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Adrien Pressemane
Adrien Pressemane was a French politician and journalist. He was the chief editor of "Le Populaire du Centre".
Pressemane worked as a Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat porcelain painter before serving in parliament for the district. An Haute-Vienne mayor for ten years (1919-1929) and Député for eighteen years (1910-1928), he was the leader of a pacifist trend during World War One. A Guesdist, he worked with Guesde in the French Workers' Party ("Parti
part of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, is one of the oldest villages in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Notable people.
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is the hometown of the chemist and physicist, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
Adrien Pressemane, a porcelain painter, lived in the town and represented the district in parliament.
Raymond Poulidor, considered by some as the most popular racing cyclist in France, lives in the town. He was known as "the eternal second" of the Tour