Ancien couvent des Récollets

English translation

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History

A first convent of Recollects was established in 1615. At the end of the 17th century, following work on the fortress, the buildings, situated too close to the fortification, were destroyed and rebuilt inside the ramparts, from 1683 to 1685. The building comprises a chapel to which is adjoined, to the north, a convent building formed of four wings surrounding a rectangular courtyard. In 1791, the religious were expelled and the buildings recovered by the army which retained them until 1920. Major modifications were then carried out, and a garage created in the East wing. The chapel is the oldest part best preserved. It presents a nave of ten bays covered with transverse barrel vaults, the vaults and ribs being in brick. The use of transverse barrels made it possible to eliminate external buttresses and bring more light. The façade is constructed in stone in its lower part, and in brick for the upper part, and is adorned with classical decoration with pilasters and niches. The façades of the other buildings have been partly modified.