Registration for Historic Monuments 9 août 2018 (≈ 2018)
Total protection of the military quarter.
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Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The old district of Caux in total, comprising the two wings of the barracks, the two stables, the checkpoint, the ammunition store, the forage shops, the total plate of the neighborhood, its gate and its fence walls according to the plan annexed to the decree, located on the street of the 15th artillery regiment, on plots Nos.631 to 633, appearing in the Cadastre CE631 : inscription by order of 9 August 2018.
Origin and history
The district of Caux, located in Douai in the department of Nord (Hautes-de-France), is a military complex whose exact origin is not specified in the available sources. It consists of two wings of barracks, two sets of stables, a checkpoint and ammunition and fodder stores. The total plate of the neighborhood, including its gate and fence walls, has been preserved in its entirety.
The registration of the district of Caux as Historic Monuments by order of 9 August 2018 bears witness to its heritage importance. The buildings, located on 15th Artillery Regiment Street, occupy cadastral parcels 631 to 633. Today owned by the municipality of Douai, the site raises questions about its openness to the public, its potential vocation (room rental, guest rooms) or its conservation.
Available sources, including Monumentum, indicate a location deemed "a priori satisfactory" (note 7/10), but do not provide details of the construction period or the specific historical events related to this area. Photographs, such as Oldpicsou's Creative Commons license, allow us to appreciate its characteristic military architecture, without further revealing its operational past or its transformations over time.
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