole world, was a decisive stage of the Dreyfus affair, which deeply divided France before the rehabilitation of the officer. Evoked in Rennes by places of memory and exhibitions, this grave page invites remembrance and reflection on justice and tolerance.

What to see

Here you evoke, with respect, the second Dreyfus trial of 1899 held in Rennes, a decisive stage of this affair that divided France, through the places of memory and exhibitions of the city. This grave page invites reflection on justice and tolerance. It is a stop of memory to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The memory of the Dreyfus affair in Rennes is evoked in the heart of the city, where the trial of 1899 was held, reachable on foot. The places of memory and exhibitions devoted to it follow their own hours and conditions, which vary. It is a subject of memory: it is best to enquire and to approach it with respect.

Why is the Dreyfus affair linked to Rennes?

Because the second trial of Captain Dreyfus was held there in 1899, a decisive stage of this affair that deeply divided France before his rehabilitation.

Where to evoke the Dreyfus affair in Rennes?

In the heart of Rennes, where the trial of 1899 was held, through its places of memory and exhibitions.