Based(Established) in 1650, this old(former) convent of Ursulines filled(performed) diverse functions(offices), in the course of the years. Hospital under Louis XIV, it was lately occupied by a retirement home. Indoors, the chapel of 1673 offers to curiosity a retable of the XVIIth century and a statue of the Assumption of the Virgin(Virgo), at the end of the XVIIth century - at the beginning of the XVIIIth century. In the courtyard, the cloister presents two splendid galleries of the XVIIth century and one of the XIXth bidder a fantastic view over the plain and the mounts of Forez. Today, this place shelters cultural events, such as exhibitions(exposures) and conferences.
Website
http://www.saint-galmier.fr
Phone
04 77 54 05 06

Address
Rue du Cloître, 42330 Saint-Galmier, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France