Town halls and palaces listed in Calvados

Palais de justice
14000 Caen

The former Caen courthouse, known as the Fontette Palace, is a neoclassical building dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, located in Fontette Square. Disused in 2015, it embodies the Kenyan judicial and urban architecture, with its stone facades of Caen and its ionic peristyle, now being converted into a luxury hotel.

Hôtel de préfecture
14000 Caen

The Calvados Prefecture Hotel, built in the early 19th century in Caen, is a neo-classical building with prefectural services. Located in Gambetta Square, it embodies the administrative architecture of Normandy.

Asile
14000 Caen

The former asylum of aliens of the Good Savior of Caen, founded in the 18th century, is a vast psychiatric hospital complex located in Caen, Normandy. Transformed into a modern hospital, it reflects the evolution of mental care from the 19th to the 20th century.

Palais
14000 Caen

The old chamber of commerce of Caen, emblematic building of the Reconstruction of the 1950s, stands in the city centre. Ranked a historical monument in 2003, it combines classical architecture and modernity with its Caen stone and allegorical bas-reliefs.

Séminaire
14400 Bayeux

The former seminary of Bayeux, built in the 17th and 18th centuries on the remains of a 13th century priory, now houses the famous medieval tapestry in the Norman city centre.

Palais épiscopal
14100 Lisieux

Former 17th-century Episcopal Palace in Lisieux, now a courthouse, classified as a historical monument. Built in brick and stone, it dominates Thiers Square near St Peter's Cathedral.

Palais épiscopal
14400 Bayeux

The Episcopal Palace of Bayeux, former seat of the 16th century bishops, is a historic monument located in Bayeux, Normandy, now home to the Town Hall and the Baron-Gérard Museum.

Hotel particulier classé
14600 Honfleur

The Lieutenance de Honfleur, a former 16th century building located near the Old Basin, was the dwelling of the king's lieutenant and last vestige of the local fortifications in Normandy.