Victor Hugo Street

The Rue Victor-Hugo

The Mont-de-Marsan audio-guided tour takes you up the Rue Victor-Hugo, a majestic thoroughfare often described as the finest district of the city, a legacy of its role as the chief town of the Landes.

The administrative district of a chief town

In 1790, Mont-de-Marsan became the chief town of the department of the Landes, which durably transformed its appearance. Between 1807 and 1821, numerous administrative buildings and fine bourgeois dwellings rose along this street, testifying to the new prestige of the city. Still today, the ensemble charms with the harmony of its façades and the nobility of its architecture, which compose one of the most elegant districts of Mont-de-Marsan.

What there is to see

The Rue Victor-Hugo offers a row of well-kept façades and buildings from the early nineteenth century. Going up it, one grasps the rise of Mont-de-Marsan become a chief town and the urban ambition that accompanied it. It is an elegant walk, ideal for appreciating the architectural heritage of the capital of the Landes.

Practical information

The Rue Victor-Hugo is in the centre of Mont-de-Marsan. It can be walked freely on foot at all hours; its façades can be contemplated from the street, along the walk.

Why is the Rue Victor-Hugo so remarkable?

Because it concentrates the administrative buildings and bourgeois dwellings built after 1790, when Mont-de-Marsan became the chief town of the Landes.

From when do its main buildings date?

From the period 1807-1821, which saw the rise of the administrative buildings and the fine façades that today make the charm of the district.