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  6. Hotel of the Seine-Maritime department

Hotel of the Seine-Maritime department à Rouen en Seine-Maritime

Hotel of the Seine-Maritime department

    33 Quai Jean Moulin
    76100 Rouen
Owned by the Department
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Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1943
Gréber Plan
1957-1965
Building construction
28 octobre 2020
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
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Heritage classified

The facades and roofs, including perrons, loggias and ramp access, of buildings A, B, C, D and of the tower of the archives of the Hotel du département de Seine-Maritime, former prefecture, the plate of parcels XH 4 and 5 and the following interior elements: in Building A: levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 in total, the corridors, halls and bearings of level 2, all the stairs with their cages and bearings, the antiatomic shelter located in the basement and level 0, in Building B: on the ground floor, the offices B.00.390, B.00.410 and B.00.440, the corridor C06, in whole the first level of the conference room at stairs E06 including, in whole the second level from the rooms of the commissions and to the junction with the building G, the stairs E05, E06 and E11 with their cages and bearings, in Building D: at zero the corridors D.00.C04 and D.00.C., in whole, the second level from the committees and to the building G, the stairs E06, E09 and E11 with their cages, in whole, in

Key figures

Jean Mairey - Prefect of Seine-Inferior (1946-1954) Porter of the postwar project.
Henri Bahrmann - Architect Co-conceptor of the modern building.
Raoul Leroy - Architect Co-author of the architectural project.
Rodolphe Dussaux - Architect Third main contractor.

Origin and history

The Hôtel du département de Seine-Maritime, located at Quai Jean-Moulin in Rouen, is originally conceived as a futuristic prefecture, nicknamed "the prefecture of the year 2000". His project is part of the Gréber (1943) plan, aimed at rebalancing the equipment between the right and left banks of the Seine after the war. Ported by prefect Jean Mairey (1946-1954), it symbolizes the administrative and urban modernization of Rouen, with an architecture inspired by Le Corbusier and Marcel Lods.

The construction, conducted between 1957 and 1965 by architects Henri Bahrmann, Raoul Leroy and Rodolphe Dussaux, includes a 28-storey archive tower. The whole, marked by clean lines and modern materials, reflects the ambition of efficient and centralised administration. Buildings A, B, C, D and the tower are listed as historical monuments in 2020, also protecting emblematic interior spaces such as the antiatomic shelter or conference rooms.

The building also illustrates a pivotal period in the history of the country, where post-Second World War reconstruction is accompanied by an innovative urban planning drive. The consolidation of departmental and state services on the left bank, which is less equipped, responds to a balanced territorial planning logic. Today, the site remains a symbol of the French functionalist architecture of the Thirty Glories, while sheltering essential public functions.

The archiving tower, the main element of the complex, is distinguished by its height and vertical structure, designed to optimize the storage of documents. Its classification in 2020 underscores the heritage value of this ensemble, where administrative heritage and architectural audacity combine. Protected indoor spaces, such as halls or stairs, reflect a deep reflection on the traffic and ergonomics of workplaces.

Finally, the project is part of a broader drive for urban renewal in Rouen, marked by collaboration between the state, the department and visionary planners. The hotel of the department thus embodies a double memory: that of an era of reconstruction and that of architectural modernity still visible today.

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