{"id":15500,"date":"2025-08-30T09:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/?p=15500"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:58:56","slug":"history-of-the-place-des-jacobins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/en\/history-of-the-place-des-jacobins\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Place des Jacobins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15500\" class=\"elementor elementor-15500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1c2ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca1c2ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb82a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"bb82a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyAmYpVC2ygTYwGnBrhPeS_M069xiF3V58o&#038;q=place%20des%20jacobins%20lyon&#038;zoom=17\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Place des Jacobins, Lyon\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Place des Jacobins, Lyon\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e9158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e9158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Place des Jacobins is one of the oldest and most elegant squares in Lyon. Its history is a true journey through the ages, deeply linked to the presence of Dominican monks, called the <strong>Jacobins<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa83c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa83c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A religious and urban history<\/h2><p>The Dominican monks arrived in Lyon in 1218, and they quickly founded their <strong>convent <\/strong>at the current location of the square. This choice was not by chance: large commercial cities like Lyon were ideal places for monks to preach.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15526\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plan-du-couvent-de-Notre-Dame-de-Confort-lyon.jpg\" alt=\"Map of the Notre-Dame-de-Confort convent\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plan-du-couvent-de-Notre-Dame-de-Confort-lyon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plan-du-couvent-de-Notre-Dame-de-Confort-lyon-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Plan-du-couvent-de-Notre-Dame-de-Confort-lyon-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of the Notre-Dame-de-Confort convent<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The convent became a major religious and intellectual center, not only for the monks but also for the townspeople. It was here that there was a <strong>three-nave church<\/strong> and a small chapel, <strong>Our Lady of Comfort<\/strong>, which gave its first name to the place: the <strong>Comfort Square<\/strong>.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15522\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vue-de-l-ancien-place-Confort-actuellement-place-des-Jacobins-lyon.jpg\" alt=\"View of the former Place Confort, now Place des Jacobins\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vue-de-l-ancien-place-Confort-actuellement-place-des-Jacobins-lyon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vue-de-l-ancien-place-Confort-actuellement-place-des-Jacobins-lyon-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Vue-de-l-ancien-place-Confort-actuellement-place-des-Jacobins-lyon-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the former Place Confort (currently Place des Jacobins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Florentine merchant families even financed expansion work on the church, transforming it into a sanctuary of great devotion.<\/p><p>The square has also been, for centuries, a large <strong>graveyard<\/strong>, which was a source of income for the monks.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15519\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ancien-cimetiere-sur-actuelle-place-des-jacobins-lyon.jpg\" alt=\"Old cemetery on the current Place des Jacobins\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ancien-cimetiere-sur-actuelle-place-des-jacobins-lyon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ancien-cimetiere-sur-actuelle-place-des-jacobins-lyon-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ancien-cimetiere-sur-actuelle-place-des-jacobins-lyon-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old cemetery on the current Place des Jacobins<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Over time, families and brotherhoods purchased burials in the church itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b317c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b317c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A place of power and knowledge<\/h2><figure id=\"attachment_15521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15521\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15521 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jean_XXII_1316-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pope John XXII\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jean_XXII_1316-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jean_XXII_1316-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jean_XXII_1316-1-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope John XXII<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Beyond its spiritual role, the Jacobin convent was the scene of major political and intellectual events for France:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>The election of a pope<\/strong><b> :<\/b> In 1316, the convent hosted a conclave that led to the election of Jacques Du\u00e8ze, who became the <strong>Pope John XXII<\/strong>The cardinals, imprisoned by the brother of the King of France, took forty days to decide!<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>The annexation of Dauphin\u00e9<\/strong><b> :<\/b> In 1349, the convent was the solemn place where the Dauphin Humbert II ceded his province, Dauphin\u00e9, to the kingdom of France.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>A study center<\/strong><b> :<\/b> For centuries, the convent housed a library and a renowned theological school. It was here that the canons of St. John&#039;s Cathedral came to receive their instruction.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d049a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d049a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Revolution and the Urban Renaissance<\/h2><p>During the French Revolution, the Jacobin order was dissolved. Their buildings, including the convent and church, were demolished in the early 19th century. The <strong>first prefecture<\/strong> of the Rhone.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15531\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Place-de-la-Prefecture-avant-sa-demolition-en-1863.jpg\" alt=\"Prefecture Square (currently Place des Jacobins)\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Place-de-la-Prefecture-avant-sa-demolition-en-1863.