Croncels District

This last walk will take us in a district that looks very little like what it used to be during the middle ages ; the big fire in 1524 destroyed most of it, but even more recently, the shameless urbanization in the Gros Raisin district and on boulevard du 14 juillet destroyed whatever remained of those past times. Streets near the belfroy (near today's place Jean Jaurès) were used by merchants during the Champagne fairs ; tradesmen from Barcelone, Valence, Lerida stayed in rue François Gentil, formerly rue de Montpellier. In this area also, many more permanent trades settled in ; leather workers, cobblers, hosiers, drapers... The city's ramparts and ditches were located on what is now the boulevard du 14 Juillet ; The Gate of Croncel ended the rue Turenne, and near the barracks (caserne Beurnonville), was the fort of Guise, huge platform on which stood the Tour Boileau.

Just like the previous visit, you need to click on photographs in order to enlarge them. Numbers refer to the map on the right handside. And to know more, blue-framed pictures are linked to another page, giving a fuller description of the site / monument.

1) The Préfecture, which replaced after the revoluton the abbey Notre Dame aux Nonnains.	1) Rue Charles Gros, formerly rue de la Petite Tannerie, which was crossed by the Canal de la Vienne.	2) Rue Villehardoin

4) Rue de la Trinité	5) Church St Pantaléon	6) Hôtel Vauluisant	7) Church St Nicolas
8) Rue François Gentil 9) Rue Viardin    10) Rue Delarothière 4) Hôtel de Chapelaines