Initial project 1818 (≈ 1818)
District planned for the light cavalry.
1825-1827
Main construction
Main construction 1825-1827 (≈ 1826)
Works led by Cocconcelli.
1934
Installation of the statue
Installation of the statue 1934 (≈ 1934)
Statue of Marshal Foch added.
1964
Start of demolitions
Start of demolitions 1964 (≈ 1964)
Major site transformations.
10 janvier 1994
Partial protection
Partial protection 10 janvier 1994 (≈ 1994)
Registration as a historical monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The following parts of the Larrey district: the facades and roofs of the main building, the two eastern stables and the two entrance pavilions, the grids and the statue of Marshal Foch, located on Parcel No. 282 in section BO: inscription by order of 10 January 1994
Key figures
Capitaine Cocconcelli - Owner
Directed the initial construction.
Maréchal Foch - Commemorated figure
Statue installed in 1934.
Origin and history
The Larrey district, located in Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées, was projected in 1818 to house the light cavalry. The works, carried out between 1825 and 1827 under the direction of Captain Cocconcelli, gave rise to an architectural ensemble structured around a place d'armes. The main entrance, framed by two triangular pediment pavilions supported by doric columns, marks access to a court of honour dominated by a 150-metre-long building flanked by lateral forebody. This initial project was completed by stables, of which only the two eastern stables remain today.
Under the Third Republic, there were significant additions to the neighbourhood, while demolitions after 1964 partially altered its shape. In 1934, the installation of the statue of Marshal Foch in the central axis of the district strengthened its symbolic character. The whole, partially protected since 1994, includes the facades and roofs of the main building, eastern stables, entrance pavilions, as well as the grids and statue. These elements testify to its evolution, between Napoleonic heritage and Republican adaptations.
The Larrey district embodies 19th-century military architecture, combining functionality and neoclassical aesthetics. Its plan around a weapon square reflects the principles of military urban planning of the time, where symmetry and monumentality served to affirm state authority. Subsequent changes, including the demolitions of the 20th century, illustrate the successive adaptations of barracks to the changing needs of the French army.
