Number 67 of Blagnac, questions of history, the biannual review of the Blagnac, history and memory association, is now available. Always printed on elegant glossy paper and offered at the unbeatable price of €5 (which is a contribution to publishing costs), it continues to present the work of the association which tirelessly plows the history of the commune. The icing on the cake is that it is accompanied by a special supplement dedicated to the people of Blagnac who have participated in the Olympic Games in recent decades.
The journal contains six extended articles, covering a time period from the 16th to the 20th century. It opens with the story of Jean-Bernard Caumont, a carpenter in Blagnac who lived at the end of the 18th century. A Leonardo da Vinci in Blagnac in the Saint Exupère chapel? This is the following article, a real police investigation which attempts to track the web to conclude on ignorance of its current location.
Much sadder is the following article, born from a plaque found in the Blagnac cemetery reporting an incredible excess mortality of children from the Astre family.
The review ends with the shared and peaceful history of the Algerian war, including a testimony from Mimouna Ménnal, president of the Crescendo vocal ensemble, then a look back at the creation of the Roumegas district in the 1960s. We will find also the text of a song composed by Jean-Paul Pujol on Blagnac.
