Two identical buildings overlook a shared, rectangular courtyard called the Cour Ovale (the “Oval courtyard”) named after the bevelled angles at the far end of the yard.
This structure is usually inaccessible to the public, but it offers an excellent example of that era’s architecture, when the island was still being built. Since 1984, it has been listed as an historical monument.
11 rue Kervegan 44000 Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Commerce, Parking Feydeau, Parking Gloriette 1, Parking Baco-LU 2 côté CHU, Parking Hôtel Dieu, Parking CHU 1, Parking Gloriette 2, Parking Decré-Bouffay, Parking CHU 2
Public transport: Hôtel Dieu, Commerce
Self-service bicycles: Commerce (n°30), Duguay Trouin (n°29), Félix Éboué (n°37), Ricordeau (n°38), Bouffay (n°20), Bourse (n°31), Barillerie (n°7), Quai Moncousu (n°39), Boucherie (n°8), Olivettes (n°53)
Free access.
Accessible 7 days a week during the Voyage à Nantes.
Accessible during guided tours all year round.
Steps at entrance and inside.
