Petit Saint-Vincent Hotel

The Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent, in Laon

The Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent is a fine medieval residence of Laon, recognisable by its two turrets. The Laon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fifteenth-century building, a witness of the civil architecture of the historic city.

The medieval residence with the two turrets

The building that you notice here, with its two characteristic turrets that give onto the street, dates from the fifteenth century: it is the Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent. It is one of the fine medieval residences that mark the streets of the upper town of Laon and testify to the richness of its civil heritage. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the private mansions were the residences of the noble, bourgeois families or institutions, and their architecture reflected the status and the prosperity of their occupants. The corner turrets, like those that you admire here, were an element at once decorative and symbolic, marking the prestige of the residence and offering viewpoints. The building, linked by its name to a religious or hospitaller establishment, has crossed the centuries and keeps its old character. Raising the eyes towards its stone façades, you plunge into the atmosphere of the medieval city. A fine old residence and a witness of the civil architecture, the Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent is a charming stop of the discovery of Laon.

What to see

You admire the fine medieval residence of the fifteenth century, recognisable by its two characteristic corner turrets that give onto the street, one of the numerous ones that mark the upper town of Laon and testify to the richness of its civil heritage, in the atmosphere of the medieval city. The Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent is a fine residence of Laon. It is a charming stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent lies in the upper town of Laon, reachable on foot. You admire its façade and its turrets from the street; it is a residence whose interior access follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the historic city.

What is the Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent in Laon?

A fine medieval residence of the fifteenth century, recognisable by its two characteristic corner turrets that give onto the street; it is one of the numerous ones that mark the upper town of Laon and testify to the richness of its medieval civil heritage.

Where is the Hôtel du Petit Saint-Vincent in Laon?

In the upper town of Laon, in France.