First entry MH décembre 2023 (≈ 2023)
Partial hotel protection and outbuildings.
juin 2024
Modification of registration
Modification of registration juin 2024 (≈ 2024)
Order supplementing the initial protection.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The following parts of the hotel of the sub-prefecture, located 22 rue de la sub-prefecture: facades and roofs of the hotel, cellars and rooms on the ground floor: vestibule and large corridor, office of the sub-prefect, living and dining room, staircase, facades and roofs of outbuildings, courtyard, gate, fence walls and garden, shown in the cadastre section AD, plot 380, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by decree of 12 December 2023 as amended by the order of inscription of 11 June 2024
Origin and history
The Hotel de la sub-prefecture de Saint-Quentin, located at 22 rue de la Sous-prefecture, is a monument inscribed in the Historical Monuments since December 2023. This building, owned by the department of Aisne, is distinguished by its protected elements, including facades, roofs, as well as interior spaces such as the vestibule, the office of the sub-prefect, or the garden and its outbuildings. These protections are intended to preserve an architectural heritage linked to the French territorial administration.
The location of this monument, in the city of Saint-Quentin (Hautes-de-France), reflects its central role in the local administrative organization. Sub-prefectures, heirs of Napoleonic structures, often embody institutional continuity since the 19th century. Although the sources do not specify the date of construction of this hotel, its recent registration underscores a desire to value a still active heritage, combining history and contemporary use.
Classified parts, such as cellars, lounges, or the courtyard with its grid, reveal an architecture designed to represent authority while providing reception and work spaces. The decree of 2024, amending the decree of 2023, attests to particular attention to the precise delimitation of the elements to be protected, as evidenced by the plan annexed to the cadastre. These administrative details illustrate conservation issues in a building still in operation.
