The Carmes church in Besançon is an ancient religious building built between the 15th and 16th centuries, integrated into the convent of the Great Carmelites. Founded thanks to land donated by Jean de Vienne, admiral of France, the convent finally settled in Besançon in 1392, before the church was erected between 1435 and 1472. This place of worship, located at the corner of the rue de la Préfecture and the Grande-rue, in the historical area of La Boucle, bears witness to the sustainable establishment of the religious in the city.
In 1661, the church became the seat of the brotherhood of Saint Georges of Burgundy, marking a new stage in its religious history. However, his destiny changed with the French Revolution: in 1792 it was sold as a national good, thus losing its original function. Despite these upheavals, its facades on the street, foothills and attices were listed as historical monuments on 27 October 1937, thus preserving part of its architectural heritage.
The architecture of the church is also marked by urban transformations, such as the erection of shops around his bedside in 1783 by the bisontin architect Claude-Joseph-Alexandre Bertrand. Close by, the Carmes Fountain, located on the Grande-rue, still recalls today this religious past. The monument, although partially protected, remains an emblematic vestige of Besançon's medieval and modern history, mixing spiritual heritage and urban adaptations.
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