It was the birthplace of his father and the town the family considered home, although at the time of his birth his father was a professor at the University of Nancy.
Ito ay ang lugar ng kapanganakan ng kanyang ama at ang mga taong-bayan ang itinuturing na pamilya sa bahay, kahit na sa panahon ng kanyang kapanganakan ng kanyang ama ay isang propesor sa University of Nancy.