Foundation of the convent 1667 (≈ 1667)
Arrival of five Augustine Sisters from Quimper.
1704
Completion of the choir
Completion of the choir 1704 (≈ 1704)
First major phase of work.
1794
Expulsion under the Terror
Expulsion under the Terror 1794 (≈ 1794)
Forced departure for Tréguier.
1805
Return of Augustines
Return of Augustines 1805 (≈ 1805)
Sharing with the municipality.
1866
Opening of the new hospital
Opening of the new hospital 1866 (≈ 1866)
Built by Edouard Puyo.
1900
Completion of the large chapel
Completion of the large chapel 1900 (≈ 1900)
Architectural peak of the monastery.
1975
Transfer from hospital
Transfer from hospital 1975 (≈ 1975)
Start of site reassignments.
2003
Sale of the monastery
Sale of the monastery 2003 (≈ 2003)
Purchased by the city of Lannion.
2016
Opening of the media library
Opening of the media library 2016 (≈ 2016)
End of rehabilitation work.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The former Sainte-Anne convent, today Espace Sainte-Anne, located 2 rue de Kerapont, namely: the facades and roofs of the old convent buildings and the Hôtel-Dieu of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; the chapel Sainte-Anne of the late nineteenth century, with all its interior decoration of woodwork, the old room of the chapter, the two covered galleries accosted to its western and northern walls, and the old edicle of the heavenly day backed by its bedside. This set appears in the cadastre, section AR Parcel No. 516: inscription by order of 26 August 2024
Key figures
Edouard Puyo - Architect
Designed the new hospital in 1866.
Alain Gouriou - Former Mayor of Lannion
Media library named in his tribute.
Origin and history
The monastery of Saint Anne of Lannion came into being in 1667, when five Augustine Sisters of Quimper settled in a dilapidated Hôtel-Dieu and chapel, at the request of the local community. Thanks to benefactors, the choir was completed in 1704, followed by the "little" chapel in 1753. The nuns, expelled under the Terror in 1794, returned only in 1805, sharing the places with municipal services (library, college). At the Restoration, they reopened a boarding school in 1818 and found the usufruct of the monastery.
In 1862, an agreement with the city allowed the construction of a new adjacent hospital, inaugurated in 1866. The Augustines, in exchange for their financial contribution, recover the full ownership of their estate. The peak of the monastery occurred in 1900 with the completion of the "great" chapel, after six years of work. The Combes Act of 1904 forced the closure of the boarding school, but the sisters devoted themselves to the hospital, illustrating both world wars.
After hospital transfer in 1975, the site temporarily hosts an IUT and then the National School of Applied Sciences (from 1985). In the 1970s, the city built a public park around the small chapel and gradually acquired the estate. The Augustines, present until the 2000s, sold the monastery in 2003. The city purchased it for €2.5 million and rehabilitated it until 2016, setting up a media library named in tribute to former mayor Alain Gouriou.
The convent, partially listed as a historical monument since 1964, saw its protection extended in 2024 to the "great" chapel of 1900. Its architecture combines elements from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, while its interior decoration (woodhouses, chapter hall) bears witness to its religious and hospitable past. Today, the Espace Sainte-Anne combines heritage and modernity, also housing local associations.
The last Sisters left Lannion for Gouarec in 2008, marking the end of more than three centuries of Augustine presence. The site, a communal property, remains a symbol of the social and religious history of Brittany, where health, education and spirituality have intertwined for generations.
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