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 Cavaillon Hospital dans le Vaucluse

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Hôpital
Vaucluse

Cavaillon Hospital

    288-326 Grand'rue
    84300 Cavaillon
Hôpital de Cavaillon
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Crédit photo : Véronique PAGNIER - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIVe siècle
Foundation of the first hotel-Dieu
1711
Construction of the current God-hotel
8 décembre 1758
Beginning of the work of the chapel
1791
Revolutionary gun attack
4 septembre 1907
Inauguration of the modern hospital
1912
Transformation into an archaeological museum
13 octobre 1988
Historical Monument
2016
Integration with the Vaucluse HHT
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The chapel, including the span adjacent to it to the east (Box CK 643): classification by order of 13 October 1988

Key figures

Joseph-Abel Mottard - Avignon architect Designed the chapel in 1758.
Jean-Louis Bertet - Master mason Sign the contract for the works.
Marie-Thérèse Jouve - Sponsor and collector Leaves the museum to the Calvet Foundation.
Émile Loubet - Former President of the Republic Present at the inauguration of 1907.
André Dumoulin - First curator of the museum Directed the museum in 1946.
Frères Devaux - Eighteenth century builders Build the Hôtel-Dieu in 1711.

Origin and history

The hospital of Cavaillon finds its origins in a medieval hotel-God founded in the 14th century, replaced in the 18th century by a new building located at the Porte du Moulin. This Hôtel-Dieu, partially destroyed after 1907, housed a Baroque chapel built between 1758 and 1760 according to the plans of the Avignon architect Joseph-Abel Mottard. The traces of the 1791 cannons, during the revolution linking Comtat Venaissin to France, are still visible on its façade.

In 1907, the modern hospital was inaugurated opposite the hill Saint-Jacques, symbolizing republican values with the mentions Freedom, Equality, Fraternity and RF. The former Hôtel-Dieu, bought by the Jouve family in the 1910s, became an archaeological museum in 1946 after the legacy of Marie-Thérèse Jouve to the Calvet Foundation. The chapel and its entrance body, classified as Historic Monuments in 1988, are the only preserved remains.

The new hospital, marked by its military role during the First World War and a fire in 1940, expanded considerably between 1993 and 1995. In the 21st century, he joined the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire du Vaucluse (2016) but suffered crises of saturation and disaffection, especially after 2008. Despite these challenges, renovation projects and the construction of a new EHPAD in 2023 aim to modernize its infrastructure.

The hospital architecture reflects the secular public orders of the Third Republic, with a facade decorated with republican symbols. The historical site illustrates the evolution of care and heritage, from the Ancien Régime to contemporary medicine, while preserving elements such as carved arch keys (hearts, Maltese cross) and the bell tower-wall with volutes.

Today, the hospital in Cavaillon, although faced with structural difficulties, remains a key player in the public health service in the Vaucluse. Its former hotel-Dieu, now a museum, bears witness to local hospital and archaeological history, while recent expansions meet modern medical needs.

External links

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