Noteworthy is that a plaster model of the statue, mounted on a cart, went from spot to spot in order to give the inhabitants of Clermont Ferrand the opportunity to give their opinion on the most appropriate place for the statue.
The meal on the occasion of the inauguration of the statue in Clermont-Ferrand turned into a plate-throwing, fist-fighting brawl because so many people showed up for the banquet (some 4,500) that the food ran out.
