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Origin and history

The Hôtel-Dieu de Montreuil-sur-Mer is a former hospital establishment founded in the 13th century by Gauthier de Maintenay, originally entrusted to the Augustine sisters. Its religious organisation continued until the 1980s. In the 19th century, under the Second Empire, a new hospital was built and inaugurated in December 1857 to meet modern needs, before being transferred in 1995 to Rang-du-Fliers. The site, transformed into a hotel, retains an architecture marked by the Napoleonic period.

The Saint-Nicolas chapel, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, was restored in 1875 by architect Clovis Normand in a neo-Gothic style, while preserving its original portal. Its interior contrasts with its facade, thanks to woodwork and a richly decorated master altar. The chapel, classified as a historic monument since 2000, benefited from a last restoration in 2018 for its arrow. It symbolizes the religious and hospitable heritage of the city.

The ensemble, located in Gambetta Square, reflects the successive transformations of a place dedicated to care, mixing medieval heritage, 19th century reconstructions and contemporary reallocations. Its inscription in historical monuments underlines its importance in local and regional history, between hospital memory and emblematic architecture of the Hauts-de-France.

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