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Léproserie Saint-Lazare

Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
En totalité, les bâtiments anciens et le sol, regroupés autour de la cour centrale (cad. AV 31, 32) : inscription par arrêté du 20 septembre 2005
Protection dates
2005/09/20 : inscrit MH
Type
maladrerie
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Later work
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Arles
Département
Bouches-du-Rhône
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Coordinates
43.67175, 4.64123
Mérimée reference
PA13000049

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1603 map "Languedock." (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La première mention de la léproserie remonte à 1183. En 1527, l'ensemble connaît des dégradations suite à une crue. En 1556, est prévue la restauration de l'existant et l'ajout d'un bâtiment, formant deux ailes et une cour centrale. Au 17e siècle, un portique surmonté d'une galerie, aménagement aujourd'hui disparu, est construit en avant des façades de la cour centrale. L'hôpital pouvait accueillir entre 18 et 20 lépreux, hommes et femmes étant séparés. En 1783, les bâtiments sont vendus à un fabriquant d'huile qui installe le moulin dans l'ancienne église. Une maison est construite à l'ouest. Des appentis s'élèvent sur les façades orientales.

English translation

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The first mention of the leper house dates to 1183. In 1527, the complex experiences damage following a flood. In 1556, restoration of the existing structure and the addition of a building are planned, forming two wings and a central courtyard. In the 17th century, a portico surmounted by a gallery, an arrangement now disappeared, is built in front of the façades of the central courtyard. The hospital could accommodate between 18 and 20 lepers, men and women being separated. In 1783, the buildings are sold to an oil manufacturer who installs the mill in the former church. A house is built to the west. Lean-tos are erected on the eastern façades.

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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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