Ancien couvent des Jacobins

English translation

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History

The Dominicans are said to have established themselves in this city around 1285 at the request of Queen Eleanor. No trace remains of the 13th-century monastery. The convent was sacked when the city was taken in 1442. Rebuilt, the convent was entirely demolished by Montgomery's troops in 1559, except for part of the covering of the nave. The convent was built again in 1620 or 1630 in the Toulouse style in pink brick. After the disappearance of the religious orders in 1790, the national college of the Landes department was installed there and, in 1795, the central school which was closed in 1801. Other administrations succeeded one another. The chapel with single nave can be dated to the 14th century and features a large vessel covered with a roof structure of chevrons forming frames. On the north side, opposite the cloister, four large arches have been blocked, raising the question of whether there was once an embryonic aisle on this side. The cloister with upper storey and the convent buildings date from the 17th century. The pillars and arches of the cloister are in foreign brick with sculpted stone elements.