Statue of Victor Hugo

The statue of Victor Hugo, in Besançon

The statue of Victor Hugo pays tribute to the writer born in Besançon, in the heart of the town. The Besançon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this monument, a witness of the attachment of the town to one of its most illustrious children.

The town's tribute to its great man

The statue of Victor Hugo celebrates the attachment of Besançon to the writer who was born there in 1802. Although Hugo spent only his very early childhood in the town before leaving it, he never forgot his Besançon origin, which he evoked with pride, presenting himself as a child of this old Spanish town, in reference to the past of Franche-Comté attached for a time to the crown of Spain. The town pays tribute to him with this statue, which perpetuates the memory of the great poet, novelist and defender of liberties. A symbol of local pride, the monument recalls the link between Besançon and one of the greatest figures of French literature and thought.

What to see

You admire the statue paying tribute to Victor Hugo, born in Besançon in 1802, a great poet, novelist and defender of liberties, who evoked his Besançon origin with pride. The statue celebrates the link of the town with one of the greatest figures of French literature. It is a stop for lovers of literature, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The statue of Victor Hugo lies in the heart of Besançon, reachable on foot. It is an open-air monument, freely visible from the public space. You discover it during a walk in the centre, near his birth house.

Why a statue of Victor Hugo in Besançon?

Because the writer was born in Besançon in 1802 and evoked his Besançon origin with pride; the town pays tribute to him with this statue, which perpetuates the memory of the great poet and defender of liberties.

Where is the statue of Victor Hugo?

In the heart of Besançon, in France.