Guided tour of the Senghor property

Name: Visita guiada a la propiedad Senghor
Start: 2023-09-16T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison Senghor - Verson

The town of Verson, in partnership with the association Présence Senghor in Verson, opens the doors of the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor and his wife Colette. The commented visit is...

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

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Ville de Verson

The town of Verson, in partnership with the association Présence Senghor in Verson, opens the doors of the property of Léopold Sédar Senghor and his wife Colette. The guided tour ends in the large park where the couple used to walk.

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Visite commentée / Conférence

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Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Maison Senghor - Verson

Rue du Général Leclerc, 14790 Verson

Calvados
Normandie

This mansion dates back to the 19th century. It belonged to Léopold Sédar Senghor’s wife, Colette Hubert, whom he married in second marriage on 18 October 1956\. In 1960, he became President of Senegal. Nevertheless, the couple became accustomed to spend their summer holidays in Verson in the family house. In 1980, Senghor left the presidency of Senegal and settled permanently in France. Upon his retirement, he split his time between Paris and Verson. The calm of the Norman countryside quickly prevailed and he left Verson more and more rarely, where he found inspiration and wrote many poems. In 1995, Léopold Sédar Senghor inaugurated the Espace Senghor. The city of Verson always strives to convey the values dear to the poet-president: the dialogue of cultures, the civilization of the Universal, the Francophonie… particularly in its cultural programming.
Léopols Sedar Senghor died in Verson on 20 December 2001\. His wife Colette died on 18 November 2019 at her home in Verson. She is bur