Engraved moral inscription 1640 (≈ 1640)
Façade rue Cim: latent maxim.
1770
Reception of Marie-Antoinette
Reception of Marie-Antoinette 1770 (≈ 1770)
Future queen traveling to Versailles.
1794
Headquarters of the municipality
Headquarters of the municipality 1794 (≈ 1794)
Transformation into a post-Revolution public building.
1988
First MH protection
First MH protection 1988 (≈ 1988)
Registered roofs and facades.
1992
Supplementary classification
Supplementary classification 1992 (≈ 1992)
Fireplaces and stained glass.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Roofs corresponding to the facades on the square and on streets; chimney of the large courtroom (Case AT 202): inscription by order of 3 February 1988; Façades and roofs on the square, on streets and on courtyard of the three buildings; fireplace of Mr. Prosecutor's office, on the ground floor, and that of the Council room, upstairs, in the old hotel; stained-glass window representing the master glassmaker Marshal, in the staircase of the former hotel (cad. AT 202): classification by decree of 30 December 1992
Key figures
Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche - Future Queen of France
Received in 1770 on his trip.
Famille de Florainville - Initial sponsors
Owners in the 17th century.
Maître-verrier Maréchal - Artisan of stained glass
Work preserved in the staircase.
Origin and history
The Hôtel de Florainville, located in Place Saint-Pierre in Bar-le-Duc in the department of Meuse, is an emblematic building built in the 17th century for the Florainville family. Its stone facade of Savonnières, typical of the hotels of the square, is organized on three floors with distinct styles, with wrought iron balconies and a roof of slates with four sides. The interior houses a double-revolution staircase leading to sill windows on the ground floor and curved windows under the attic.
In 1794, the building became the seat of the municipality of Bar-le-Duc, then hosted a museum before becoming a court of grand instance, then in the Court of Assises of the department. His history was marked by the reception of the future Queen Marie-Antoinette in 1770 on her journey to Versailles. The hotel preserves remarkable elements such as coats of arms (duc de Bar, town of Bar-le-Duc) and the currency GESTA SONNANT, as well as a moral inscription dated 1640 on its facade rue Cim.
Partially classified as historical monuments (roofs, facades, fireplaces and a stained glass window of the Maréchal master glass), the Hotel de Florainville illustrates the architectural and institutional evolution of Bar-le-Duc. Its successive protections (1988 and 1992) highlight the heritage value of its interior and exterior decorations, including a fireplace of the large courtroom and characteristic ironworks.
The building, owned by the commune, today embodies the judiciary while at the same time testifying to the past prestige of the local nobility and the urban transformations of the city, from the Old Regime to the contemporary era.
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