René-Gaston Baco de la Chapelle

René-Gaston Baco de La Chapelle (28 April 1751,

from 1789 to 1791 and mayor of Nantes in 1792–1793, making him notable for his actions during the Vendéen attack of June 1793.

Life

Honours

• A marble bust of himself, made by Amédée Ménard is next to the Nantes City Hall

See also

• The French Revolution by Jules Michelet
• Pierre-Mathurin Gillet
• War in the Vendée
• Mayor of Nantes

Bibliography

• Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicollière-Teijeiro, Le Livre doré de l’hôtel-de-ville de Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35. (English:* Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicolliere-Teijeiro, The Golden Book of the City Hall of Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35.)