Joan of Arc statue, Cannes, France.
Joan of Arc (or Jeanne, to her friends) was only 17 years old when she heard voices from God, which told her to seize back French land from the English in the north of France. She sacked the local castle, was sent to the court of Charles and helped him push back most of the English from Orléans and more than 170 miles of territory. She has come to symbolise a lot for the French and many cities honour her with statues. The one in Cannes was designed by sculptor Maxime Real del Sarte in 1950. You can find it in Place Jean Hibert.