Greniers Saint-Jean d'Angers, Medieval granary in Doutre district, Angers, France

The Greniers Saint-Jean is a long stone building with a pale cream facade and a steep dark slate roof, its upper section resting on a base of rough, irregular stones visible on the left. Round-headed arches with recessed columns hold multi-paned windows and wooden doors, one at the far left reached by steps with a black railing, another right of centre atop a wider staircase. Its exact original purpose is uncertain, though it may have been a storage building of the old Saint-Jean hospital.

The Greniers Saint-Jean are possibly the former storage buildings of the old Saint-Jean hospital in Angers. Their exact original purpose remains uncertain given the architecture. The building was classified as a monument historique in 1914.

The building shows how religious institutions organized the city's food supply in medieval times and what role storage facilities played in daily life. Its walls tell of the connection between church and community that existed here for centuries.

The building stands at Place du Tertre-Saint-Laurent in the Doutre district, on the left bank of the Maine facing the old town, a short walk across the river from the centre. The facade is best read from the square: a rough stone base carrying a cream upper wall, round-headed arches with recessed columns, and two wooden doors each reached by steps.

The sources do not confirm the building's exact original function: it may have been storage for the old Saint-Jean hospital, but its architecture leaves this uncertain. It was classified as a monument historique in 1914. Visitors can see the cream facade with round-headed arches and a steep dark slate roof.