Jussey acquired several fountains in 1869 and 1870, designed by Vésul architect Charles Dodelier. One of them, in front of the church, was topped by a statue depicting an allegory of agriculture (the statue of Abondance).
In 1886, the sculpture was moved and replaced by that of Marianne. The statue of Marianne dates from the Second Republic (1849); it was removed shortly afterwards, when the Empire was proclaimed (1852).
Following the coup d'état of 2 December 1851, the town council resigned and was replaced by supporters of Napoleon III. On 14 December 1852, the new municipal team decided that this republican statue was not compatible with the politics of the day. It was sold at auction on 28 December 1852. Purchased secretly by the former Republican mayor and brewer Jean-Pierre Bony, he bequeathed it to a friend, who donated it in April 1884 to the municipality of Jussey, whose Republican mayor at the time was Dr Charles Bontemps.
This Marianne, whose sculptor is unknown, is thought to be the oldest statue erected on a public square in France.
The building was listed as a historic monument in 2000.
In 1886, the sculpture was moved and replaced by that of Marianne. The statue of Marianne dates from the Second Republic (1849); it was removed shortly afterwards, when the Empire was proclaimed (1852).
Following the coup d'état of 2 December 1851, the town council resigned and was replaced by supporters of Napoleon III. On 14 December 1852, the new municipal team decided that this republican statue was not compatible with the politics of the day. It was sold at auction on 28 December 1852. Purchased secretly by the former Republican mayor and brewer Jean-Pierre Bony, he bequeathed it to a friend, who donated it in April 1884 to the municipality of Jussey, whose Republican mayor at the time was Dr Charles Bontemps.
This Marianne, whose sculptor is unknown, is thought to be the oldest statue erected on a public square in France.
The building was listed as a historic monument in 2000.