Suffren Reymond was born in Monaco on 16 September 1866. A lawyer practising at the Monegasque bar, he was an active figure in the country’s politics in the early 20th century. He was elected Deputy Mayor in 1910, and was Mayor of La Condamine in 1911 when the Principality was divided into three com...
Suffren Reymond was born in Monaco on 16 September 1866. A lawyer practising at the Monegasque bar, he was an active figure in the country’s politics in the early 20th century. He was elected Deputy Mayor in 1910, and was Mayor of La Condamine in 1911 when the Principality was divided into three communes, in accordance with the Constitution granted by Prince Albert I that same year. The lawyer chaired the Commission Intercommunale and was a member of the National Council from 1911 to 1914. The Revising Ordinance of 1917 re-established Monaco as a single commune. In 1918, Suffren Reymond was elected Mayor of Monaco. He died in 1920.
In 1937, the Commune had this monument erected near the house where Monaco’s first ever elected Mayor lived. It consists of a two-metre-high stele in pink and grey marble, supporting the white marble bust of Suffren Reymond. The bust was created by the sculptor Pizzio. In 1935, Monaco City Hall launched a competition open to all sculptors from Monaco and the surrounding region, to create a bust of Suffren Reymond. Using photographs of the former mayor, the candidates were required to present their white plaster models to a jury chaired by the Mayor. Three prizes were awarded. The artist responsible for the winning piece was commissioned to create the final sculpture in the finest white marble. The competition was ultimately won by Pizzio. In 1937, another bust of Suffren Reymond by the sculptor Piccioli was placed in the foyer of Monaco City Hall. Today, it stands in the building’s courtyard.
