Paul Magès and his family
Photographs, holiday memories, childhood and family ties: discover another side of Paul Magès’s life.
Memories passed down through the family
Beyond the inventor, a father and a family
The surviving photographs show Paul with his wife Andrée and their six children. Holiday stories and drawings by his loved ones also tell the story of a family’s life.
Created by Michel Magès, Paul’s son, and Igor Magès, this website shares these memories alongside his work.
Holiday memories · 1950–1955
A camper van for travelling together
In 1950, Paul converted a Citroën Type H van to take his family on holiday. The photographs and original account tell the story of the conversion and the family’s travels.
« to take his large family on holiday, which would allow us to visit many regions of France. »
Motorhome on Citroën Type H van — photographic report (1950-1955)
The family album and documents
From childhood to tributes, explore the photographs, family tree and documents in the family collection.
Photographic portrait of Paul Magès as a child
Ministerial letter notifying the appointment of Paul Magès as Chevalier of the National Order of Merit (1968)
Ramatuelle Municipal Council (1983): Paul Magès, 2nd Deputy Mayor
Deliberation of the municipal ballot in Ramatuelle: Paul Magès elected in the lead (636 votes)
Municipal decree of Ramatuelle delegating civil registry functions to Paul Magès (1983)
Portrait of Paul Magès in Ramatuelle, "the Professor" and "saviour of De Gaulle"
Family photos in Pampelonne-Ramatuelle (1990)
Internal AC COMINT "Hydraulics" memo distributed to regional directors (1999)
Obituary article: "Paul Magès is no more" (1999)
Speech by the Mayor of Ramatuelle in tribute to Paul Magès (1999)
Tribute to Paul Magès: the unpublished testimony of the inventor, collected before his death
Photographs of the tribute to Paul Magès: gathering of DS and procession (1999)
Family tree of the descendants of Paul Magès and Andrée Tonat
Caricature of Paul Magès drawn by his son Pierre
