Virgile Barel (1889-1979) was a French Communist politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1936 to 1940, from 1945 to 1951, from 1956 to 1958, and from 1967 to 1973.[1] The Boulevard Virgile Barel in the Saint Roch neighbourhood of Nice was named in his honour.[2]

Virgile Barel
Born17 December 1889
Died7 November 1979 (1979-11-08) (aged 89)
Nice, France
OccupationPolitician
Political partyFrench Communist Party

References edit

  1. ^ "Joseph dit Virgile Barel". National Assembly. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Charvin, Robert (1997). "Un Virgile Barel". Cahiers de la Méditerranée. 55 (1): 43–59. doi:10.3406/camed.1997.1199. Retrieved May 6, 2016.