Hôpital Saint-Jacques, Historical hospital in Nantes, France

Hôpital Saint-Jacques is a medical facility on the left bank of the Loire in Nantes, spanning multiple neoclassical buildings. The complex provides psychiatric care, sports medicine, physical rehabilitation, neurological services, and geriatric treatment.

The Benedictine priory of Saint-Jacques de Pirmil, of unknown founding date, depended on Saint-Jouin de Marnes and sheltered pilgrims bound for Santiago de Compostela. Its church, rebuilt from 1711 to 1713 under the Benedictines of Saint-Maur, survives only as the listed "de la Providence" building. Sold in 1791, the site became a begging depot in 1815, then the general hospital replacing the Sanitat, which had 810 beds in 1818.

The name Saint-Jacques comes from the Benedictine priory founded here, whose monks likely sheltered pilgrims walking to Santiago de Compostela. The abbey church became the parish church Saint-Jacques de Pirmil in 1791, separate from the hospital grounds. The surviving 1711-1713 convent building, called "de la Providence", is listed as a monument historique.

The site is easily accessible on the left bank of the Loire, with buildings clearly laid out to help with navigation. Be aware that this is an active medical facility, so public access to certain areas may be limited.

The oldest surviving structure on the site is the "de la Providence" building, the central block and its two perpendicular wings from the Benedictine convent rebuilt between 1711 and 1713. It is listed as a monument historique, while the entrance porch was demolished in the mid-20th century and the two pavilions have disappeared.