COLLECTIONS · AFTER 1954

Yves &
Claude.

A family life told through photographs, letters and memories gathered by Yves Cordelle. From their meeting in 1953 to the years of Vierville, follow their paths and those of their children.

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Over d-a life.

Read the story of Yves

01A meeting, a marriage 1953–1954

The meetings of the French University Mission, Christmas in Wagrain, then the wedding in Dampierre and the first trip to Belgium and the Netherlands.

02The Algerian years 1954–1962

Life in Mostaganem and then in Algiers, births, construction sites, travels and letters, against the backdrop of Algeria's war.

03From Versailles to the banks of Meuse 1962–1967

The return to France, the installation in Versailles and then in Hastière-departure, the Chooz power station and the family that grows up with Renaud.

04Strasbourg, Fontenay and the first sails 1967–1973

The school years, the music, Claude's graphic design, the walks in the Vosges and the beginnings of the whole family on the water.

05Saint-Avertin and the Great 1973–1984

The Grand Pressoir, the activities of EDF, choral singing and bamboo flutes, regattas, cruises and children taking off.

06Vierville and the New Generations 1980–1988

The children's marriages, the first grandchildren, the construction of the beach house and the return to Versailles in 1984.

07Farewells and legacy 1987–2026

The final pages about Simone and Claude, the end of Yves’s career, documents added after 1988, and the family’s farewell to Yves in 2026.

Yves Cordelle died in his sleep during the night of 16–17 October 2026. The farewell service was held at 10 a.m. on 23 October 2026 at Saint-André Church in Vierville-sur-Mer. His photographs, letters and stories continue to pass on the family’s memories.

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