Le couvent des Récollets - Forcalquier, France
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N 43° 57.399 E 005° 46.776
31T E 723017 N 4870814
L'église Saint Pierre, devenue Couvent des Récollets, devenu prison, devenu logements sociaux / The Church of Saint Pierre, which became Couvent des Récollets, became a prison, became social housing.
Waymark Code: WM12254
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 02/07/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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FR L‘église Saint—Pierre, dont subsiste encore aujourd’hui l'oculus roman, était l'une des quatre églises paroissiales de Forcalquier avec l'église Saint-Jean (encore en élévation), l‘ancienne cathédrale Saint-Mary et l‘actuelle cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet.
En 1627, elle devint la chapelle du couvent édifié par une communauté de moines franciscains récollets. Celle-ci prospéra rapidement, notamment à cause de l'attitude courageuse de ces nouveaux religieux lors de la peste de 1630. Mais en 1791 ils n‘étaient plus que deux, et la chapelle fut bientôt transformée en établissement de bains, puis l'ensemble des lieux en gendarmerie et prison (une cellule chasse l‘autre !).
En 1851, les Basses-Alpes furent le principal et dernier bastion républicain de résistance au coup d'état de Napoléon Ill, et les Forcalquiérens insurgés y enfermèrent gendarmes et sous-préfet, transformant l'endroit en prison... Le bâtiment s'intégrait aux fortifications de la ville, et son extrémité sud est le remaniement d'une tour des remparts, dont on aperçoit encore deux bouches à feu. Une nouvelle prison ne remplace celle-ci qu'en 1907.
Aujourd’hui, les bâtiments ont été réhabilités et transformés en logements sociaux, qui en font certainement un des plus anciens HLM de France!
EN Saint-Pierre church , from which the Romanesque oculus still exists today, was one of the four parish churches of Forcalquier with Saint-Jean church (still in elevation), the the old Saint-Mary cathedral and the current Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet cathedral.
In 1627, it became the chapel of the convent built by a community of Franciscan Recollet monks. It flourished quickly, especially because of the courageous attitude of these new religious during the plague of 1630. But in 1791 there were only two, and the chapel was soon transformed into a bathing establishment, then the all places in gendarmerie and prison (one cell drives out the other!).
In 1851, the Basses-Alpes were the main and last republican bastion of resistance to the coup d'etat of Napoleon Ill, and the insurgent Forcalquiérens locked up gendarmes and sub-prefect there, transforming the place into prison ... The building was part of the city's fortifications, and its southern end is the alteration of a tower of the ramparts, of which we can still see two mouths of fire. A new prison did not replace it until 1907.
Today, the buildings have been rehabilitated and transformed into social housing , which certainly make it one of the oldest low-cost housing in France!


Source : http://www.ville-forcalquier.fr/ancienne_prison.html
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1627

Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

Street address of Church:
Ru du rempart
Forcalquier, France
04300

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

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