Mar 2
During Mar
Mar 28
End Mar
Apr 4
Apr 7
Apr 10
Apr 13
Apr 16
Apr 20
Apr 22
Apr 25
Apr 29
End Apr
Beg. May
Beg. May
May 5
May 5
May 10
May 13
May 14
May 16
May 20
May 20
May 23
May 26
May 27
End May
End May
End May
Jun 5
Jun 5
Jun 6
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 17
Jun 17
Jun 17
Jun 18
Marie Plantin from Pontajou (11 years)
Marie Reboul in Vesseyre (19 years)
Anne-Marie Pascal near Darnes (9 years)
Marguerite Denty in Viallevielle (32 years)
Jeanne Paulet by the Desges (15 years)
Louise Soulier from Nozyrolle (19 years)
Etienne Loubat in Saint Privat du Fau (9 years)
Anne Blanc from Bugeac (16 years)
Thérèse Paulet from Ménial
Little boy in the wood Septols
Little boy from Vesseyre (8 years)
Young girl from Auvers (17 years)
Rose Duverny in Nozeyrolles
Barthélémy Dentil from Sept Sols de la Besseyre (50 years)
2 little boys (12 years)
Son of Jacques Pignol (6 years)
Marie Bastide near Servillanges (48 years)
Catherine Coutarel in Nozeyrolles (14 years)
Girl from La Clauze (13 years)
Raymond Vidal near Servières (12 years)
Raymond Vidal same place (12 years)
Marie Denty from Septols (11 years)
Antoine Laurent in Servières (12 years)
Sébastien Biscarat in Les Costes (11 years)
2 young girls from Comès
Joseph Meyronnec near Montchauvet (15 years)
André Hugon in Nozeyrolles (11 years)
Baptiste Bergougnoux in La Vachèlerie (Attacked twice)
Woman from La Roche (40 years)
François Laurent in La Vacheresse de Venteuges (32 years)
Antoine Veyrier in Pompeyrin
Jean Bourrier in Pompeyrin
Moussier Barthélémy in Venteuges (32 years)
Antoine Dentil ni Vesseyres de saugues (14 years)
Catherine Chautard in Couffours (9 years)
Child near Desges
Guillaume Barthélemy in Servilanges
Jeanne Bastide ni Lesbinières (19 years)
Child near Desges
40 people attacked
22 deads - 7 wounds - 11 safes
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In this morbid listing, I take into account all attacked persons, whether directly (killed, bitten, scratched…) or indirectly (only present in an attacked group) or attacked several times (it happened)
So, for 247 attacks :
119 deads - 53 wounds - 76 safes
During three years, the “efficacy of the Beast was high. 50 % of the attacks resulted in death,
On 100 attacked people, 46,2% of the attacks resulted in death, 22,3% in wounds, 31,5% were safe.
If one excludes the people that were rescued rapidly, the number of unharmed victims is close to zero and the rate of mortal attacks is frightening: more than 80 % !
The worst period started in December 1764 and ended in June 1765.
The parishes of Paulhac, Lorcières, Grèzes, Auvers, Saint Privat du Fau, La Besseyres Sainte Mary, Servières, Julianges, Venteuges were the most touched by the attacks of the Beast. All those parishes are located in the region of Trois Monts.
One should bear in mind that the 247 attacks are those reported in the parish registers and in minutes or via narratives passed by trustful people and collected by the abbot Pourcher.
But it is also sure that many other attacks were never mentioned either by some people’s will or because it was not possible to transcribe them.
