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La Roche-sur-Yon Hospital en Vendée

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Hôpital
Vendée

La Roche-sur-Yon Hospital

    Rue du Maréchal Foch
    85000 La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Hôpital de La Roche-sur-Yon
Crédit photo : Selbymay - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
25 mai 1804
Imperial Decree
8 août 1808
Visit of Napoleon I
1811
Conclusion of work
1819
Transfer to department
1867
New name
1977
Decommissioning
28 décembre 1981
MH protection
1990
Inauguration departmental headquarters
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The façades and roofs of buildings (case AL 842): inscription by decree of 28 December 1981

Key figures

Napoléon Ier - Emperor of the French Ordained his creation and fixed its vocation.
Docteur Fillon - Surgeon (11th century) Called for an operating room in 1869.
Roland Castro - Architect (XX century) Directed the extensions of the 1980s.
Jean-Luc Pellerin - Architect (XX century) Collaborated with modern extensions.

Origin and history

The hospital of La Roche-sur-Yon, originally planned as a military hospital, was ordered by Napoleon I by two decrees (25 May 1804 and 19 April 1806). During his visit on August 8, 1808, the emperor decided to make it a civilian and military establishment. The works, launched in July 1808, were completed in 1811, with an official opening in 1812. The building became departmental property in 1819 after being transferred by the State, to replace Luçon's begging deposit.

Between 1819 and 1866, the hospital functioned as a general hospital, welcoming sick, elderly and indigent in small premises. The revolution of 1830 made it necessary to reserve beds for military troops. In 1867 he became the "Departmental Medical Surgical Hospital", with facilities such as an operating room in 1869. The religious congregations played a key role until 1941, and a chapel, built in 1807 and enlarged in 1856, was decommissioned in 1978.

In the 20th century, the hospital underwent redevelopments to separate patients (surgical, surgical, pregnant women, etc.), but the results remained limited. In 1977, the services were transferred to a new hospital centre (Les Oudairies), and the site, decommissioned in 1978, became the seat of the Vendée departmental council in the 1980s. Modern extensions (1987–1989) were added by architects Roland Castro and Jean-Luc Pellerin.

Partially listed as historical monuments in 1981 (facades and roofs), the former hospital illustrates Napoleonic urban planning and the evolution of hospital care in Vendée. Its architecture, integrated with the Pentagon (historical heart of La Roche-sur-Yon), reflects imperial planning for this prefecture created ex nihilo in the early 19th century.

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