Virgile Barel

Virgile Barel (1889-1979) was a French Communist politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1936 to 1940, from 1945 to 1951, from 1956 to 1958, and from 1967 to 1973. The Boulevard Virgile Barel in the Saint Roch neighbourhood of Nice was named in his honour.