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Origin and history

The St. Arigle Market of Nevers occupied the site of an old church and cemetery disused in 1743. After the Revolution, the church, threatened with ruin, was destroyed in 1791 to give way to the Provisions. A first wood and stone market was built there in 1833, known as the St. Arigle Market or the Revenderry Market, organized around a central fountain.

In 1898, architect Lutz designed a new market inspired by the Baltard pavilions, combining a stone base, diamond brick decorations, and a cast iron structure. This building, which was listed as a historical monument in 1975, was dismantled in 1976 to build an underground parking lot. Its elements, intended to be reassembled, were never reassembled, although iron columns were reused in 1980 in a nearby shopping mall.

A modern, semi-entered market, including a parking lot and a small shopping centre, was rebuilt on the same site in 1978. Only the original plan and the general volume remain today, marking the definitive disappearance of the 19th century building. The site remains a central place for the commercial life of Nevers, between the streets of Saint-Arigle, Saint-Vincent, Pont-Cizeau and Nièvre.

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