René-Gaston Baco de la Chapelle

Anonymous portrait of de la Chapelle c 1793

René-Gaston Baco de La Chapelle (28 April 1751, Nantes – 29 November 1800, Guadeloupe) was a French lawyer and politician, deputy for Loire-Inférieure from 1789 to 1791 and mayor of Nantes in 1792–1793, making him notable for his actions during the Vendéen attack of June 1793.

Honours

• A marble bust of René-Gaston Baco de la Chapelle, made by Amédée Ménard, can be seen inside the Hôtel de Ville in Nantes.

See also

• The French Revolution by Jules Michelet
• Pierre-Mathurin Gillet
• War in the Vendée
• Mayor of Nantes

Bibliography

• Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicollière-Teijeiro, Le Livre doré de l’hôtel-de-ville de Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35. (English:* Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicolliere-Teijeiro, The Golden Book of the City Hall of Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35.)