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Place-de-la-Prefecture-avant-sa-demolition-en-1863-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Place-de-la-Prefecture-avant-sa-demolition-en-1863-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prefecture Square (currently Place des Jacobins)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Finally, as part of the major urban planning projects of the Second Empire, the square was completely redesigned. It was during this period that the buildings you see today were constructed and the square took on its current semicircular shape.<\/p><p>Over the centuries, the square has seen its name change in line with France&#039;s tumultuous history: it was in turn the &quot;Place de la Fraternit\u00e9&quot; during the Revolution, then the &quot;Place de la Pr\u00e9fecture&quot; and even the &quot;Place de l&#039;Imp\u00e9ratrice&quot; under the Second Empire. It was in 1871 that it definitively regained its original name, in memory of its monastic past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d47df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d47df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Artists&#039; Fountain: a tribute to Lyon&#039;s heritage<\/h2><p>In the center of the square stands a major work from the end of the 19th century: the Jacobins Fountain. Inaugurated in 1885, it is the work of the architect <b>Gaspard Andre<\/b>, who also designed the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des C\u00e9lestins, and the sculptor \u00c9tienne-Fran\u00e7ois-Jacques-Antoine Perret.<\/p><p>This white marble fountain is a vibrant tribute to the artists who have marked the history of Lyon. Its statues represent four major figures of creation:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Philibert de l&#039;Orme<\/strong> (16th century architect)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Guillaume Coustou<\/strong> (17th century sculptor)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>G\u00e9rard Audran<\/strong> (17th century engraver)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Hippolyte Flandrin<\/strong> (19th century painter)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><figure id=\"attachment_15532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15532\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15532 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fontaine-place-des-Jacobins-lyon.jpg\" alt=\"Fountain: Work by Gaspard Andr\u00e9\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fontaine-place-des-Jacobins-lyon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fontaine-place-des-Jacobins-lyon-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fontaine-place-des-Jacobins-lyon-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fountain: Work by Gaspard Andr\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Completely renovated, Place des Jacobins is now an elegant, pedestrianized space that showcases its heritage. It is a place where history, art, and urban life harmoniously blend together.<\/p><h2>The architectural gems of the square<\/h2><p>Around the fountain, numerous 19th-century buildings shape the visual identity of the square. They are perfect examples of the style <strong>Haussmannian <\/strong>and of <strong>eclecticism <\/strong>architectural style of the time.<\/p><h3>The rotunda building by Jules Chatron\u00a0<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_15698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15698\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15698 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immeuble-Chatron-2-rue-Childebert-Place_des_Jacobins.jpg\" alt=\"The Chatron building, at 2 rue Childebert\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immeuble-Chatron-2-rue-Childebert-Place_des_Jacobins.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immeuble-Chatron-2-rue-Childebert-Place_des_Jacobins-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/immeuble-Chatron-2-rue-Childebert-Place_des_Jacobins-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chatron building, at 2 rue Childebert<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>At number 2 rue Childebert to the south-east of the square stands a remarkable building, the<strong>Royal Hotel<\/strong>. Designed by the architect <strong>Jules Chatron<\/strong> In 1888, this building was distinguished by its corner rotunda and its elegant dome, which gave it a unique appearance.<\/p><h3>The building with Byzantine influences by Pierre Bossan known as Maison Borel<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_15699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15699\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maison-borel-de-pierre-bossan-au-4-place-des-jacobins-lyon.jpg\" alt=\"Building known as Maison Borel\" width=\"600\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maison-borel-de-pierre-bossan-au-4-place-des-jacobins-lyon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maison-borel-de-pierre-bossan-au-4-place-des-jacobins-lyon-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jevisitelyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maison-borel-de-pierre-bossan-au-4-place-des-jacobins-lyon-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building known as Maison Borel<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>At 4 Place des Jacobins, another building attracts the attention of connoisseurs. Commissioned by the painter Paul Borel, it was designed by the famous architect <strong>Pierre Bossan<\/strong>, to whom we also owe the Basilica of Fourvi\u00e8re. His style is a bold blend of influences, notably <strong>Romano-Byzantine<\/strong>, which are manifested in its abundant patterns and ornaments inspired by the Orient, a signature of the architect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2da3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2da3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>In summary<\/h2><p>Place des Jacobins is much more than just a square. It is a summary of Lyon&#039;s history, where every stone, every name, and every monument tells a story.<\/p><p>From its religious origins with the <strong>Jacobins<\/strong> and the <strong>Chapel of Our Lady of Comfort<\/strong>, to its role as a seat of power where popes and kings wrote a page in the history of France, the square has always been a crossroads of major events.<\/p><p>After being destroyed, it rose from the ashes, like a phoenix, to become the elegant place we know today. <strong>monumental fountain<\/strong> is a lasting tribute to the artists who made Lyon famous, while its modern layout makes it an essential place to live.<\/p><p>The Place des Jacobins is proof that history is not frozen in books, but continues to live in the heart of the city, through its streets, buildings and squares.<\/p><p>Completely renovated, Place des Jacobins is now an elegant, pedestrianized space that showcases its heritage. It is a place where history, art, and urban life harmoniously blend together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Place des Jacobins, one of the oldest and most elegant squares in Lyon. 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