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Ancien hôtel du Maréchal Bertrand

Châteauroux, Indre, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Hôtel du Maréchal Bertrand (ancien) (cad. AM 196) : inscription par arrêté du 14 mars 1944
Protection dates
1944/03/14 : inscrit MH
Type
hôtel
Main period of construction
2e moitié 18e siècle
Architect or builder
Boucher Martin (ingénieur)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue Dorée ; rue Brétine ; descente des Cordeliers
Commune
Châteauroux
Département
Indre
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.81359, 1.69404
Mérimée reference
PA00097298

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 9: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Construction du 18e siècle élevée à l'emplacement d'une maison acquise en 1769 par les ancêtres du général Bertrand. Les plans furent dressés par Martin Boucher, premier ingénieur du Roi. L'entrée monumentale ouvre sous un grand arc percé dans un mur écran qui continue la façade latérale de l'hôtel. Elle mène à la cour formée par le bâtiment principal et deux ailes en retour. Des constructions plus récentes ont allongé ces ailes. La façade sur jardin est animée par un avant-corps semi circulaire que forme le petit salon ovale. Cet avant-corps est couronné par une balustrade. A l'intérieur, le grand salon conserve des souvenirs de Napoléon Ier et du général Bertrand.

English translation

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Construction of the 18th century raised on the site of a house acquired in 1769 by the ancestors of General Bertrand. The plans were drawn up by Martin Boucher, first engineer to the King. The monumental entrance opens under a large arch pierced in a screen wall that continues the lateral façade of the hotel. It leads to the court formed by the main building and two wings in return. More recent constructions have extended these wings. The façade facing the garden is animated by a semi-circular avant-corps formed by the small oval salon. This avant-corps is crowned by a balustrade. Inside, the great salon retains mementos of Napoleon I and General Bertrand.

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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