Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a Place of Refuge, Episode 301

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today I bring you a conversation with Cindy McBrayer about Le Chambon-sur-Lignon a place of refuge. During WW2 this small town and neighboring villages became a heaven for Jewish children who were on the run from the Germans and from French authorities who collaborated with them.

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I’m always surprised by how many novels get released today but are set in WW2! This is a fascinating time period when humanity’s best and humanity’s worst had to battle it out and decide who was going to come out on top. The folks of Le Chambon sur Lignon made the most generous and courageous choice and we talk about it today.

It’s also a lovely place to visit and definitely off the beaten track. I should mention that we often refer to it as Chambon in the episode, but it’s Le Chambon-sur-Lignon that we’re talking about, there’s another town 2.5 hours drive away called Chambon, don’t go to the wrong place!

Recommended in this Episode

Lovely inn in Rochepaule, 30 minutes away from Le Chambon. Hotel L’Escapade (converted private school). Owners live on site, and have a well-known, lovely small restaurant “Restaurant Maryse et Eric”. Reservations recommended.

Books About Le Chambon

The latest, and an EXCELLENT book about Le Chambon, then and NOW….is The Plateau, by Maggie Paxon. If you can only read one, make it this one!

Article about Le Chambon from Time Magazine

Village of Secrets, Defying the Nazis in Vichy, France, by Caroline Moorehead

A Good Place to Hide, How One French Village Saved Thousands of Lives during WWII, by Peter Grose. This one is easy to read.

Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, by Phillip Hallie

Hidden on the Mountain, by Karen Gray Ruelle. (stories from surviving children)

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Discussed in this Episode

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
WW2 sites in Lyon
Izieu
Les Cevennes
Tence
WW2 book recommendations
Driving in France

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0:00.0	This is Join us in France episode 301.
0:05.0	Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant.
0:07.0	I hope you're having a nice Labor Day weekend,
0:10.7	if you're in the US, or a nice weekend, wherever you might be.
0:15.0	Today I bring you a conversation with Cindy McBrayer about the chambons
0:20.0	on the Union, a place of refuge. During World War II, this small town and neighboring villages became a haven
0:28.5	for Jews who were on the run from the Germans and from French authorities who collaborated with them.
0:36.1	I'm always surprised how many novels get released today set in World War II. This is a fascinating time period when humanity's best and
0:47.6	humanity's worse had to battle it out and decide who was going to come out on top.
0:54.0	The folks of Chambon-sur-Lignon made the most generous and courageous choice, and we talk about it today.
1:01.7	It's also a lovely place to visit and definitely off the beaten track.
1:06.4	I should mention that we often refer to it as chambon in the episode, but it's the chambon Sur lignon that we're talking about.
1:15.0	There's another town two and a half hours drive away called Chambon.
1:19.0	Don't go there.
1:21.0	Wrong place.
1:22.0	Thank you patrons for giving me a precious gift, the time to produce this podcast.
1:29.0	Your monthly gift makes it all possible and in these times of great uncertainty and anxiety I cannot tell you how much it
1:35.6	means to me. A shout out to new patrons and more info on how to join all my wonderful patrons after
1:42.4	the interview. Show notes for this episode are on
1:45.2	Join Us in France.com forward slash 301, the number 301, where you can see a recap of what we've discussed and follow addicted to France on
1:57.2	Instagram to see the photos of Lechambons-Chorignon I'll post them this week. The The Bonjour Cindy and welcome to join us in France!
2:39.0	Bonjie!
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