Hospital Foundation 1665 (≈ 1665)
Creation by Royal Letters Patent.
1680
Completion of the chapel
Completion of the chapel 1680 (≈ 1680)
Preservation of its original architecture.
2006
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 2006 (≈ 2006)
Protection of facades and chapel.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs and supporting structures of hospital buildings forming a U-shaped ensemble and entrance pavilions, excluding the 20th century appendices; the old chapel in its entirety (Box AK 455): inscription by decree of 5 May 2006
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Origin and history
The Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel in Nevers is a Catholic religious building integrated into a historical hospital complex. Founded in 1665 by royal letters patent, the hospital developed around this chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame de Pitié, gradually forming a U-shaped complex. The chapel, completed in 1680, illustrates the architecture and decoration characteristic of the seventeenth century, with preserved facades and roofs.
Located at 7 Avenue Colbert in Nevers, the chapel is a testament to the evolution of the hospital and religious infrastructure of the city. The whole, which extended from the 17th to the 19th century, includes hospital buildings and entrance pavilions. The chapel itself, classified as a Historic Monument in 2006, retains its bearer structures and original decoration, offering an overview of the sacred art of this period.
The building is part of a wider heritage, linked to the history of health and charity in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its listing in the Historical Monuments Inventory in 2006 underlines its architectural and cultural importance. Today, the chapel and its outbuildings, although privately owned, remain a symbol of the religious and hospitable heritage of Nevers.
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