Residents of the Mézières-en-Brenne Nursing Home Visit the Friends of La Martinerie
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Les amis de la Martinerie/The Friends of La Martinerie were delighted to welcome eight residents and their companions from the Mézières-en-Brenne nursing home for a visit to the Departmental House of Military Memory (la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire), a tour led by Roland.
The Guided Tours by the Châteauroux Métropole Tourist Office are Back
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On Friday, February 20th and Friday, February 27th, 2026, Les Amis de la Martinerie (Friends of La Martinerie) were pleased to welcome the first two groups of visitors led by the Châteauroux Métropole Tourist Office.
Welcoming a film crew
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At the request of the Châteauroux municipality, Jean-Jacques and Martial hosted the Déols-based company Idéafilms on February 11 and 25, 2026, for the filming of a science fiction movie.
Students from the IME Les Martinets visit La Martinerie
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On Wednesday afternoon, February 18, 2026, “les Amis de La Martinerie” had the pleasure of welcoming 12 students and 4 chaperones from the IME Les Martinets (Medical-Educational Institute) for an adapted visit to “la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire”.
CNAS representatives visit “la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire”
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At the request of Claudine Picard-Caillaud, departmental president, and on the occasion of their annual meeting, representatives from the centre region delegation of the National Center for Social Action (CNAS) visited “la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire” on the La Martinerie site.
The ABAOMTDM 36 and the GR 167 at “les Amis de la Martinerie”
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On Sunday, January 25, 2025, “les Amis de la Martinerie” had the pleasure of hosting members of the Berry Region Association of Overseas and Marine Troops Veterans – (l’Amicale Berrichonne des Anciens d’Outre-Mer et des Troupes De Marine ABAOMTDM) and members of the GR 167 of the André Maginot National Federation for their General Assembly.
The DASEN for the Indre Department visits “Les Amis de La Martinerie”
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"Les Amis de La Martinerie" had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Bruno BENAZECH, Departmental Director of National Education Services (DASEN), accompanied by Pierre-Emmanuel RAFFI, Secretary General of the Departmental Services of National Education, Axelle TUGEND, head of the departmental youth, engagement, and sports department, and Charline, an intern completing her Master's degree.
Les Amis de La Martinerie at the Indre MARPA
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Continuing their activities, “Les Amis de La Martinerie” have set up their exhibition on the barracks of the Indre departments at MARPA (Maison d’Accueil et de Résidence Pour l’Autonomie, a local retirement home) in Saint-Août, from Monday, January 12th to Sunday, January 18th, 2026.
The Châteauroux Committee of the Legion of Honor at La Martinerie
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“Les Amis de La Martinerie” had the pleasure of hosting the annual meeting of the Châteauroux committee of the SMLH 36 (Society of Members of the Legion of Honor of the Indre department), in the presence of General (ret.) Guy Patureau Mirand, departmental president, General (ret.) Jean-Charles Bourrier, his predecessor, and Jean-François Mémin, deputy mayor representing Gil Averous, President of Châteauroux Métropole.
27 years later... the return!
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Transferred to the Equipment and Maintenance Museum in 1998 upon the dissolution of ESMAT, these panels had been stored in one of the museum's storage rooms since then and were practically forgotten by everyone.
Our volunteers on all fronts
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A building in the Saint Jean housing complex in Châteauroux is being demolished, and “Les Amis de la Martinerie” (Friends of the Martinerie) obtained permission from the social housing provider SCALIS and the demolition company LENNUYEUX to reuse sheet metal panels installed on the ground-floor windows to prevent break-ins before the demolition began.
The Defense Studies Class from LEON XIII Middle School in La Martinerie
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True to their word, the students in the Defense Studies class at LEON XIII Middle School in Châteauroux visited “Les Amis de La Martinerie” for the fourth consecutive year to explore “La Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire”.
Fifth- and sixth-grade students from Diors School on a visit to La Martinerie
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After discovering part of “Les Amis de La Martinerie” 's collections at the exhibition held on November 11, 2025, in the community hall, the fifth- and sixth-grade students from the Diors school visited La Martinerie for a different program, tailored to each grade level.
A busy week at “les Amis de la Martinerie”
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Visits are coming thick and fast at “la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire”.
The new class of students from the Philibert Vrau Technical High School visits “les Amis de La Martinerie”
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Coming from all over France, the new first-year students at the Philibert Vrau Technical High School visited “la Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire” on Monday, November 17th.
Les Amis de La Martinerie in Diors for the 2025 Armistice Day
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Since 1951, the La Martinerie base has stretched across four municipalities: Déols, Diors, Étrechet, and Montierchaume.
“La Maison départementale de la mémoire militaire” continues to welcome visitors
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“Les Amis de La Martinerie” were pleased to welcome two new groups of visitors:
The Gendarmerie cadets make their return to La Martinerie
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For the past four years, “les Amis de La Martinerie” have had the pleasure of welcoming the Indre Gendarmerie Cadets as part of their mission to preserve military memory in the Indre department.
Les Amis de La Martinerie at the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur nursing home in Issoudun
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Continuing to make their exhibition on the barracks of the Indre department available, Les Amis de La Martinerie have set up shop at the Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur nursing home for dependent elderly people in Issoudun, a facility twinned with the one in La Chaume.
In Issoudun, the installation of the barracks exhibition continues
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Continuing their exhibition tour in various Indre senior care facilities, Les Amis de la Martinerie were at the La Chaume nursing home in Issoudun on Monday, October 13th, to install their panels on the Indre barracks.
