Hôpital militaire Villemanzy, Former military hospital on Croix-Rousse slopes, Lyon, France
Hôpital militaire Villemanzy is a former army hospital on the Croix-Rousse slopes, opened in 1859 in the former Colinettes barracks. Its main building runs perpendicular to Montée Saint-Sébastien, with a wing along Rue Adamoli and a chapel attached. A fountain against the wall on Montée Saint-Sébastien has been a listed monument since 9 October 1954.
Built in 1859 within a former convent building, it served soldiers through the Italian campaign and both World Wars before closing in 1945. Its medical role was central to shaping how French military health services evolved.
The hospital was renamed in 1886 by War Minister Georges Boulanger, who decided military hospitals should bear the names of figures from French military history. It honours Jacques Pierre Orillard de Villemanzy, a former intendant general and divisional general, not a health-service reformer.
The site is accessible via Montée Saint-Sébastien in the first arrondissement, where the current student residence is located. The terraced gardens provide views across Lyon and are sometimes open to the public, especially during events or through arranged visits.
The terraced gardens of the former hospital provide views over Lyon and now house a restaurant in the former chief physician's residence.
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