The little village of Tocqueville (population: about 280) has erected a bust for the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian, Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville himself was born in Paris, attended school in Metz, died in Cannes, and is buried in Tocqueville.
He is best known for his works ‘Democracy in America’ and ‘The Old Regime and the Revolution’.
This is the church and cemetery where he is buried.
We combed the hole cemetery for his grave, and initially could not find it. With the help of a sight-map in the church, we finally located the grave next to one of the side entrances.
One of the many mosaic windows in the Tocqueville Church.