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 Châlons-en-Champagne School of Arts and Crafts dans la Marne

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École
Marne

Châlons-en-Champagne School of Arts and Crafts

    3 Rue de la Rochefoucault-Liancourt
    51000 Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
École nationale supérieure darts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne
Crédit photo : Gérald Garitan - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1780
Creation of Liancourt School
1806
Transfer to Châlons-en-Champagne
1853–1854
Construction of infirmary
1895
Workshop fire
16 novembre 1984
First MH protections
3 novembre 1997
Extension of protections
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs of the former seminary, of the Empire Pavilion, currently infirmary (Case BD 273): classification by decree of 16 November 1984 Façades and roofs of the former convent of regent ladies (Case BD 273): inscription by decree of 16 November 1984 - 1/Court of the Directorate (to the west of the former building of the Regent Ladies): floor of the courtyard; gallery north; South building (facade and roof); West gable building (facades and roofs); piles and grids separating the courtyard from the garden of the infirmary from the court of the director, with their walls; inside the building of the direction: entrance passage and the two flap holders with their base, the stairwell with its staircase. 2/ Former infirmary: garden of the infirmary with its ancient walls. 3/ Court of Service (north); façades and roofs of the following parts: the two north wings (long of the street of the rampart), the east wing (long of the rue de la Rochefoucault-Liancourt), the wing separating the two courtyards, the courtyard façade of the west wing of the west courtyard, the pavement of the two courtyards (Box BD 435): inscription by order of 3 November 1997

Key figures

Duc de La Rochefoucault-Liancourt - Founder of school Created the Liancourt school in 1780.
Napoléon Bonaparte - First Consul Transfer the artillery school to Metz in 1802.
Charles-Edouard Isabelle - Architect Designed the infirmary and renovated the facades (1853–54).
Paul George - Architect Reconstructed the adjustment workshop in 1896.
Octave Gélin - Architect Expanded the workshops (1927–1932), destroyed in 1995.

Origin and history

The École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers de Châlons-en-Champagne was founded in 1780 by the Duke of La Rochefoucault-Liancourt. Transferred to Châlons-en-Champagne in 1806, she moved to buildings previously occupied by the Artillery School (1790–1802), which was established in the former major seminary (1781–87) and the convent of the Regent Ladies (1759–63). This transfer follows Bonaparte's decision to move the artillery school to Metz, thus releasing the premises for the Arts and Crafts.

The evolution of the school in the 19th century led to important architectural changes. The former seminary becomes the residence of the pupils, while the convent of the Regent Ladies houses successively workshops, then the residence of the director. In 1853–54, architect Charles-Edouard Isabelle built the infirmary and renovated the central façade of the Regent Ladies. After a fire in 1895, the workshops were rebuilt in two phases: a machining workshop in the late 19th century, and a foundry after the First World War.

Some parts of the site are protected as historical monuments, including the facades and roofs of the former seminary, the Empire Pavilion (infirmary), and the Convent of the Regent Ladies, classified or registered between 1984 and 1997. Internal courtyards, grills, and elements such as the directional stairwell or the infirmary garden are also subject to preservation measures. These protections highlight the heritage value of a combination of religious heritage and industrial adaptations.

The school is part of a national network, with 10 other Arts and Crafts campuses in France. Its history reflects the educational and technical changes of the country, from the Industrial Revolution to the 20th century. The partial destructions in 1995 (Octave Gélin workshops) to expand teaching spaces mark a recent stage in its evolution, between preservation of heritage and modernization of infrastructure.

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