Construction of Saint-Clément Chapel XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Dogives vaulted chapel, lower level.
Fin XIIe ou début XIIIe siècle
Construction of Saint-Michel Chapel
Construction of Saint-Michel Chapel Fin XIIe ou début XIIIe siècle (≈ 1325)
Overlayed chapel, upper level.
XIIIe siècle
Construction of the chapter house
Construction of the chapter house XIIIe siècle (≈ 1350)
Possible 11th century foundations.
XVe siècle
Carpente and canon houses
Carpente and canon houses XVe siècle (≈ 1550)
Chapter hall and renovated accommodation.
12 avril 1999
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 12 avril 1999 (≈ 1999)
Protection of buildings, floors and enclosures.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Soils of plots BE 77, 78, 79, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 263, buildings and walls, including: the old house of the chapter; the chapels Saint-Clément and Saint-Michel; cellars; the houses of the Soudoire, the Recipe, the barn (gateyard) and the other houses; the space and remains of the old cloister; by order of 12 April 1999
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Origin and history
The ancient canonial complex of Auxerre, located to the southeast of the cathedral, forms a medieval enclosure integrated in the heart of the city. This site, whose urban structure has not fundamentally evolved, preserves emblematic buildings such as a large two-storey hall, the chapter house (XIIIth century, with potentially 11th century foundations), and two superimposed chapels: Saint-Michel (upper floor) and Saint-Clément (lower floor), dogive vaults dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. The carene frame of the chapter hall, typical of the 15th century, as well as the canon houses (15th century, renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries) bear witness to the community and individual organization of the canons, with dedicated spaces like cellars, attices, and the house of the Recipe.
After the Revolution, successive occupations and changes in the parcellar altered the overall legibility of canonial enclosures. Despite these transformations, the site preserves major architectural elements, such as Gothic cellars and vestiges of the cloister. The chapels, classified among the elements protected by decree of 12 April 1999, illustrate the stylistic evolution between the 12th and 13th centuries, while the canon houses reflect subsequent adaptations, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Together, today shared between communal and private property, offers a rare glimpse of medieval canonical life and its urban heritage.
The 1999 classification covers not only buildings (the house of the chapter, chapels Saint-Clément and Saint-Michel, houses of the Soudoire and the Recipe, barn), but also the soils of the plots, the walls, and the remains of the enclosure. These protections highlight the heritage importance of a site where religious, administrative and residential functions are mixed. The location, although specified (rue Lebeuf à Auxerre), suffers from a cartographic accuracy deemed mediocre (note 5/10), reflecting the conservation challenges of a set whose original unity has been fragmented by history.
