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Gare

Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Gare (cad. AM 18) : inscription par arrêté du 29 octobre 1975
Protection dates
1975/10/29 : inscrit MH
Type
gare
Main period of construction
3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1856, 1882
Ownership
propriété d'un établissement public
Commune
Vitré
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.12262, -1.21194
Mérimée reference
PA00090900

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "97 Laval." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Gare construite en 1856, en pierre et brique. En 1857, la ligne est inaugurée par Napoléon III. La gare, long bâtiment rectangulaire, se compose d'un bâtiment pour les voyageurs, d'une salle de bagages et d'un second bâtiment symétrique pour deux bureaux. En 1882, le bâtiment principal a été prolongé vers l'ouest pour agrandir la salle d'attente des deuxième et troisième classes.

English translation

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Station built in 1856, in stone and brick. In 1857, the line was inaugurated by Napoleon III. The station, a long rectangular building, comprises a building for passengers, a baggage room and a second symmetrical building for two offices. In 1882, the main building was extended westwards to enlarge the waiting room for second and third class passengers.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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