Hôpital Saint-Jacques

Hôpital Saint-Jacques is the second oldest of the seven hospitals managed by the university hospital center of the city of Nantes, France. It is located along the left bank of the Loire, in the Nantes Sud district.

Built in the early 19th century on the site of a former priory that had become a begging depot, it was intended to replace the outdated municipal hospice Sanitat. Originally, the role of Saint-Jacques was to provide a hospice for the insane, the impoverished elderly, and orphans. Designed according to the most advanced knowledge available at the beginning of the 19th century, it underwent regular refurbishment to keep pace with the evolution of medical and sanitary techniques and the number of patients admitted. The destruction of the Hôtel-Dieu in 1943 made Saint-Jacques the largest general hospital in the Nantes area until 1967. It then returned to its original vocation, focusing on geriatrics and psychiatry.