Start of work 1872-1874 (≈ 1873)
Construction of the barracks started.
1877
Completion of work
Completion of work 1877 (≈ 1877)
End of initial construction.
1945-1995
School of Communications
School of Communications 1945-1995 (≈ 1970)
Hosts the Military School of Signal Application.
2019
Community transfer
Community transfer 2019 (≈ 2019)
Transfer to the Montargo area.
16 février 2022
Registration MH
Registration MH 16 février 2022 (≈ 2022)
Clock building listed in inventory.
20 juillet 2022
Partial classification
Partial classification 20 juillet 2022 (≈ 2022)
Protection of the facades and the square of weapons.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
In total, the three buildings surrounding the Place d'Arme, the Place d'Arme planted with plane trees, the two entrance pavilions, the gate and the entrance gate opening onto rue André-Coquilet. This set appears in the cadastre, section AP, on Parcel No.131: inscription by order of 16 February 2022; The facades and roofs of the three buildings surrounding the Place d'Armes and the two entrance pavilions, the Place d'Armes, the gate and the entrance gate opening onto the Rue Coquillet of the Gudin barracks, located 106 rue Coquillet, on parcel No. 131 of the AP section of the cadastre: classification by decree of 20 July 2022
Key figures
Charles Étienne Gudin - Military tribute
Inspired the name of the barracks.
Stéphane Bern - Property defender
Soopposa to partial demolition.
Rima Abdul-Malak - Minister of Culture
Signed the classification decree.
Origin and history
The Gudin barracks, located in Montargis, Loiret, were built between 1872 and 1877 as part of the modernization of the armed forces after the defeat of 1870. Originally named Courtil, it was renamed Gudin in tribute to the family of soldiers, notably Charles Étienne Gudin. Its architecture is distinguished by four levels under blind attices, a cornice with modillons surmounted by niches, and a polychrome treatment of facades.
Designed according to a model plan of 1874, this barracks illustrates the military strengthening policy of the Third Republic. It will successively house the school of deputy gendarmes, the Military School of Signals (1945-1995), then a gendarmerie school until 2009. In 2022, its Horloge building and its place of arms were protected as historical monuments after a citizen mobilization.
The barracks, transferred in 2019 to the Montargo area, combines military utility and neoclassical aesthetics. Its protected elements include the three buildings surrounding the weapon square, the entrance pavilions, and the wrought iron gate. Its listing in the inventory of historic monuments (February 2022) and its partial ranking (July 2022) underline its heritage importance.
The site, located at 106 rue André Coquillet, also bears witness to the tensions between preservation and conversion. The initial Nexity project, which provided for the demolition of the Horloge building for a senior residence, was abandoned thanks to the intervention of actors like Stéphane Bern. Today, the Gudin barracks embody both a military heritage and a local heritage issue.
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