Beaune

Paul Laneyrie was born on May 18, 1890 in Charolles. He was awarded the Military Medal and the Croix de Guerre for having fought in the First World War. After obtaining his notary diploma in Paris, he moved to Beaune in May 1921 and opened an office on rue de Lorraine. He married Marie-Madeleine Huguenin in 1923. During the Second World War, he joined the French resistance against the German occupation and became a very active member of the Beaune region group. He coordinated the operations, the supply of ammunition and provided essential information on the enemy's movements. He was a member of the departmental Liberation Committee from its creation in Dijon in November 1943, and chaired the Beaune Cantonal Liberation Committee. Thanks to his numerous contacts, he helped young people fleeing the STO and Jewish families to hide. He was arrested in his study on May 18, 1944, then transferred to Compiègne before being deported to the Neueungamme concentration camp on July 28, 1944. He was elected mayor of Beaune at the Liberation, while he was deported. His deputy, Louis Lozerand, replaced him until the new elections. Paul Laneyrie died of fatigue in the Neueungamme camp on February 25, 1945.