Abandoned Sanatoriums in France: Forgotten Heritage of Urbex

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Simone Weber Sanatorium

On there municipality from Lay-Saint-Christophe in Lorraine, the sanatorium Simone Weber, originally Sanatorium Spillmann, is one of the more former sanatoriums, built in there END of the 19th century and one of the more Great Europe 1 France . At that time , tuberculosis would responsible for a death out of seven, and there disease would first be declared in industrialized urban environment and would spread into THE neighborhoods THE more poor of the city.

The building has summer transformed in hospital In THE 1970s before it was closed And abandoned in 2006. Then the squatters have taken THE relay And A homeless y would be stay A moment , doing pass For THE ghost of tourists in quest for paranormal experiences, when he would have could to claim these offerings from of the hunters of ghosts .

Eugène Aram Sanatorium

It's a haunted place. by Excellent ! The former Eugène Aram sanatorium in Aquitaine is no more in activity , but he is not still disused, because THE material medical And THE armchairs of care is always there . In This place where modern architecture encounter the old castle bourgeois , the chilling atmosphere created by there presence of many patients In THE pass East always ready in you.

In fact , it was originally a domain private Who has was sold to the State in 1936 and transformed in center of treatment of Tuberculosis . In THE in the 1960s, he East became A sanatorium , then a center medical , before being completely Closed . The storm from 1999 to do a lot of damage , severely damaging THE park of domain , which does not have summer maintained Since her Abandoned . This house of rest YOU will certainly there flesh of chicken.

Michel Peiry Sanatorium

The Michel Peiry Sanatorium is located in Languedoc- Roussillon . It is actually a " pavilion of the sky , " an open-air retreat designed for children and teenagers . Lost in the mountains, it resembles a haunted house . Abandoned since its closure in 1995 , much of the original furniture remains inside , with smashed doors and broken windows ; the atmosphere is truly unsettling . The empty classrooms of the complex exuded a particularly gloomy atmosphere . It's like something out of a horror film .

Still in the area , in Grau du Roi , another nursing home has been abandoned and is now slated for demolition to be transformed into a natural space . The problem is that only one building remains in the complex : the former administrative building .

Dreux Sanatorium

Opened to patients in the early 1930s , the Dreux Sanatorium is a vast complex spanning several hectares. At the time , it included a prophylaxis ward with a lazaretto and a children 's pavilion , as well as the famous sanatorium itself . It is divided into three separate buildings . The sanatorium eventually closed in the 1960s , and the former sanatorium became a medical school , then a hospice for the terminally ill ... enough to send shivers down your spine !

It was also long believed to be the site of numerous paranormal phenomena : slamming doors , patients bleeding for no apparent reason ... While the building 's exterior still stands , it is covered in graffiti . The interior is even more dilapidated . It was purchased by the Dreux town hall for a symbolic € 1 in 1999, but remains abandoned .

Nestor Pirotte Sanatorium

Nestled in a forest on the banks of the Oise River in northern France , the Nestor Pirotte Sanatorium , originally known as the Angicourt Sanatorium , still cuts a fine figure with its colorful facade and rather elegant architecture . However , much of the interior has been gutted . It comprises two large buildings with a total area of ​​over 15,000 square meters .

In addition to dedicated treatment rooms and a morgue , it also offers relaxation rooms . In fact , one can see what a games room , a performance hall , etc. , looks like . The wooded park , the magnificent architecture , and the spacious and comfortable rooms made this sanatorium a " precious" place for the region 's high society in the 1900s . Sanatoriums were initially reserved for men , then later for women.

It was then temporarily closed in 1945 and reopened some time later as a geriatric hospital . Finally , in 1999 , the former nursing home closed permanently .

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