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Hotel de Ville de Bourg de Péage (ex Cloître des Minimes)
Ville de Bourg de Péage
Historic site and monument

Hotel de Ville de Bourg de Péage (ex Cloître des Minimes)

Hotel de Ville de Bourg de Péage (ex Cloître des Minimes)
Rue du Docteur Eynard26300 Bourg-de-Péage

Long before it housed the Commune's departments, this building was originally... a monastery! It wasn't until 1791 that the convent housed the first municipal services: a Town Clerk, a Caretaker, a Drummer and a Primer.

In 1614, three monks from the Minimes order settled in Bourg de Péage. They bought a plot of land opposite the church (no longer standing), with a single idea in mind: to build a monastery and church to counterbalance the growing influence of the Huguenots.
Construction began in 1621. Once completed, the Monastery consisted of a Convent, Cloister, Church, Hospice and Six Chapels.
It wasn't until 1791 that the convent housed the first municipal services: a Town Clerk, a Caretaker, a Drummer and an Apprentice.

The Cloister has been integrated into successive developments, and most of its elements are no longer visible.
The Town Hall staircase was used as a set in Max Ophuls' 1939 film "From Mayerling to Sarajèvo" for its resemblance to the buildings of the Bosnian town. Strange coincidence: just as the actors were performing the scene of the Archduke's assassination attempt, the Second World War broke out....

In the 1960s, major renovations were undertaken: the former Hospice (located at the rear) was modernized and turned into a full-fledged retirement home. The church (to the right of the building you're standing in front of) was demolished in 1969 to make way for a bank.

Although the religious vocation of the site has now disappeared, the Minimes still left their name to the square and the retirement home.

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Updated on 17/01/2022
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