La Préfecture

On the site of the former Abbey of Notre-Dame aux Nonnains, the largest abbey for women in the Troyes diocese in the Middle Ages, the current building, designed by the architect, La Brière, was completed in 1781.

Troyes

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La Préfecture
Place de la Libération
10000 TROYES

03 25 42 35 00

prefecture@aube.gouv.fr

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The clock replaced a bronze bust by Désiré Briden (1889), which wal melted during the 1939-44 war. A group in white marble by Suchetet, “Le Rapt” (a triton kidnapping a nymph) decorates the square.

Last updated on 17/11/2023 - Troyes La Champagne Tourisme

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