Ancien couvent Notre-Dame des Anges

English translation

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History

Convent founded in 1507, occupied until 1583 by Cordelier friars, then by Recollects. In 1692, a fire damages the buildings. In 1792, it is sold as national property then transformed into an inn in 1830. The buildings are organized around two square courts, that to the north having been occupied by the cloister. The east wing, destroyed in the early 19th century, contained the dormitories, the chapel of the deceased and a stone staircase. The building closing the cloister court to the south, which contained the kitchen and refectory, has also disappeared in the same period. Of the barn disappeared at the end of the 19th century, only four round arches remain. The rectangular church occupies the north side, and is extended to the west by a narthex of which only the north and west walls remain. At the beginning of the 18th century, the first building of the west wing is rebuilt according to a different volumetry from the original, integrating the remaining wing of the cloister. After 1750, rebuilding of the library in the east wing. The monks' cemetery, gardens and orchards have scarcely been modified in their areas.