Maquis La Tourette

The Maquis La Tourette was one of the maquis groups of French resistance fighters during the German occupation of France in the Second World War.[1]

The maquis was created by Jean Bène, inserted into the high cantons of the Hérault département in the Ferrières-Poussarou commune. It operated as far as Béziers.


  1. ^ Paxton, Robert O. (September 2007). "France and the French: La Vie en Bleu since 1900. By Rod Kedward. New York: Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, 2005. Pp. xx+742. $35.00". The Journal of Modern History. 79 (3): 684–686. doi:10.1086/523234. ISSN 0022-2801.
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