Saint-Georges Palace

The Palais Saint-Georges, in Rennes

The Palais Saint-Georges is a fine seventeenth-century building, a former monastery of Rennes, preceded by an elegant garden. The Rennes audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this monument with a long façade, a witness of the conventual past of the city.

A former monastery become a palace

The Palais Saint-Georges was built in the seventeenth century as an abbey of Benedictine nuns. Its long and elegant façade, adorned with the name and the coat of arms of the abbess who had it built, makes it one of the finest buildings of Rennes. Become property of the city, it today houses municipal services. It is preceded by a pleasant French-style garden, open to the public, and a neighbour of the Saint-Georges swimming pool, forming a fine heritage ensemble in the heart of the city.

What to see

You admire the long and elegant façade of the former abbey, adorned with the coat of arms of the abbess, and you enjoy the French-style garden that precedes it. The Palais Saint-Georges testifies to the conventual past of Rennes. It is a stop for lovers of heritage, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Palais Saint-Georges lies in the heart of Rennes, reachable on foot. The façade and the garden can be freely admired from the public space; as the building houses municipal services, access inside may be limited. You discover it during a walk in the district.

What was the Palais Saint-Georges of Rennes?

A former abbey of Benedictine nuns of the seventeenth century, with a long façade adorned with the coat of arms of the abbess, preceded by a French-style garden.

Where is the Palais Saint-Georges?

In the heart of Rennes, in Brittany.