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Hospital-hospice of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue dans le Vaucluse

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Hôpital-hospice
Vaucluse

Hospital-hospice of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

    1-18 Rue Alphonse Benoît
    84800 L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Hôpital-hospice de LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue
Crédit photo : Marianne Casamance - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1387
Initial Foundation
1640
Hospital development
1686
Sister management
1755
Building inauguration
1782
Completion of decorations
Début XVIIIe siècle
Construction of new hospital
25 avril 1969
Historical monument classification
20 octobre 2021
Extension of protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the building located at the bottom of the courtyard of honour as well as the vestibule, the large staircase, the chapel and the pharmacy enclosed by this building; entrance gate, monumental fountain located in the garden. (PC 386) : Order of 25 April 1969; All the following parts of the former Hôtel-Dieu: buildings, courtyards, gardens, fence walls and gates prior to 1950, except for those parts classified, included within the perimeter indicated in blue in the plan annexed to the decree, located Place des Frères Brun on the following parcels: CP 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 1075, 1659 and 1660: inscription by order of 20 October 2021

Key figures

Jean-Baptiste Franque - Architect Manufacturer of the building in the 18th century.
Prévôt de Sade - Benefactor Arms on the 1762 gate.
Jean-Ange Brun - Sculptor and fontanier Author of garden fountains.
Sœurs de Saint-Joseph d’Avignon - Historical managers Directed the hospital from 1686 to the 18th.

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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