Ancien hôpital

English translation

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History

Building constructed by the architect Guillaume Rollin in the early 18th century. To establish this hospital, the Picon house was purchased in 1699 with its enclosure. In 1714, construction began with the chapel wing but was not completed until 1717. In 1792, the nuns withdrew, the hospital lost its revenues but gradually resumed its activities. In 1833, improvement works were entrusted to the architect Cazal who gave the building its present appearance. At the end of the 19th century, schools were installed in the northern part. It was decommissioned in 1962. A large part of its original layout has been preserved, despite the transformations undergone by the chapel in the 19th century. The whole forms a building between courtyard and garden with two return wings and two pavilions closing the courtyard onto the street with wrought ironwork grille. The old house (of which a 15th-century opening remains) was remodeled with the creation, at the centre, of a chapel which has retained some traces of its decoration. The sick rooms were located on each side with a large round arch opening allowing the sick and the nuns to follow the service. The main dwelling body comprises one level above ground floor. The door, framed by pilasters with agraffe, is crowned with a curvilinear cornice. Inside, on the courtyard side, a corridor allows connection between the old house and serves the rooms which open onto the garden.