How does Tombe à la fille elucidate its History?
The girl buried there was Marie Martin, born in Tresboeuf and living in Teillay; at the time of death she was 17 to 19 years old. Although several narratives exist about the reason for her murder, one of the most credited claims is that she would have indicated to the Republicans of Bain-de-Bretagne the hiding place of a group of Chouans (or, on the contrary, refused to indicate the hiding place of the revolutionaries).
She was captured and tortured for a long time by the Chouans, who let her die whilst tied to a tree.This girl is also remembered as Sainte Pataude (clumsy); clumsy is the nickname given to the Republicans by the Chouans in Gallo (patao).;
Teillay Gallo Tresboeuf Bain-de-Bretagne Chouan