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Ancien hôpital Debrousse

Lyon, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et toitures, l'escalier d'honneur, les deux escaliers secondaires ainsi que le mur de clôture nord-ouest (cad. BY 71) : inscription par arrêté du 30 septembre 2013
Protection dates
2013/09/30 : inscrit MH
Type
hôpital
Main period of construction
1er quart 20e siècle
Architect or builder
Blachier Georges (architecte), Dumontier Ernest (architecte)
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Address
29 rue Soeur-Bouvier
Commune
Lyon
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.74918, 4.81110
Mérimée reference
PA69000050

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Isere." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Marie-Félicie Debrousse créa sa propre fondation destinée à la construction d'un établissement pour vieillards. Cinq pavillons sont construits entre 1904 et 1909 et l'inauguration officielle eut lieu en juillet 1911. En 1920, l'hospice est temporairement transformé en hôpital pour enfants. Des aménagements sont, alors, réalisés qui s'achevèrent en 1925. A partir des années 60, l'hôpital Debrousse connaît, à nouveau, de multiples agrandissements et modifications. L'hôpital est désaffecté depuis 2008, après transfert du service de pédiatrie. Les espaces intérieurs conservent des éléments dignes d'intérêt tels l'escalier d'honneur et les deux escaliers secondaires. Certaines menuiseries et serrureries d'origine sont également toujours en place de même que les sols en carreaux de grès polychrome dans le hall d'entrée, les couloirs et les salles des infirmiers.

English translation

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Marie-Félicie Debrousse created her own foundation intended for the construction of a facility for the elderly. Five pavilions were built between 1904 and 1909 and the official opening took place in July 1911. In 1920, the hospice was temporarily transformed into a children's hospital. Arrangements were then made which were completed in 1925. From the 1960s onwards, Debrousse hospital underwent, again, multiple enlargements and modifications. The hospital has been disused since 2008, following the transfer of the paediatric service. The interior spaces retain elements worthy of interest such as the grand staircase and two secondary staircases. Certain original joinery and ironwork are also still in place as are the floors in polychrome stoneware tiles in the entrance hall, corridors and nurses' rooms.

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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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