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Origin and history

L'Hôpital-hospice de L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue came into being in 1387, when five small hospital structures merged to form a first hospital. The latter gradually organized from the 1640s onwards, with the arrival of doctors, the creation of an economist, and its management entrusted to the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Avignon in 1686. The premises, which had become too small, required a new building at the beginning of the eighteenth century, financed by bequests and designed by architect Jean-Baptiste Franque, renowned in the region.

The construction of the current building stale from 1755 (opening) to 1782, when the decoration of the chapel of the Hotel-Dieu was completed. The wrought iron gate (1762), decorated with the coat of arms of the provost of Sade, and the fountains of the garden, signed Jean-Ange Brun, bear witness to his fascist. The establishment, classified as a historic monument in 1969, preserves remarkable elements such as an 18th century pharmacy with pots made of earthenware from Moustiers and a 16th century mortar.

Today, the Hospitaller's Centre of L-Isle-sur-la-Sorgue remains a major health actor in the Vaucluse. It offers medical services, palliative care, rehabilitation, as well as an EHPAD and a reception for Alzheimer's patients. The southern wing, formerly reserved for sisters, now houses the city's Heritage Directorate. The site thus combines architectural heritage and contemporary medical function.

The H-shaped architecture, centered on a courtyard, reflects the hospitable principles of the time: separation of spaces (care, religious life, administration) and integration of a garden both ornamental and utilitarian. The legal protections cover the facades, the vestibule, the monumental staircase, the chapel, the pharmacy, as well as the gate and a fountain of the garden, classified in 1969, then extended in 2021 to all buildings and gardens before 1950.

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