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Origin and history

The ancient lazaret of Aspretto was commissioned in 1837 by the health authority of Ajaccio to replace the lazaret of the Sanguinaries, considered too far from the city. The works, initiated in 1843 under the direction of architect Lottero, were interrupted in 1845 due to lack of funding. The state then took over, entrusting the construction site to the departmental architect Cotin, and the works were completed in 1847.

Although conceived as a lazaret, the building never served this function, as the Minister of Public Works considered that those of Toulon and Marseille were sufficient. It was eventually used as stables, tobacco and hemp depots, workshop, and even accommodation for inmates assigned to the construction of the imperial road. Its architecture, organised around a central courtyard, includes a main hemicycle building and a rectangular triangular gable building, all surrounded by a wall of enclosure.

The site, connected to the sea by a garden leading to a landing, was listed at the Historic Monuments in 1977 for its facades, roofs and fence walls. Private property today, its state of conservation and accessibility remain poorly documented, although its original plan demonstrates an ambitious health design for the time.

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