Foundation of the convent 1634 ou 1643 (≈ 1643)
Installation of Ursulines in Bar-sur-Aube
1790
Revolutionary Confiscation
Revolutionary Confiscation 1790 (≈ 1790)
Convent seized, turned into a prison
1814
Criminal fire
Criminal fire 1814 (≈ 1814)
Prisoners burn the building
1814 (après)
Restoration and conversion
Restoration and conversion 1814 (après) (≈ 1814)
Becoming a city hall
16 mai 1972
Heritage protection
Heritage protection 16 mai 1972 (≈ 1972)
Registration of facades and roofs
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs (Case AL 143): inscription by order of 16 May 1972
Key figures
Sœurs Ursulines - Religious educators
Held the convent until 1790
Prisonniers français (1814) - Firefighters
Partially destroyed the building
Origin and history
The town hall of Bar-sur-Aube occupies the buildings of the former Ursuline convent, founded between 1634 and 1643. In 1790, this convent housed sixteen sisters, four converses and four lay sisters. Confiscated during the French Revolution, one part was demolished while the other served as a prison. The prisoners started a fire there in 1814, causing serious damage to the premises.
After its restoration, the building was transformed into a town hall in the 19th century. Its facades and roofs, classified as a historical monument in 1972, bear witness to its dual religious and civic heritage. Today, it still houses the municipal services of Bar-sur-Aube, in the Aube department.
The Ursulines convent was originally a major educational and religious institution in the region. Its conversion into a city hall after revolutionary upheavals illustrates the adaptation of heritage buildings to modern administrative needs. The 1972 protection underscores its architectural and historical value, linked to the urbanisation of Bar-sur-Aube.
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