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Lycée Eugène Fromentin

La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Chapelle (cad. A 234) : inscription par arrêté du 21 novembre 1969
Protection dates
1969/11/21 : inscrit MH
Type
lycée
Main period of construction
2e quart 17e siècle
Dates
1643
Architect or builder
Mercier Louis (maître de l'oeuvre)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
Collège (rue du)
Commune
La Rochelle
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.16350, -1.15027
Mérimée reference
PA00104896

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Chapelle construite en 1643 pour un collège de Jésuites, par l'architecte Louis Mercier. La chapelle est orientée, et se compose d'une nef unique et d'un transept. Toitures arrondies dans le style de l'époque. Chevet cantonné de deux tours carrées. La façade occidentale est surmontée d'un fronton avec courbes et contre-courbes. Les percements des premier et second niveaux sont encadrés par des frontons et entablements portés par des pilastres à chapiteaux ioniques. La voûte de la nef est en bois. Un décor du début 20e orne le choeur. Le transept droit conserve un retable et un autel baroques.

English translation

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Chapel built in 1643 for a Jesuit college, by architect Louis Mercier. The chapel is oriented, and comprises a single nave and a transept. Rounded roofing in the style of the period. Chevet flanked by two square towers. The western facade is surmounted by a pediment with curves and counter-curves. The openings of the first and second levels are framed by pediments and entablatures supported by pilasters with Ionic capitals. The vault of the nave is wooden. Decoration from the early 20th century ornaments the choir. The right transept preserves a Baroque retable and altar.

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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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