Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional, dit Centre Hospitalier Régional Bretonneau

English translation

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History

The hospital occupies the site of the old hospice of Charity, created in 1656 by royal edict. The chapel is built from 1661, on the plans of architect Daniel Masse. The hospital buildings consist of three long parallel buildings of which only a small low building heavily restored in the 20th century remains. The hospital, modified in the 18th century, is profoundly remodelled and enlarged in the 19th. The initial plan of the three parallel buildings is respected, but the whole is extended to the west. The façade is extended to the north by a military hospital in neo-classical style, probably built by Gustave Guérin in the 1830s. The latter built in 1837, to the south of the chapel, the maternity hospital, typical of Tourangelle construction of the period with continuous bossages in table form and round arch openings. The chapel is restored in 1879 by Léon Rohard. A flat wooden ceiling with large painted coffers is installed. The interior decoration is entirely adapted to the taste of the day. Stained glass by Lobin, dated 1878.