<p>Hospice de la Charité (1752-1761). 
Fondé par Saint-Vincent de Paul en 1621 et reconstruit par Soufflot au 18ème siècle.
</p><p>Founded by Saint-Vincent de Paul in 1621, rebuilt by Soufflot in the 18th century.
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Rue Carnot is one of the busiest shopping streets in the town. Here, is the L’Ancien Hospice de la Charité, once a hospital, but now an old people’s home. To the right of the front door is a swivel-gate where new-born babies were abandoned by placing them unseen in a barrel which then swivelled around and when the bell was rung, the nuns rushed to collect the baby. A walk around the town on the Heritage Trail brings you to the Hôtel Dieu, the Old St.Vincent Hospital.
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