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  3. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  4. Ain
  5. 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

  6. Building

Building à Bourg-en-Bresse dans l'Ain

Ain

Building

    9 Place de l'Hôtel de ville
    01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
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Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1730
Construction of hotel
1794
Revolutionary requisition
1800-1962
Local newspaper headquarters
16 septembre 1943
Historic Monument Protection
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Heritage classified

Façade sur rue et Roofs (Case G 58, 59): inscription by order of 16 September 1943

Key figures

Antoine-Louis Albitte - Missionary of the Republic The hotel was occupied in 1794 during the Revolution.
Famille de Villefranche - Editors of the "Journal of the Year" Owners of the premises from 1800 to 1944.
René Greusard - Director of the New Republic* Directed the newspaper from 1944 to 1962.

Origin and history

Hotel de Bohan is a private hotel located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the department of Ain, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built around 1730, it is distinguished by its Regency-style façade and its Louis XV-style ironwork, with an alternation of triangular and rounded frontons. Originally, he belonged to a family of cavalry officers, reflecting the social prestige of his owners.

During the French Revolution in 1794, the hotel was requisitioned to house the missionary of the Republic, Antoine-Louis Albitte. This change in usage illustrates the political upheavals of the time. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it will successively house the offices and printing offices of the Journal de l'Ain (1800-1944), then those of The New Republic (1944-1962) and the Liberator, organ of the New Left. These occupations demonstrate its central role in local media and politics.

Since 1943, the elevation, fence and roof of the Bohan Hotel have been protected as historical monuments. Today, the building houses the office of the mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse and his cabinet, thus continuing its administrative and public vocation. Its architecture and history make it a symbol of the Bressan heritage, mixing aristocratic heritage, revolution, and contemporary municipal life.

External links

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