Foundation of the institution 1839 (≈ 1839)
Creation of the convent of the Ladies of Saint-Maur.
1853-1858
Construction of buildings
Construction of buildings 1853-1858 (≈ 1856)
Directed by Maximilien Painchaux and his son.
1856-1865
Chapel decoration
Chapel decoration 1856-1865 (≈ 1861)
By Joseph-Constant Menissier and his son.
1933
Opening of secondary classes
Opening of secondary classes 1933 (≈ 1933)
Extension of initial primary education.
1996
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 1996 (≈ 1996)
Protection of the building body and chapel.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Building body housing the chapel; façade on street of the building body in return south-east of the college (cad. B 528): registration by order of 23 April 1996
Key figures
Maximin Painchaux - Architect
Building designer between 1853 and 1858.
Joseph-Constant Ménissier - Painter-Decorator
Author of the chapel decorations.
Louise de Coligny-Châtillon - Former student
Guillaume Apollinaire's Muse, educated in the 1880s.
Origin and history
The Collège de Marteroy, originally called the "Convenir des Dames de Saint-Maur" and then "Institut Notre-Dame-de-la-Motte", was founded in 1839 as a Catholic school reserved for girls. First primary school, he opened secondary classes in 1933. The current buildings, built between 1853 and 1858 by architect Maximilien Painchaux, house a chapel decorated by Joseph-Constant Ménissier and his son Charles between 1856 and 1865.
The school is part of a religious educational tradition dating back to the Middle Ages in Vesoul, with origins related to the priory of Marteroy, founded in the 11th century on the location of an altar dedicated to the god Mars. This priory was destroyed in 1595 when the city was taken. In the 19th century, the institution welcomed notable students, such as Louise de Coligny-Châtillon, muse of the poet Guillaume Apollinaire.
Joined the historical monuments in 1996, Marteroy College is now owned by an association and houses the School of Music and Drawing of Vesoul. Its architecture and history reflect the evolution of religious education in Franche-Comté, while preserving traces of its medieval and modern past.
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