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Église Saint-Jacques

Douai, Nord, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise (cad. CR 698) : classement par arrêté du 17 février 1995
Protection dates
1995/02/17 : classé MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
1er quart 18e siècle, 3e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1706, 1852
Architect or builder
Grigny Alexandre-Charles (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
parvis Monseigneur-Génie
Commune
Douai
Département
Nord
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
50.37116, 3.07525
Mérimée reference
PA00125620

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1677 map "Geographica Artesiae Comitatus tabula / per Nicolaum Visscher edita" (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

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Etablissement des Récollets à Douai en 1618. En 1621, construction du couvent et d'une petite chapelle (1622). Construction d'une nouvelle église au début du 18e siècle (1706-1709) , consacrée en 1712. Couvent affecté aux séances publiques de la société populaire en 1795, chapelle transformée en fabrique de salpêtre en 1797. Eglise agrandie par l'architecte Grigny de 1852 à 1856. Le décor intérieur est un pastiche du 18e siècle.

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Establishment of the Recollects at Douai in 1618. In 1621, construction of the convent and a small chapel (1622). Construction of a new church in the early 18th century (1706-1709), consecrated in 1712. Convent assigned to public sessions of the popular society in 1795, chapel transformed into a saltpetre factory in 1797. Church enlarged by architect Grigny from 1852 to 1856. The interior decoration is a pastiche of the 18th century.

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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