Les Prisons royales

Historic site and monument
Historic patrimony
18th C
20th C

20 rue du Commerce, 39160 Saint-Amour

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18th-century historic complex, unique in Burgundy Franche-Comté for its state of preservation. Follow the journey of a convict for smuggling...

The history and secrets of an 18th-century prison!
This historic complex dating from the 18th century is unique in Burgundy Franche-Comté for its state of preservation.

Under Louis XIV, Franche-Comté was a province ripe for smuggling. Gabelles jurisdictions were created to combat illicit trade (salt, tobacco, fabrics...) and hunt down smugglers.
Built between 1730 and 1741 to accommodate this jurisdiction, the building includes an auditorium, a jailer's quarters, a chapel, prisons and dungeons.
After the French Revolution, the building became a prison, then a security depot, before being sold to private owners in 1869, purchased by the town in 1995, listed as a historic monument in 1997 and restored.

Let yourself be carried away from the courtroom to the well-preserved dungeons!