On November 4, 1796, the Central Administration of the Department of Maine et Loire, chaired by M. Leterme-Saulnier, addresses a request to the Executive Board and to the Minister of the Interior to obtain from the Legislative Body a law that would authorize the department to acquire the buildings of the old conventual house of St Aubin. On 2 March 1800 Montault-Desilles, a legislator, was appointed prefect of Maine et Loire; his establishment took place on 29 March. On September 1, 1802, M. Bouchet, architect, was asked to draw up a plan to organize the various services of the Prefecture and the estimate approved on November 5, 1802\. Following a transaction signed on 19/01/1803 (the administration was able to open the current street (rue St Martin) of access to the prefecture through the church of St Michel-le-Palud and the land located between this church and that of St Aubin. 1809-1812: appropriation and improvement works. 1817: demolition of the choir and the two branches of the c

Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique, Site patrimonial remarquable