Vandals have desecrated the grave of the recently deceased Jean-Marie Le Pen in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer (Morbihan) where the co-founder of the French National Front was born.
Since the act of vandalism between January 30 and 31, the cemetery has been closed to the public.
The Celtic cross in the Le Pen family’s vault was destroyed, apparently with a sledgehammer.
Gendarmes and representatives of the town hall went to the site on on January 31.
“In Brittany, it was thought that respect for the dead was more important than anything. Apparently not. Cowardice is added to abjection,” National Rally (RN) MEP and regional councillor of Brittany, Gilles Pennelle told BFMTV.
Le Pen’s daughter Marine Le Pen is the de facto leader of RN, the modern incarnation of the National Front.
“There are no words to describe individuals who attack what is most sacred. Those who attack the dead are capable of the worst against the living,” she said on X
Pas de mot pour qualifier les individus qui s’attaquent à ce qu’il y a de plus sacré. Ceux qui s’attaquent aux morts sont capables du pire contre les vivants. pic.twitter.com/KjmDrsxOzc
— Marie Caroline Le Pen (@MCarolineLePen) January 31, 2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen was buried on January 11 in the town where he was born. His gravestone only carries the dates of his birth and death and his first name alone.
The mayor of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Yves Normand, told BFMTV he would not make “any statement on the vandalism of the Le Pen family’s grave”.
“The gendarmes have been on site since this morning to carry out investigations.”
